GameStop: The Stock Market's Wild Ride

A Rollercoaster of Ups and Downs

GameStop Corp. (GME), the video game retailer, has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In recent months, the company's stock has been on a wild rollercoaster ride, soaring to unprecedented heights before crashing back down to earth. What's behind this volatility, and what does it mean for investors?

A Short Squeeze Saga

The GameStop stock saga began in January 2021, when a group of Reddit users realized that the company's stock was heavily shorted by hedge funds. This meant that there were many investors betting against GameStop, driving its stock price down. The Redditors decided to band together and buy up GameStop shares, forcing the short sellers to cover their positions by buying the stock back at a much higher price. This led to a short squeeze, causing GameStop's stock price to skyrocket from around $17 per share to over $480 per share in a matter of days.