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GameStop shares are jumping again, but short sellers aren’t backing down


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2021 Jan 26, 6:54am   14,914 views  215 comments

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/26/gamestop-shares-are-jumping-again-but-short-sellers-arent-backing-down.html

GameStop’s short interest stands steadily at 139%, unchanged from a week

Interesting read on how a messageboard found a stock shorted at > 100% of the stock, so they decided to collectively buy the stock, hoping to make money off a short squeeze.

IMO, gambling, not investing, but I should add it to my watch list to see what happens.

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90   Eric Holder   2021 Jan 28, 12:32pm  

richwicks says
HAHAHA - Biden could murder a baby on live television and it wouldn't be grounds for impeachment with this "government".


We'll see in 2 years. If GOP re-captures the House it's gonna be impeachments galore. Biden is owed at least 3, reasons for the first 2 already known.

And, btw, who said anything about impeachment having anything to do with "judicial system"? These are two completely separate things. Impeachment is political and has always been.
91   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 28, 12:54pm  

Eric Holder says
Not getting this one. How can you sell when buying is not allowed? To whom?


Brokerages aren't being hampered, just citizens.
92   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 28, 12:59pm  

Robinhood is FORCEABLY CLOSING OUT POSITIONS!!!

Insider posted on the class actions sub saying Sequoia and Whitehouse put pressure on them to stop the trading.

AOC and Ted fucking Cruz agreeing on Twitter.

They close everyone out without consent, market confidence will be SHOT TO FUCK.

We may not need to buy anymore stock, globalists seem to be grabbing the shovels away and digging the graves themselves now.
93   Booger   2021 Jan 28, 1:03pm  

The hedge fund Point72 has suffered a nearly 15 percent loss amid the GameStop frenzy on Wall Street.
Jan. 27, 2021, 8:23 p.m. ET
3 hours ago
By Kate Kelly

Point72, Steve Cohen’s hedge fund, has an investment in Melvin Capital, which maintained a big bet against GameStop.

As shares of GameStop, the video game retailer, have surged amid a wave of speculative investment by small investors, Point72, the hedge fund run by the Mets owner Steve Cohen, has lost nearly 15 percent this year, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

GameStop’s sudden rally — the shares jumped 135 percent on Wednesday alone and are up more than 1,700 percent this year — has taken a toll on some large investors who had bet against the stock. The losses at Point72, which manages nearly $19 billion in assets, stem in part from the firm’s investment in Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that had a massive bet against GameStop.

As the shares rose, Melvin was saddled with sudden losses and had to accept $2.75 billion in rescue capital from two outside investors. One of the rescuers was Point72, which already had roughly $1 billion under management with Melvin, said two people with knowledge of the relationship, and added $750 million to help stabilize Melvin this week.
94   Ceffer   2021 Jan 28, 1:16pm  

Just wait until Rin's hedge fund buys naked shorts of the Real Doll stocks.
95   MisdemeanorRebel   2021 Jan 28, 1:18pm  

Ceffer says
Just wait until Rin's hedge fund buys naked shorts of the Real Doll stocks.




Veritas will have a new Whistleblower, that's for sure!
96   Booger   2021 Jan 28, 2:32pm  

Ceffer says
Just wait until Rin's hedge fund buys naked shorts of the Real Doll stocks.


I've been wondering if we can somehow direct him to this thread..
97   Booger   2021 Jan 28, 2:49pm  

https://amp.dailycaller.com/2021/01/28/janet-yellen-gamestop-citadel

Janet Yellen Received $810K In Speaking Fees From Hedge Fund Embroiled In GameStop Saga
100   richwicks   2021 Jan 28, 3:07pm  

Booger says
Ceffer says
Just wait until Rin's hedge fund buys naked shorts of the Real Doll stocks.


