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On January 28, 2021, Robinhood cut off buying in shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., GameStop Corp. and other popular stocks. This caused the shares to fall, infuriating investors. Just 3 days before, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev and top engineers knew the platform was under incredible stress. From an internal…
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Some unusual online behavior from major broker Citadel Securities recently: “Refuse to believe an American landed on the moon.” Does this sound like a normal PR department of a major company? Not remotely. With the hyperbole and mudslinging, Citadel Securities sounds like an online troll. The Financial Times notes that…
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So far this year, shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. have increased by a factor of 20: This runup has badly burned short sellers, largely hedge funds. New data shows just how bad the bleeding is: The latest data, courtesy of S3 Partners, LLC, reveals that by the end of…
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Stephen Mandel, Jr., founder of hedge fund Lone Pine Capital, ranks #752 on Forbes’ list of billionaires. His net worth: $3.9 billion. His fund’s performance is among the greatest in history. So you might be surprised to hear what he fears most: In late January, when retail traders swarmed into short…
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As meme stocks rocketed upward this week, one stock captured virtually all retail buyers. Retail traders funneling money into meme stocks put 93% of it into shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.: Stocks preferred by day traders soared 10% Tuesday, the most since early June as trading volumes accelerated. Long-short…
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Short sellers have been fighting retail traders all year. Yesterday, they took a major hit: “Heavily shorted stocks have, for the last month, been less volatile than earlier this year. Today we saw an end to this,” said Ortex co-founder Peter Hillerberg. The share price gains in AMC and GameStop…
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Losses betting against meme stocks have hit hedge funds hard this year. The latest data from Barclay Hedge shows year-to-date gains for equity long/short funds of 8.51%. (This is the type of fund that would typically take short positions in stocks.) Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has returned 18%. One of…
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The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), which handles a huge percentage of all stock trades, may soon increase capital requirements for firms 25-fold: DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED RULE CHANGECurrently, NSCC requires each Member to maintain a minimum Required Fund Deposit amount of $10,000. NSCC proposes to increase each Member’s minimum…
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Jim Chanos, Founder and President of the Kynikos Associates hedge fund, has some harsh criticism for holders of AMC and other meme stocks: What I see on Reddit, Twitter and elsewhere is the exact opposite. The communities have a strong determination to hold and often find the position deeply personal.…
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In 2021, stock in heavily shorted AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. has increased more than fifteen fold. Short sellers have lost billions in it and other meme stocks like GameStop, and seem to be becoming more gun shy about short selling in general. I came across an interesting research note today…
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