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New York CNN —The only bet riskier than buying meme stocks like GameStop may be cheering for their decline. That’s the lesson Wall Street’s short-sellers are learning the hard way this week. See here: For the first four months of the year, GameStop short-sellers — investors who bet on a stock’s decline — were sitting on $392 million in gains, up nearly 50%. To understand the meme stock phenomenon, it helps to understand a bit of the tribalism underpinning it. Today’s GameStop shorts aren’t likely to hang on and repeat the mistakes of their Melvin Capital brethren.
Persons: CNN Business ’, Capital, RoaringKitty —, GameStop’s, Ihor Dusaniwsky, Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, GameStop, S3 Partners, Elon, Citron Research, Wall, Partners Locations: New York
And recent grads aren’t just finding any job, they’re finding good jobs. Not all is well: The EPI study found that racial and gender wage gaps still remain large among recent grads. GameStop shares tripped multiple circuit breakers — a temporary and mandated halt in trading to let investors cool off for a bit. Robinhood denied claims on social media on Monday that it had once again halted GameStop stock purchases on its platform. Robinhood has not shut down the purchase of Gamestop shares,” Robinhood spokesperson Anupriya Ghate said in a statement to CNN.
Persons: it’s, , Katherine deCourcy, Elise Gould, , Z, Z’ers, Krystal Hur, Keith Gill, Roaring Kitty, Gill, Robinhood, , Anupriya Ghate, ” Shein, Shein, CNN Shein Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Economic Policy Institute, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Employers, GameStop, AMC, Partners, AMC Entertainment, Gamestop, CNN, Workers, Public, Public Eye Locations: New York, Black, Swiss, Guangzhou, China
As meme stocks once again dominate discourse on Wall Street, a Goldman Sachs basket is benefiting as hedge funds try to cover themselves. Goldman's "short basket," known officially as the GS Most Short Rolling Index, has jumped along with the resurgence of the meme-stock craze seen this week. When the original meme-stock mania took place, hedge funds rushed to cover their short positions as everyday investors squeezed them. GameStop short sellers lost almost $1 billion in Monday's rally. That experience even led to the demise of some hedge funds like Melvin Capital .
Persons: Goldman Sachs, Melvin Capital Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Melvin, LSEG, Wayfair
GameStop and AMC Entertainment extended their gains on Tuesday to more than 100%. AMC Entertainment took advantage of the massive rally by selling shares to raise capital. AdvertisementWhat began with a Sunday evening tweet from Keith Gill, AKA Roaring Kitty, has materialized into a massive short-squeeze rally that has taken shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment up 74% and 78% on Monday alone. Before the opening bell, shares of GameStop and AMC soared as much as 158% and 132%, respectively. The rallies have pushed a massive short-squeeze in the stocks, not unlike the 2021 rally that caught Wall Street short sellers off guard and sank a prominent hedge fund.
Persons: Keith Gill, , Wall, DataTrek, Nicholas Colas, Colas Organizations: GameStop, AMC Entertainment, Service, AMC
GameStop shares rallied more than 40% in premarket trading Monday after "Roaring Kitty," the man who inspired the epic short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in roughly three years. Roaring Kitty, whose legal name is Keith Gill, is a former marketer for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance. Currently, the short position in GameStop shares amounts to more than 24% of all its shares that are freely-available to trade, also known as the float. In response, one Robinhood user filed a class-action lawsuit following the app's decision to restrict GameStop trading on its platform. Another class-action lawsuit brought against Gill alleged that he pretended to be a novice trader despite being a licensed professional.