I've been wondering if we can somehow direct him to this thread..


hey @Rin - @Booger wants you to look at this thread.
101   Booger   2021 Jan 28, 3:29pm  

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/robinhood-bars-users-from-buying-game-stop-stock-infuriating-its-users-144007484.html

Robinhood and others halt buying of GameStop and other hot stocks, infuriating users
102   Booger   2021 Jan 28, 3:34pm  

How did KOSS, the headphone maker get caught up in this???
104   NuttBoxer   2021 Jan 28, 6:28pm  

Robinhood turned buying back on, GME erases ALL losses from today in after-markets.

Speculation Robinhood may have a liquidity crisis. They are circling the drain for sure.
106   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 6:53pm  

https://reclaimthenet.org/robinhood-blocks-its-users-from-buying-gamestop-amc-and-other-popular-stocks/

Robinhood blocks its users from buying GameStop, AMC, and other popular stocks

Big Tech’s and Wall Street’s crackdown on the retail traders and online communities that have memed stocks to new highs is continuing with Robinhood and several other stock trading platforms now blocking trades on Gamestop, AMC, Nokia, and others.

When the markets opened today, numerous users of Robinhood, one of the most popular stock trading apps in America, noticed that they were being blocked from buying some of the stocks that had reached new all-time highs this week.

Robinhood then officially confirmed that it was stopping its users from buying AMC ($AMC), BlackBerry ($BB), Best Buy ($BBBY), Express ($EXPR), GameStop ($GME), Koss ($KOSS), Naked Brand ($NAKD), and Nokia ($NOK) and only allowing them to close their existing positions. Additionally, Robinhood has raised margin requirements for “certain securities.”

Robinhood justified these restrictions by citing “recent volatility,” the importance of helping customers “stay informed,” and “helping our customers navigate this uncertainty.”

However, online commentators have pointed to different motives.

Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports and host of popular stock trading show Davey Day Trader, tweeted: “Somebody is going to have to explain to me in what world @RobinhoodApp and others literally trying to force a crash by closing the open market is fair? They should all be in jail.”

“It took less than a day for big tech, big government and the corporate media to spring into action and begin colluding to protect their hedge fund buddies on Wall Street,” Donald Trump Jr., the EVP of Development & Acquisitions at The Trump Organization, tweeted. “This is what a rigged system looks like, folks!”
107   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 6:56pm  

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-play-removes-robinhood-reviews/

Google Play deletes over 150,000 Robinhood app reviews after frustrated users leave one-star ratings

Earlier today, Robinhood, the most popular trading app in the US, blocked its users from buying several trending stocks, such as GameStop and AMC, which have enjoyed a massive surge over the last few days, with much of the buying being driven by online communities.

The block on buying appeared to have an instant impact on the market, with the price of these stocks quickly declining to the detriment of many of these retail traders who responded by filing class action lawsuits that accused Robinhood of depriving retail investors of potential gains and leaving hundreds of thousands of one-star app reviews.

These negative reviews pushed the overall rating for the Robinhood app in the Google Play Store down from an overall rating of 3.5 stars to 1 star.

But now, Google has stepped in and purged over 150,000 negative reviews. After Google scrubbed these dissenting reviews, Robinhood’s unfavorable 1 star rating was transformed into a positive 4 star rating.


What complete and utter corruption!

BLOCK ALL GOOGLE SITES FOREVER
108   EBGuy   2021 Jan 28, 7:13pm  

I swear, I'm going to pull all my accounts from E*Trade if they don't let me trade GameStop tomorrow. That is, if I don't sleep in....
109   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 7:34pm  

Me too. I'm going to try to buy GME via ETrade and completely close my account if they don't let me.
110   B.A.C.A.H.   2021 Jan 28, 7:40pm  

Me also. It's not an investment. It's not even a speculative bet. It's a protest.
111   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 7:56pm  

This site just popped up:

https://wsbets.win/
112   Cash   2021 Jan 28, 8:03pm  

I will tell you this, once done and said crypto is going to be the recipient of mass amounts of this fall-out $$$$$$$
mark my words. Unlike the creepy old people and their old antiquated love of their paper money they love technology and
adapt like babies to candy and they will really be drawn to decentralization like the massive and growing defi crypto market....
Watch and be amazed at what happens over the next few years...
113   Misc   2021 Jan 28, 8:14pm  

Cash says
I will tell you this, once done and said crypto is going to be the recipient of mass amounts of this fall-out $$$$$$$
mark my words. Unlike the creepy old people and their old antiquated love of their paper money they love technology and
adapt like babies to candy and they will really be draw to decentralization like the massive and growing defi crypto market....
Watch and be amazed at what happens over the next few years...


