Some meme stocks are flying again in premarket trading
Some meme stocks are flying again in premarket trading.AMC Entertainment,BlackBerry,Naked Brand Sundial Growers and GameStop climbed between 2% and 9%.BlackBerry Limited has overtaken GameStop Corp. and now emerged as the second-most mentioned stock just behind AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum.In comparison, movie theatre chain AMC Entertainment was mentioned 723 times during the same period, while gaming retailer GameStop had 212 mentions.GameStop was mentioned
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Heavily shorted shares are a common theme among the group. The big stock-price gains often come alongside big drops. While there’s no steadfast definition of what constitutes a meme stock, one common thread across the many names being pitched on social media is a focus on heavily shorted companies. Shares of Reddit iconGameStop Corp.jumped as much as 2,500% in January after day traders noticed its short interest had ballooned to record levels.“I can’t imagine this is going to continue in the sam