Persons: Roaring Kitty, Keith Gill, Gill, Capital, Ken Griffin's, Robinhood, Melvin Capital, Paul Dano Organizations: GameStop, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, Ken Griffin's Citadel, Citadel Locations: Reddit
The jaw-dropping rally in GameStop on Monday has already caused losses of $1 billion for short sellers, according to data from S3 Partners. "Expect short covering in this stock as it already had a 100/100 squeeze score prior to today's trading," said Ihor Dusaniwsky, S3 managing director of predictive analytics. Currently, the short position in GameStop shares amounts to more than 24% of all its shares that are freely available to trade, also known as the float, according to FactSet. Including Monday's losses, short sellers in GameStop have lost $1.43 billion in May alone, according to S3. "Short sellers may be in for a bumpy and bloody ride in these stocks," Dusaniwsky said.
Persons: Ihor, Roaring, Keith Gill, Dusaniwsky, Reddit, — CNBC's Scott Schnipper Organizations: GameStop, New York Stock Exchange, S3 Partners, Partners, AMC
Between 2020 and 2021, he became one of the key internet personas who encouraged an army of day traders to heavily invest in GameStop, kicking off the "meme stock" frenzy. And in 2024, it appears that meme stocks are rallying again. Short sellers are individual investors or hedge funds who believe a certain stock's price will decline. If the stock price doesn't fall the way the short sellers anticipated, they can lose money, as happened with GameStop. Investors should also be wary of chasing meme stocks with the expectation of earning a profit.
Persons: Keith Gill, he's, Gill isn't Organizations: GameStop
The CEO of Trump Media urged leading House committee chairmen to investigate eight financial firms over concerns of potentially illicit short selling of DJT, whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Clear Street declined to comment on Nunes' letter. DJT shares were trading 6% higher early Thursday at $47.84 per share, which is 32% lower than its opening price on March 26. Trump, who is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, faces pending civil legal judgments of more than $500 million. "Based on factors including the volume and price of purportedly available 'locates,' [Trump Media] has identified ongoing anomalies in DJT trading," Nunes wrote the House Judiciary, Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Reform chairmen in his new letter.
Persons: Donald Trump, Devin Nunes, Nunes, Donald Trump's, Trump Organizations: Trump Media, Republicans, Trading, Cowen, Company, Securities, StoneX Securities, Clear, CNBC, Nasdaq, Market, Trump, Judiciary, Financial Services, Exchange, Depository Trust Company, SEC
Trump Media's crusade against short-sellers has coincided with a 92% rally in its stock price. Trump Media stock has attracted a lot of short-sellers since it went public last month. AdvertisementShares of Trump Media soared 12% on Monday following the press release and surged an additional 9% on Tuesday. Trump Media has attracted a lot of short-sellers since it went public last month, mostly due to the fact that it generated $58 million in losses on just $4 million in revenue last year. AdvertisementAccording to recent short-interest data, nearly 6 million shares of Trump Media are sold short, or about 8% of the company's share float.
Persons: Trump, , Donald Trump's, TMTG Organizations: Trump Media, Service, Technology
The share price of Trump Media soared by more than 12% in afternoon trading Monday, continuing a stunning rise that began in mid-April. Trump Media owns the Truth Social app frequently used by the company's majority shareholder, former President Donald Trump. Over the next several weeks, share prices cratered, ending up with a low closing price of $22.80 on April 16. Since then, Trump Media shares have more than doubled in price, adding billions of dollars to the company's market capitalization, and to the ex-president's stake. Earlier Monday, Trump Media released updated information to shareholders advising them how to avoid having their stock shares loaned out for use by short sellers to bet the price drops.
Persons: Donald Trump Organizations: Trump Media
New York CNN —Trump Media & Technology Group is asking Congress to investigate its suspicions that illegal activity is driving down its share price. Nunes, himself a former Republican congressman from California, pointed to how Trump Media has been among the most expensive stocks to borrow. Nunes suggested there are signs of “naked” short selling, which involves someone selling shares they don’t own or have not borrowed. Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florida, said there are more obvious explanations for why some traders are betting against Trump Media. Last week, Nunes wrote a letter to Nasdaq, where Trump Media shares trade, alerting the exchange to concerns about market manipulation.
