The short squeeze of GameStop (GME) shares in mid-January 2021 has been primarily
orchestrated by retail investors of the Reddit r/wallstreetbets community. As such, it …

In January 2021, retail investors coordinated on Reddit to target short-selling activity by
hedge funds on GameStop shares, causing a surge in the share price and triggering …

WallStreetBets (WSB) is a Reddit community that primarily discusses high-risk options and
stock trading. In January 2021, it attracted worldwide attention as one of the epicentres of a …

Reddit's WallStreetBets (WSB) community has come to prominence in light of its notable role
in affecting the stock prices of what are now referred to as meme stocks. Yet very little is …

This chapter seeks to address the following question: To what extent does the retail trading
engagement with GameStop of early 2021 resemble a social movement? The chapter …

The GameStop saga aroused the emotion and indignation of a large part of the financial
community. This paper accounts for this reaction by exposing the conflict of expertise at the …

This study investigates stock recommendations from the three largest finance subreddits on
Reddit: wallstreetbets, investing and stocks. A simple strategy that buys recommended …

Ever since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus
have resulted in an increased interest of retail investors in the stock market, due to more free …

While the effect of established social media on stock markets has been thoroughly
investigated, the recent surge in retail investing and the emergence of different finance …

In 2021, the Reddit community of WallStreetBets (WSB) started making headlines in the
mainstream media as a source of risky investment ideas called YOLOs, and meme stocks …