"The Roaring Kitten" makes a comeback, retail investors rally around GameStop, which surged 14% at one point
"Roaring Kitty" who is he? "Roaring Kitty," whose real name is Keith Gill, is a remarkable individual who bought $50,000 worth of call options at the lowest point of GameStop's stock price. In 2021, he led retail investors online to rally around GameStop, ultimately becoming the biggest winner in this battle, with a cumulative return rate that once exceeded 4,400%. When Gill started buying GameStop shares, the price was around $5, and just a year and a half later, the stock price soared to $483. Several companies that bet on GameStop's decline were forced to close their positions, particularly Melvin Capital, which lost nearly $3 billion due to short selling. In this battle of retail investors squeezing Wall Street institutions, Gill was not only the "leader" of the retail investors but also became the "hero who harvested Wall Street's chives." This exciting story of "the weak defeating the strong" has attracted the interest of major film companies, and Hollywood made a movie called "Dumb Money" based on it. Just this Thursday afternoon, Eastern Time, Keith Gill posted his first tweet in nearly three months on social media. In that tweet, "Roaring Kitty" shared a photo of a 2006 Time magazine cover featuring a blank computer screen. Although Keith Gill himself did not provide any explanation for this, it did not prevent the blank computer screen on the cover from becoming the focus of attention. A number of meme stocks in the U.S. rose due to this tweet, with GameStop's stock price surging over 14% at one point during the trading session
Who is "Roaring Kitty"? "Roaring Kitty," whose real name is Keith Gill, is a remarkable individual who bought $50,000 worth of call options at the lowest point of GameStop's stock price. In 2021, he led retail investors online to rally around GameStop, ultimately becoming the biggest winner in this battle, with a cumulative return rate that once exceeded 4,400%.
When Gill started investing in GameStop, the stock price was around $5. In just a year and a half, the stock price soared to $483, forcing several companies betting against GameStop to close their positions, particularly Melvin Capital, which lost nearly $3 billion due to short selling.
In this battle where retail investors squeezed Wall Street institutions, Gill was not only the "leader" of the retail investors but also became the "hero who harvested Wall Street's chives." This exciting story of "the weak defeating the strong" has attracted the interest of major film companies, and Hollywood has made a movie titled "Dumb Money" based on this event.
On Thursday afternoon Eastern Time, Keith Gill posted his first tweet in nearly three months on social media. In this tweet, "Roaring Kitty" shared a photo of a 2006 Time magazine cover featuring a blank computer screen.
Although Keith Gill did not provide any explanation for this, it did not prevent the blank computer screen on the cover from becoming the focus of attention. Several meme stocks in the U.S. rose due to this tweet, with GameStop's stock price surging over 14% at one point during the trading session. Additionally, Gill's post also boosted other meme stocks: Unity Software's stock price rose by 5%, and AMC Entertainment increased by 6%.
Market strategist Art Hogan stated, "The popularity of meme stocks usually accompanies a revival of market enthusiasm. Whenever the market approaches historical highs, this speculative trading behavior tends to reappear." This phenomenon is seen as a resurgence of the "animal spirits" in the game between retail investors and Wall Street. With the recent surge in cryptocurrency attracting significant attention, these stocks may once again become the focus of retail investors. As retail investor enthusiasm returns, the meme stock and cryptocurrency sectors may see more trading opportunities in 2024