Persons: New York CNN —, Devin Nunes, ” Nunes, Nunes, ” Jonathan Macey, Jay Ritter, , Jay Ritter, Ritter, Jane Street, Ken Griffin, “ Devin Nunes, Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social, Trump Media, Financial Services, Republican, Traders, Yale Law School, CNN, University of Florida, ” Trump Media, Trump, Citadel Securities, Virtu, Jane, Capital, Citadel, Nasdaq, CNBC Locations: New York, California, Virtu Americas, America
Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes wrote a letter to lawmakers asking them to look into "unlawful manipulation" of the firm's stock. Citadel Securities last week called Nunes a "loser" for blaming shorts for the stock's decline. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTrump Media stock has been on a roller coaster ride since its IPO at the end of last month, hitting $35.05 a share Wednesday, up almost 8% after a 54% drop from its peak.
Persons: Devin Nunes, Nunes, there's, , Donald Trump Organizations: Trump Media, Citadel Securities, Service, Social, , Securities, VIRTU, Jane, Capital, Nasdaq, Trump Locations: VIRTU Americas
Trump is set to get millions of extra shares if Trump Media trades above $17.50 through Tuesday's session. That would see the former president awarded $1.3 billion in extra stock. AdvertisementTrump Media & Technology just has to manage not to crash Tuesday for former President Donald Trump to be awarded an extra $1.3 billion worth of stock in the Truth Social parent company. When Trump Media made its market debut in late March, the stock peaked sharply before crashing nearly 40% in a matter of weeks. Last week, Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes lashed out at short sellers for helping to tank the stock.
Persons: Trump, , Donald Trump, Devin Nunes, Nunes Organizations: Trump Media, Service, Trump Media & Technology, Social, . Company, Trump, Bloomberg, Truth, Citadel Securities
Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns the conservative Twitter clone Truth Social, went public via SPAC in late March. Short sellers, if I had to guess, feel pretty good, even if Trump's company is trying to prevent them from betting against it. AdvertisementWhile Trump is a political figure, Trump Media's stock price is not really a political story. The same day, its stock price fell by 14%, though the next day it bounced. That TMTG's stock price has fallen isn't surprising.
Persons: I'm, Jim Cramer, Donald Trump's, Trump, DJT, it's, TMTG, isn't —, Peter Kafka, doesn't, TMTG isn't, Devin Nunes —, Devin Nunes, California —, He's, It's, Emily Stewart Organizations: Trump Media & Technology Group, Twitter, Republican, Nvidia, Truth, Meta, Trump, Trump Media & Technology, Business Locations: SPAC, TMTG, California
As long as Trump Media & Technology Group’s share price doesn’t spectacularly implode before Tuesday’s closing bell, Trump is on track to receive another 36 million shares as the owner of Truth Social. Even though Trump Media is losing money and Truth Social is very tiny, those new shares Trump is in line to receive would be valued at about $1.3 billion at current prices. Of course, Trump Media’s share price is subject to extreme volatility, meaning the value of this stake can swing wildly. ‘Grossly overvalued’Even though Trump Media’s share price has retreated since spiking to $66 last month, experts warn it remains overvalued based on fundamental metrics. Ritter, who has been studying IPOs for four decades, expects Trump Media’s share price to eventually plunge to just $1 or $2 per share.
Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, , Michael Ohlrogge, , Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy, Jay Ritter, University of Florida . Ritter, Peter Byrne, Cooley Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Media & Technology, Truth, Trump Media, Trump, SEC, NYU School of Law, Renaissance, Facebook, Meta, University of Florida, NYU Locations: New York
Tesla shares fell for a seventh straight day, reaching their lowest since January 2023, as further price cuts over the weekend added to mounting concerns heading into the company's first-quarter earnings report Tuesday. Tesla also lowered the price of its premium driver assistance system by one-third. The price cut follows a monthlong free trial that Tesla pushed out to customers throughout North America starting in late March. "Since late 2023, sentiment on Tesla (TSLA) has deteriorated," John Murphy, an analyst at Bank of America, wrote in a note on Monday. WATCH: Tesla stock hits 52-week low ahead of earnings
Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, John Murphy, Murphy, Joseph Spak, Spak, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: New York Times, Jazz, Lincoln Center, North America, National, Traffic Safety Administration, CNBC, Bank of America, Reuters, UBS, EV, Traders, S3 Partners, Apple Locations: New York City, U.S, China, Europe
In a previous interview with Business Insider, he explained one of his main strategies: using the Fibonacci retracement tool to trade on price volatility. He aims to place a stop-limit buy order on a contract slightly above a previous high. It's based on the assumption that when the price begins to rally upward, it attracts more traders to the market and increases price action. ET, a time when market participation can increase for the oil market and create unpredictable conditions, he sold earlier at $79.24. He also avoids trading oil contracts when there are headlines about geopolitical instability or a breakout of war because they create uncertainty.
Persons: he's, It's, Vernier Organizations: Business, West Texas, CME Group West Texas, Traders, American Petroleum Institute, Energy Information Administration
Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes on Friday said he would "do whatever it takes" to defend the company's retail investors from possible illegal short selling of its shares. Delivering remarks in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Biden took a dig at Donald Trump, his November Republican election opponent, as shares of Trump Media tanked from its more than $70 debut price. Trump Media's stock, trading under the ticker DJT , rallied toward the end of this week, but has plummeted starkly from its peak. It involves a trader selling shares that have not been borrowed or arranged to be borrowed. Nunes said that Trump Media has appeared on the Nasdaq's "Reg SHO threshold list," which could indicate illegal trading behavior.
Persons: Devin Nunes, Nunes, Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, DJT, SHO, Ken Griffin Organizations: Truth, Conservative Political, Trump Media, Trump, Republican, Trump Media tanked, Nasdaq, Securities and Exchange, CNBC, SEC, Citadel Securities, GOP Locations: National Harbor , Maryland, Scranton , Pennsylvania, California
Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCitadel Securities ripped Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes on Friday for a letter he sent the Nasdaq Stock Market which mentioned Citadel Securities and other major market companies after warning of possible illegal short sale trading in DJT shares. "Devin Nunes is the proverbial loser who tries to blame 'naked short selling' for his falling stock price," said a spokesperson for Citadel Securities. Citadel Securities' founder and non-executive chairman Ken Griffin is a major donor to Republican candidates — among them the former GOP congressman Nunes. "If he [Nunes] worked for Citadel Securities, we would fire him, as ability and integrity are at the center of everything we do," the spokesperson added. "Data made available to us indicate that just four market participants have been responsible for over 60% of the extraordinary volume of DJT shares traded: Citadel Securities, VIRTU Americas, G1 Execution Services, and Jane Street Capital," Nunes wrote.
Persons: Devin Nunes, Al Drago, Ken Griffin, Nunes, Donald Trump, Pavlo Gonchar, Adena Friedman, Friedman Organizations: Truth, Conservative Political, Bloomberg, Getty, Citadel Securities, Trump Media, Nasdaq, Securities, GOP, Republican, CNBC, Lightrocket, Trump, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp, VIRTU, Jane Street Locations: National Harbor , Maryland, VIRTU Americas
Trump Media has warned the Nasdaq market of 'potential market manipulation' of the company's stock by "naked" short selling of shares. The warning came as Trump Media has offered shareholders detailed instructions on how to avoid someone loaning out their DJT shares to short sellers, who then execute trades betting that the price of the stock will fall. Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes, in his letter Thursday to Nasdaq CEO Adrena Friedman, did not directly accuse anyone in particular of naked short selling, which is the sale of stocks without first having borrowed such sales for that purpose. But Nunes, whose company owns the Truth Social app, pointed to circumstantial evidence, which included DJT being in early April the most expensive stock to short in the United States, which he said would give brokers "significant financial incentive to lend non-existent shares." Please check back for updates.
