DanBrandenburg/E+ via Getty Images Last March, I initiated my coverage of GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) ahead of its Q4 2023 earnings with a buy rating, predicting the video game retailer to beat estimates. While GameStop's actual results fell below my expectations, its stock is up more than 110% since then, largely due to the resurgence of its "meme" status. Seeking Alpha On June 8th before market bell, GameStop unexpectedly reported disappointing Q1 2024 earnings highlighted by a steep 29% decline in revenues ...

GameStop Corp. (GME) posted first-quarter fiscal 2024 results, delivering lower-than-expected earnings per share and revenues. While the top line declined year over year, the bottom line compared favorably with the year-ago quarter’s reported figure. Higher inflationary pressures on consumer spending in the gaming industry have been resulting in lower demand and, in turn, weighing on the company’s results.Shares of this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company have gained 16.1% in the past year compared with the indust ...

Unsurprisingly, shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME) stock are witnessing volatile price action following Roaring Kitty’s highly anticipated livestream. During the stream, Roaring Kitty, whose real name is Keith Gill, shared his E*Trade brokerage account, revealing that he still held his GME stock and calls position that was revealed earlier this month.As of the afternoon of Friday, June 7, Gill owned $160.4 million in shares and $160.8 million in $20 calls expiring on June 21. The meme stock advocate also had $29 ...

Keith Gill, a Reddit user credited with inspiring GameStop's rally, during a YouTube livestream arranged on a laptop at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, June 7, 2024.Meanwhile, meme stock champion Keith Gill hosted his first livestream in a few years Friday. He revealed that he didn't have any institutional backers and the GameStop positions he had shared in screenshots were his only bets. Gill also reiterated his previous investing thesis and offered little new reasoning behin ...

Though investors of a different variety – such as Roaring Kitty of the GameStop (NYSE: GME) meme stock craze fame – have become increasingly popular in recent years, old-school investing legends have retained their prominent position among stock market aficionados. Stock picks of both the ‘The Big Short’s’ Michael Burry and for The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett remain closely watched by savvy traders, and looking at some of their best-performing investments in 2024, it becomes self-evident why.Due to his h ...

The return of internet stock guru Roaring Kitty (Keith Gill) sparked a meme stock resurgence once again led by retail/wholesale sector stock GameStop Co. NYSE: GME. Roaring Kitty gained fame in 2021, helping spark the short squeeze on GameStop shares that blew out several hedge funds in the process. GameStop peaked in the $400s (pre-split) and started its painful descent along with the meme stocks. Newbies who stuck with shares became the latest in a long line of bagholders. History tends to repeat itself i ...

Loading...Loading...A series of actions by Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, helped renew the smoldering meme rally last week and many market participants cried foul over his actions. SPAC sponsor and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya on Sunday weighed in on the development in a substack post.What Happened: Gill posted on social media for the first time in about three years in mid-May and then stirred excitement by posting a screengrab of his trading account in the r/SuperStonk Reddit forum, which reveal ...

Key TakeawaysGameStop shares have traded within a symmetrical triangle since mid-May, a chart pattern that suggests a continuation of the current uptrend.A measured move of the symmetrical triangle pattern forecasts an upside price target in GameStop shares of $95.However, a breakdown from the pattern could see the price revisit support around $16 near a multi-month downtrend line that sits in close proximity to the 50- and 200-day moving averages. Retail traders’ favorite meme stock, GameStop (GME), is lik ...

Despite the short-term bearish sentiment surrounding GameStop (NYSE: GME) stock, it continues to capture the market’s attention, driven by recent short-squeeze activity.In the latest development, In this line, according to data shared by Unusual Whales in an X post on June 9, the reported short volume as of June 7, 2024, has soared to 103,785,384 shares, surpassing the January 22, 2021, figure of 97,123,046 shares. GameStop short interest volume chart. Source: Unusual WhalesThe renewed spike in short intere ...

Retail investor interest in short squeeze stocks has grown considerably since the “meme stock” phenomenon of 2021. However, a stock doesn’t need to gain the “meme king” popularity of a GameStop (NYSE:GME) or an AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) to become a profitable squeeze trade for investors.In many situations, all it takes is two things. First, a high level of short interest. What constitutes high short interest? Think 20%, 30%, 40%, or more of outstanding float sold short.Second, to trigger a squeeze, typic ...