Very few people take physical possession of crypto assets. Most just leave their holdings at the exchanges. There are no regulations concerning crypto. Therefore, the exchanges can loan crypto out just like the banks did with gold back in the day. Yes, crypto has been financialized. There is no set number of Bitcoin. That is a fiction.

Back in the day, with gold, eventually people would show up wanting physical possession of the gold (this will happen with Bitcoin some day). Back in the day bankers would get hung for not having the gold. With Bitcoin, there is a mysterious cyber-hack... AND IT'S GONE
114   mell   2021 Jan 28, 9:02pm  

Patrick says
Me too. I'm going to try to buy GME via ETrade and completely close my account if they don't let me.


Looks like Schwab/TDA only increased margin requirements and restricted shorting and naked options. But you can freely buy and sell GME so far.
115   clambo   2021 Jan 28, 9:07pm  

I’m going to buy some GME tomorrow morning, Friday 1/29

I have a Vanguard brokerage account and I can make free trades, even by telephone.

I’m tempted to buy a lot of shares, but I know my inner risk aversion won’t let me.
116   Misc   2021 Jan 28, 9:21pm  

The Hedge funds closed their short positions today (with a little help from forced sells). There is no Wall Street types that are going to lose money by retail customers raising the price anymore. The brokerage firms are back to supplying the retail customers with the ammo to shoot the shit out of each other.

The gambit of taking physical possession of silver is more promising, but securing delivery ain't gonna be easy. Everyone knows that non-physical possession is faked.
117   Cash   2021 Jan 28, 10:04pm  

personal
118   MisdemeanorRebel   2021 Jan 28, 10:59pm  

Okay, what do y'all think tomorrow will be like:

1. More mysterious buying freezes (but not mandatory short margin cover demands)
2. Total freeze in Gamestop by regulators/exchange.
3. Something else.
119   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 11:12pm  

Misc says
The Hedge funds closed their short positions today (with a little help from forced sells).


How do you know for sure though?
120   Patrick   2021 Jan 28, 11:14pm  

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/cohen-sundheim-lose-billions-to-reddit-traders-running-amok

Hedge-Fund Titans Lose Billions to Reddit Traders Running Amok

Driven by the frenzied trading in GameStop Corp. and other stocks that hedge funds have bet against, the losses suffered over the past few days would rank among the worst in some of these money managers’ storied careers. Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management declined 10% to 15% so far this month, while Sundheim’s D1 Capital Partners, one of last year’s top-performing funds, is down about 20%. Melvin Capital, Plotkin’s firm, had lost 30% through Friday.
121   Misc   2021 Jan 28, 11:24pm  

Cash says
Misc says
There is no set number of Bitcoin. That is a fiction.

Prove it, take your straw hat off and prove it.... you are sounding as ignorant as the other shit mutts who think they know something about crypto...


Coinbase alone has over 43 million members. It is adding over 1 million members per month. Supposedly just recently institutional investors are going into crypto in a big way. There are supposedly about 1000 Bitcoin Whales that control about 40% of all Bitcoin. E Toro has about 17 million users. There are about 19 million Bitcoins in existence now. For coins not in the hands of "Whales", that leaves about 11.4 million bitcoins. Based on just the number of members of these two firms, it would leave each member with a holding of .19 bitcoin. This is only for two firms. There are many firms in China, Japan, India and the rest of the world that have millions of customers themselves. Then there are nationstates such as Iran and North Korea. Bitcoin is not a novel investment it is very widely held. The math based on the number of "marks" does not add up, the exchanges are playing games.

