WallStreetBets GameStop Short Squeeze refers to the massive surge in the price of GameStop shares in the stock market in January 2021, when it rose from $17 to over $500, in a significant degree due to a campaign by users in the /r/WallStreetBets subreddit. The hype resulted in GameStop (GME) becoming of the most traded stocks on Wall Street that month, with a massive number of retail investors buying the stock in an attempt to force hedge funds betting against it into large losses. As GameStop stock garnered attention globally and became one of the most-discussed topics online in late January 2021, the events were followed by a number of controversies, including restrictions on trading the stock imposed by several brokerages, and stock market as a whole being put under government scrutiny. Source: knowyourmeme.com 🔴 Subscribe for more Meme Compilations: https://bit.ly/2WIW3DP 🔴 Recommended playlists: All Meme Compilations https://bit.ly/3mQUzC7 Meme Format Compilations https://bit.ly/2WKJiIX Best Memes Of Today https://bit.ly/2WJe5FS 🔴 Social Media: Official TMC Discord - https://discord.gg/AfS3xa2 TMC on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thememecomp TMC on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheMemeComp #tmc