What Just Happened With GameStop?

GameStop is back in the news after rallying over 100% this week. Today's video discusses what's going on, and whether the speculative theories around where the ticker goes from here have any merit.
Article explaining XRT short interest: www.nasdaq.com/articles/why-s...
SEC Report: www.sec.gov/page/sec-staff-re...
DISCLAIMERS:
I do not hold a long or short position in any of the mentioned companies.
Richard Coffin is a registered portfolio manager, CFP professional and CFA charter holder.
This channel is for education purposes only and does not constitute financial advice - Richard is not responsible for investment actions taken by viewers. Please seek out a registered advisor if you require assistance (while Richard is a registered portfolio manager at WDS Investment Management, he does not provide advice through The Plain Bagel, which is not directly affiliated with his employer).

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  • @MK-gm2mq
    @MK-gm2mqАй бұрын

    I quit my tarot addiction and replaced it with a bagel addiction

  • @RupertMDoc

    @RupertMDoc

    Ай бұрын

    Bagel is lox betters.

  • @MrDrunkNFunky

    @MrDrunkNFunky

    Ай бұрын

    Just bought more ozempic stock because of this comment. 🚀

  • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    Ай бұрын

    You've traded being gullible for being fat. Not sure if that was healthy.

  • @spadeespada9432

    @spadeespada9432

    Ай бұрын

    potato, tomatah fries are best w ketchup or gravy and cheese.

  • @carpelunam

    @carpelunam

    Ай бұрын

    I be getting pissed off at the price of bagels at Safeway

  • @maciejglowacki1997
    @maciejglowacki1997Ай бұрын

    Richard saying "deep fucking value" caught me off guard.

  • @rastaman39

    @rastaman39

    9 күн бұрын

    Ganestop is the wall st parasites created blackswan Ryan Cohen is the GOAT

  • @rastaman39

    @rastaman39

    9 күн бұрын

    Today GME was halted 17 x how is that even legal yet a Chinese fugazeee co HKD ripped to 2500 w NO halts SMFH

  • @diekssus7194
    @diekssus7194Ай бұрын

    One guy posts one meme, the markets shift, clearly the best system.

  • @samsonsoturian6013

    @samsonsoturian6013

    Ай бұрын

    Meme stocks and stock markets aren't related

  • @draneym2003

    @draneym2003

    Ай бұрын

    In fairness, Elon does the exact same thing and yet he's taken seriously

  • @swaggery

    @swaggery

    Ай бұрын

    Guy probably just wanted a few extra million. It's like Elon with Doge and Bitcoin. He could of bought into it prior to tweeting knowing it would jump massively once he tweeted anything.

  • @Lonovavir

    @Lonovavir

    Ай бұрын

    It's the modern boiler room, nothing new at all.

  • @sznikers

    @sznikers

    Ай бұрын

    You can't ban stupid people, it's called genocide and very very illegal 😅

  • @reid3031
    @reid3031Ай бұрын

    "Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it" used to apply to cycles longer than five years

  • @wanderer2688

    @wanderer2688

    27 күн бұрын

    Truth is, if the circumstances repeat, the same events will happen again. People never learn.

  • @agustinguaita9137
    @agustinguaita9137Ай бұрын

    I would love to see a meeting filled with Hedge Fund executives discussing reddit

  • @lephtovermeet

    @lephtovermeet

    Ай бұрын

    They astroturf reddit and Twitter. After the organic explosion I'm like 2018 demonstrated that retail investors could influence markets, albeit small ones, they've loaded influential subreddits and Twitter threads with bots and shills.

  • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    Ай бұрын

    Same, only so I could play "dumb money" bingo.

  • @freedomlife3623

    @freedomlife3623

    Ай бұрын

    It might make you loss hope for humanity though.

  • @SinisterLynch

    @SinisterLynch

    Ай бұрын

    Probably a lot of swearing and resenting having to get locked in a cell because we wont sell

  • @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    @AlexanderTheGoodEnough

    Ай бұрын

    @@freedomlife3623 nah. They're only playing by the rulebook. Want to lose faith in humanity? look at the legislation that gives us the laws they operate under. That's the real problem.