E Toro has a promotion where for new members who go $5000 into crypto they give $500 in crypto. If they get 1 million new members per month, that would be an outflow of $500 million per month just to attract new "marks". Unlikely they make this off trading revenue. It is more likely that this $500 crypto costs them nothing or next to nothing. It reeks of a ponzi scheme.
122   Cash   2021 Jan 28, 11:28pm  

@Misc.

Good try lmfao Its a open and public ledger go back to your rabbit hole...
123   Misc   2021 Jan 28, 11:30pm  

Cash says
@Misc.

Good try lmfao Its a open and public ledger go back to your rabbit hole...


Sorry, most of the coins are held in accounts at the exchanges, not in personal Bitcoin wallets. Peddle ponzi schemes elsewhere
125   Booger   2021 Jan 29, 3:55am  

$379.00 +$185.40 (95.76%)
Before hours: 6:54AM
126   zzyzzx   2021 Jan 29, 6:38am  

https://summit.news/2021/01/29/facebook-bans-robinhood-stock-traders-group-with-157000-members/

Facebook Bans ‘Robinhood Stock Traders Group’ With 157,000 Members
127   zzyzzx   2021 Jan 29, 6:40am  

https://politicrossing.com/robinhood-tries-to-cover-its-hiney-with-letter-to-account-holders-and-fails/

It’s been a tough day, and we’re grateful to you for being a Robinhood customer. In light of the extraordinary market conditions this week, we temporarily limited buying for certain securities this morning. Starting tomorrow, we plan to allow limited buys of these securities. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and may make adjustments as needed.

This was a temporary decision made to best continue serving you, and was not an easy one to make. We know it’s led to frustration and confusion, and wanted to provide some clarity.

As a brokerage firm, we have many financial requirements, including SEC net capital obligations and clearinghouse deposits. Some of these requirements fluctuate based on volatility in the markets and can be substantial in the current environment. These requirements exist to protect investors and the markets and we take our responsibilities to comply with them seriously, including through the measures we have taken today.

To be clear, this decision was not made on the direction of any market maker we route to or other market participants.

The past year in particular has shown us that the financial markets are for everyone—not just institutional investors and hedge funds. We’ve seen a new generation enter the market, and they’re sparking conversations about what it means to be an investor. We stand in support of you, our customers. Democratizing finance for all means giving more people access, not less.

We’ll keep monitoring market conditions and will update this Help Center article with the latest changes. We also published a blog post regarding today’s events.

Thank you again for being a Robinhood customer. We’re so grateful for your support.

Sincerely,
The Robinhood Team

Let’s just take a look through this and ask some questions:

“It’s been a tough day” – Boy I bet it has, but what about the small investors – playing well within the rules – who you screwed?

“We temporarily limited buying for certain securities this morning” – Because, well, we had overlords to protect. Hope you’re okay with that.

“Starting tomorrow, we plan to allow limited buys of these securities. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and may make adjustments as needed.” – play nice kids and give some of the money back to the rich kids, and we will let you play again.

“To be clear, this decision was not made on the direction of any market maker we route to or other market participants.” – Uh-huh…

“The past year in particular has shown us that the financial markets are for everyone—not just institutional investors and hedge funds” – except when push comes to shove and the little guy starts winning. Then we step in.

“We stand in support of you, our customers” – except when we don’t.

“Thank you again for being a Robinhood customer. We’re so grateful for your support.” – Hey, where did you go? Hello? Are you still there?
128   Onvacation   2021 Jan 29, 7:34am  

Cash says
Prove it, take your straw hat off and prove it.... you are sounding as ignorant as the other shit mutts who think they know something about crypto...

The scheme was made with artificial scarcity. But what's going to stop an exchange from SAYING you own bitcoin after all they all look similiar.
D5F783A427G749D3C56E5832F7C69BA3

What's in your wallet?

And what's a "shit mutt".
129   Onvacation   2021 Jan 29, 7:36am  

Cash says
Good try lmfao Its a open and public ledger

AND no one can track you!

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