Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) stock rides up 17%, touching its highest level in almost a year, as retail traders chatter on social media about the mortgage REIT.With short interest at ~13%, some posts suggest the stock could be a short-squeeze candidate.Some 62M shares changed hands before midday New York time, more than 8 times its three-month average daily volume.A couple other mREITs also make significant gains — Western Asset Management (NYSE:WMC) climbs 5.0%, MFA Financial (NYSE:MFA) +3.5%, and New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT) +2.3%.See IVR's jump in today's trading vs. MFA, WMC, and NYMT as well as SPY in the chart below.SA contributor Harrison Schwartz warns that mREITs like IVR may see a round of rapid margin calls if the Fed starts tapering asset purchases.

For investors of discount e-commerce marketplace Wish, the past six months have been one heck of a bumpy ride. Following its mid-December IPO at $24 a share -- trading under the name of its parent company, ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH) -- the stock climbed to $33 a share in January. But since then, the price has plunged by 77%, hitting a low of $7.52 on June 7. It has pared those losses a bit in the past week, but it would still need to more than double in price just to get back to its debut price.So why did Wish fall? Bears are highlighting the company's decelerating revenue and user growth, coupled with its widening net losses. They're also comparing Wish to other e-commerce players that are growing more quickly -- and in many cases, profitably. Wish also offered weak guidance for the curre

You know how everyone in the Star Wars universe says “the force is strong with this one”? Well, the “meme force” is strong with ContextLogic (NASDAQ:WISH). WISH Stock has been jumping for a while now due to meme mania. And it refuses to stop.Yet again, the stock is moving higher. This is especially impressive, because the market is bleeding red today. WISH stock is producing a huge alpha on meme mania alone.And, amongst all the meme madness, ContextLogic just inked a two-year deal with a leading online e-commerce platform, which caused shares to rise nearly 13%.They’re succeeding on their own, and the meme crowd’s attention is a nice bonus.Buy WISH Stock, Not the HypeAs we’ve said before, meme mania won’t last forever. But it will clearly last longer than most people think.There are essent

Wish (ContextLogic) remains one of the most underappreciated assets within e-commerce trading at just 1.3x forward EV to Sales.Wish's latest partnership with PrestaShop will further accelerate international expansion and growth initiatives.While accurate data regarding its short interest is difficult to find as most of its float is still locked up, I estimate a short interest between 30-40%.I believe bear arguments including high marketing spend and stalling user numbers are already baked in the current share price.Wish's strategy to engage and retain users by utilizing an AI matching system that optimizes platform growth, user experience, and merchant return on investment. The strategy to create an interactive mobile shopping experience appears to be working well: Impressively, Wish gets

Reddit investors have been hustling hard this week on squeezing meme stocks. Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) stock seems to be that big fish. Now, retail traders are putting their heads together and deciding that the REIT market holds the next rocket.Mortgage REITs might not look like a great bet right now for the average investor. Although some experts are betting on the housing market continuing to heat up, others think we are in a bubble.The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates at near-zero levels, but the central bank will eventually have to taper its accommodative policy. Given that low interest rates are a huge driver of demand in the housing market, these changes could see things cool down.Reddit Is Rallying Behind IVR StockOne can see that there are a number of factors that