  • @ItIsJan
    @ItIsJanАй бұрын

    "a guy posted a picture on reddit" thats what i call an efficient market!

  • @Lonovavir

    @Lonovavir

    Ай бұрын

    It can't be as balled up as stock picking goldfish. Goldfish ETF for the win!!!!

  • @jamesmeow3039

    @jamesmeow3039

    Ай бұрын

    Homo economicus

  • @ic95825

    @ic95825

    Ай бұрын

    Get with thw times old timer it dosent work on fundamentals anymore its about following the coolade

  • @footlongsushi

    @footlongsushi

    Ай бұрын

    Do people really think that a simple tweet can trigger the rally? Lmao

  • @YeeLeeHaw

    @YeeLeeHaw

    Ай бұрын

    X*

  • @DavidMonarres
    @DavidMonarresАй бұрын

    Before the proliferation of the internet, in the '90s, I was so optimistic about what increasing the volume of information would do to society. Well…

  • @notMattGarska

    @notMattGarska

    Ай бұрын

    The flow of information will be amazing! People will have entire encyclopedias at their fingertips! And... Will... start talking to each other about how the earth is flat and there is a massive conspiracy to cover it up -___-

  • @HeldIntegral

    @HeldIntegral

    Ай бұрын

    Your mistake was assuming all information is useful😅

  • @ingusmant

    @ingusmant

    29 күн бұрын

    The mistake we make was thinking we would all just get along

  • @unowenwasholo
    @unowenwasholoАй бұрын

    One of the most important things to realize about ourselves as humans is that we are extremely susceptible to confidence. We are more inclined to believe someone the more assertively they make their claims. Combine that with a presentation that makes us feel like we're special-like we have some forbidden knowledge that other people don't-and your going to want to believe what the person is telling you.

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    or you could look at a graph 📈

  • @JS-jh4cy

    @JS-jh4cy

    15 күн бұрын

    You mean we like believing in bs stories

  • @lymnjuice
    @lymnjuiceАй бұрын

    I had been sitting, holding my bag of 100 shares ($32 cost basis) since the last "run", I was using it as a reminder of my shame every time I logged into my trading account to remind myself not to day trade. Boy was I confused when my several year old limit sell sold all my shares for $45 a unit. Guess I got to avoid learning a lesson on this one!

  • @Inhumane

    @Inhumane

    Ай бұрын

    my friend held from 2021 sold at 70 and was also very surprised like you hahaha

  • @Flintknappingtips

    @Flintknappingtips

    Ай бұрын

    Haha that’s fun. That’s a weekend dinner out as a reward.

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    you'll learn ur lesson at the end of the month

  • @D64nz

    @D64nz

    Ай бұрын

    Just like the one time I played Blackjack at $20 a round. I was lucky enough to get a win before the money was gone forever and walked away even. It's only when you can't stop that the house always wins. 😊

  • @PhiltheMoko

    @PhiltheMoko

    Ай бұрын

    Congratulations!

  • @funkeeee
    @funkeeeeАй бұрын

    The GameStop never Stops.

  • @HighTide_808

    @HighTide_808

    Ай бұрын

    Until the feds step in

  • @ronniepajas1872

    @ronniepajas1872

    Ай бұрын

    men lie, women lie, numbers don't....shorts are over leveraged.

  • @JacobsCapital

    @JacobsCapital

    Ай бұрын

    @@HighTide_808 lol no

  • @dredoctor8271

    @dredoctor8271

    Ай бұрын

    @@HighTide_808 Yes, FED steps in to keep this store for games upright for its sole reason to keep unemployment rates low and our luxury consumer entertainment will not dissappear from society. This is the important task that the FED has to uphold. This is 2008 all over again...

  • @yotamedri1219

    @yotamedri1219

    Ай бұрын

    I think you meant the "gamestock never stops"

  • @daveSoupy
    @daveSoupyАй бұрын

    Wasn’t it already up 100% when DFV posted that meme?