Persons: Devin Nunes, Adrena Friedman, Nunes, DJT Organizations: Trump Media, Nasdaq Locations: United States
In this photo, a smartphone displays the logo of Donald Trump's Truth Social app on March 25, 2024. The share price of Trump Media soared by as much as 21% Thursday, before pulling back a bit in volatile trading. It was the second day in a row of strong gains for the owner of the Truth Social app. DJT shares rose above $31 in early trading, a bump that could squeeze short sellers who have made recent bets that the stock price would fall. Trump Media shares closed more than 15% higher on Wednesday afternoon.
Persons: Donald Trump's Organizations: Trump Media, Securities and Exchange Commission
Trump Media is making a point of telling its shareholders how to prevent their stock from being loaned to short sellers — who bet the price of the shares will drop. "It certainly shows concern" about short selling of Trump Media stock, said Kevin Murphy, a business professor at the University of Southern California who is an expert on executive compensation. "I haven't seen it before," Murphy said when asked how common it is for companies to give shareholders instructions on how to thwart short sellers. "Managers who ... think the stock is undervalued aren't going to be overly concerned about short sellers," he said. Former President Donald Trump is by far the biggest shareholder in Trump Media, owning nearly 60% of its stock.
Persons: Kevin Murphy, Murphy, Trump, Donald Trump Organizations: Trump Media, Trump, University of Southern Locations: University of Southern California
The price of Trump Media shares fell below $30 in early trading Friday morning, which is more than $40 lower than what its shares first sold for when the social media company began public trading on March 26. The shares of Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social app, have dropped by more than 47% month-to-date, wiping out billions of dollars in the company's market capitalization. Trump Media last year had revenue of just $4.1 million, and reported a net loss of $58 million. A week ago, traders who wanted short Trump Media shares had to pay up to 900% in annual financing costs, meaning they would need a then-$30-per share drop within a month to break even on their trade, Dusaniwsky said. Since then, however, financing costs for short trades in Trump Media had sharply fallen, to 200%.
Persons: DJT, Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, Ihor Dusaniwsky, Dusaniwsky Organizations: Trump Media, Trump, Partners Locations: Manhattan, DJT
You might miss a massive move in Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock price. Trump Media is so turbulent that it makes bitcoin’s volatility look tame. There are many reasons why Trump Media shares have been so volatile, including the fact that the company is inextricably linked to the former president. This dynamic makes it easier for investors to place bullish bets, sending Trump Media shares surging. But that has been trickier with Trump Media, allowing its stock to spike in its early days.
Persons: Donald Trump, it’s Trump, , Matthew Tuttle, Michael Ohlrogge, Matthew Kennedy, Kennedy, , it’s, Bob Sloan, Tuttle, Charles Schwab, ” Tuttle, Ohlrogge, Trump, Renaissance’s Kennedy, Jonathan Macey, ” Macey Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Media & Technology, Trump Media, Trump, Tuttle Capital Management, Trump Media’s, NYU School of Law, Similarweb, Renaissance, Facebook, Meta, “ Traders, Companies, S3 Partners, CNN, NYU, MBT, Yale Law School Locations: New York
Donald Trump on Thursday defended his social media platform Truth Social as a growing chorus of critics — and short sellers — view its parent company as a meme stock with a vastly overinflated share price. Trump Media has become by far the most expensive stock in the U.S. to sell short, according to data firm S3 Partners. Trump Media said it might eventually change its mind and report that data, but it also "may never collect, monitor, or report any or certain key operating metrics." Trump said his roughly 7 million followers on Truth Social is "very good for a startup, and growing fast." Truth Social saw roughly 5 million visits in February, according to an estimate by research firm Similarweb reported by the Associated Press.
Persons: Donald Trump, , doesn't, Trump, Devin Nunes, DJT, Elon Musk Organizations: Trump, Radical Left Democrats, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, Partners, Nasdaq, Capitol, Associated Press, Facebook Locations: U.S
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