  • @phantomcollective901

    @phantomcollective901

    26 күн бұрын

    Not 100% but yeah it was already up a significant amount on no news

  • @axiezimmah

    @axiezimmah

    18 күн бұрын

    Imagine believing a single tweet causes a stock to jump

  • @KingUnKaged
    @KingUnKagedАй бұрын

    If only I had listned to the hordes of screeching gambling addicts online and put my downpayment in GME instead of trusting my certified financial planner. What a fool I was...

  • @howardmarks7013

    @howardmarks7013

    Ай бұрын

    You're definitely lying

  • @joshuarobinson6444

    @joshuarobinson6444

    Ай бұрын

    I was up 11k before the dip man I hope it goes bk up

  • @fungdark8270

    @fungdark8270

    Ай бұрын

    @@joshuarobinson6444get help brother

  • @Meowmeow.age.6

    @Meowmeow.age.6

    Ай бұрын

    @@joshuarobinson6444 you didn't sell? DA fuq. it is a pump n dump - you sell on the pump.

  • @kagreen2k

    @kagreen2k

    Ай бұрын

    You and me both. 😊

  • @matttran7161
    @matttran7161Ай бұрын

    Did this once in 2021, broke even and learned my lesson the first time with no actual loss. Aint doing that again

  • @syahrules

    @syahrules

    Ай бұрын

    Why not just keep 1 share in your portfolio? A $20-30 initial investment difference shouldn't really hurt anyone's overall investment portfolio.

  • @matttran7161

    @matttran7161

    Ай бұрын

    @syahrules because I was only making half what I do now and those pennies really, really mattered. Now I can buy one share for a laugh and maybe make $10. Then use it to buy discount PS4 games at the store lol.

  • @syahrules

    @syahrules

    Ай бұрын

    @@matttran7161 good for you

  • @canadianamateurfilmdude

    @canadianamateurfilmdude

    10 күн бұрын

    My friend made $100k profit and was able to pay off all debts and invest more

  • @nabo1871
    @nabo1871Ай бұрын

    I highly recommend Folding Ideas's "Line goes up" and "This is financial advice" videos.

  • @normtrooper4392

    @normtrooper4392

    Ай бұрын

    Wonder what Dan would have to say about this

  • @halohaalo2583

    @halohaalo2583

    Ай бұрын

    ​​@@normtrooper4392he already said it could pump and dump in the future. Lower highs and lower lows

  • @placeholderdoe

    @placeholderdoe

    Ай бұрын

    @@normtrooper4392he’d probably go back a bit on his giving Keith Gill the benefit of the doubt, and then pull a “In Search Of A Flat Earth” on us and the entire back half of the video is gonna be on Andrew Tate and the exploitative “Alpha Male” culture

  • @ParagonFury

    @ParagonFury

    Ай бұрын

    @@normtrooper4392 Same thing last time; the Apes are trying to make their MOAS come true off based off random pictures and memes from one dude without understanding fundamentally how the market works and despite the fact that literally all of their past predictions and "interpretations" about GME have gone south.

  • @ruairidhhiggins3736
    @ruairidhhiggins3736Ай бұрын

    I bought a short position in GameStop a couple of days ago after hearing about the rally. It’s doing very well.

  • @bonbonjovi4836

    @bonbonjovi4836

    Ай бұрын

    I bought 25$ put options on Tuesday with the expiration date on 5/24 which I close. Gave me over 100% on Friday. Closed my position.

  • @UnfrozenCavemanTrader

    @UnfrozenCavemanTrader

    Ай бұрын

    Bought $25 puts the day of the bump with a 6/21 expiration that I closed on Friday. Happy with my decision since I 2x'ed my investment.

  • @bonbonjovi4836

    @bonbonjovi4836

    29 күн бұрын

    @@UnfrozenCavemanTrader That was a really short pump

  • @InTheMoneyAdam

    @InTheMoneyAdam

    28 күн бұрын

    Bought a short lol

  • @cupbowlspoonforkknif

    @cupbowlspoonforkknif

    28 күн бұрын

    You might regret that on Tuesday. I hope you closed!

  • @hazeldavis3176
    @hazeldavis3176Ай бұрын

    Just noticed your sub count- this year is going to be the year for you to break 1 million. You've done such a great job with this channel over the years and I'm stoked to see you so close to that big milestone. Thanks for the hard work and vids!

  • @Centur10n819
    @Centur10n819Ай бұрын

    Its 25% of total shares are DRS not just float.

  • @nairbgolden2008

    @nairbgolden2008

    28 күн бұрын

    Good news baggie, they'te about to dilute and render DRS useless!

  • @jjcvk

    @jjcvk

    26 күн бұрын

    Correct 50% of the free float is locked up. Let me repeat - HALF of the available shares, are not available

  • @artcamp7
    @artcamp7Ай бұрын

    Nothing matters. We have a reality problem for people who live their lives on the internet

  • @bones642

    @bones642

    Ай бұрын

    Everyone under 30 lol probably under 50 let’s be real.

  • @dinokknd

    @dinokknd

    Ай бұрын

    We do have a reality problem. But the problem is in cost of living, making people cling to moonshot events because it's the only way they see themselves improve their lot in life.

  • @somethinglikethat2176

    @somethinglikethat2176

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@bones642 have you been on Facebook? There's no age limit to this.

  • @Andrew-bl8eq

    @Andrew-bl8eq

    Ай бұрын

    @@dinokknd If anything these people would gamble even more money if they had more money

  • @wallstreetzoomer

    @wallstreetzoomer

    Ай бұрын

    ACTUAL inflation (not CPI) is more than 100% since 2020 you can’t blame them, a bull market is not beating inflation anymore.

  • @seattlegrrlie
    @seattlegrrlieАй бұрын

    My coworker just bought some gamestop and I was like... This Again?

  • @ChineseKiwi

    @ChineseKiwi

    Ай бұрын

    Meanwhile me: Investing in a truck parts company with a near monopoly, an offshore vessel company in which the industry has a shortage of until at least 2027, and the only speculative one being a niobium (see rare earth metal) company who sits on top of a massive Tier 1 deposit and is needed for renewables and has massive shortages. Up 25% in 2-3 months and hodling the hell out of the offshore vessel company that it’s pending a takeover (that is far too cheap thus likely to be voted down in shareholder voting in June, which I will too as the shares are actually in my name). And I’m interested in opening a position in an electricity infrastructure construction and maintenance company that looks way too cheap share price wise and will only get better due to greater electricity demand in years to come. But I always give it a few days to see share volume etc Good investing with good core fundimentals is boring investing. Alot of those with low P/E ratios, particularly ‘defensive’ stocks = DEEP FCKING VALUE Oh yeah, Tradingview, even the free version, is over 9000 based too.

  • @WPaKFamily

    @WPaKFamily

    Ай бұрын

    @@ChineseKiwi "Investing in a truck parts company with a near monopoly" ORLY?

  • @ChineseKiwi

    @ChineseKiwi

    Ай бұрын

    @@WPaKFamily Yes, it isn’t in the US.

  • @WPaKFamily

    @WPaKFamily

    Ай бұрын

    @@ChineseKiwi not in the US. I was assuming it was ticker symbol ORLY in the states

  • @meregaming1770

    @meregaming1770

    10 күн бұрын

    How you feeling now?

  • @javierk2143
    @javierk2143Ай бұрын

    FOMO is destroying me now

  • @ChaosDarkLight

    @ChaosDarkLight

    Ай бұрын

    We've all been there, now I just have my popcorn out while sticking to what I know.

  • @LuukP20

    @LuukP20

    Ай бұрын

    Have faith brother. Don't give in. Keep to low cost etfs and ride it out the coming years. It will be slow, but you will be rich.

  • @jamesmeow3039

    @jamesmeow3039

    Ай бұрын

    FOMO about literally anything else but meme stocks. It will ruin you

  • @iandakariann

    @iandakariann

    Ай бұрын

    Don't. You are watching someone hitting the jackpot and not the many many many days and people dumping their money in for nothing. Go get some spare cash and take it to a casino. Same difference except it's more entertaining.

  • @earthling_parth

    @earthling_parth

    Ай бұрын

    Don't. FOMO for short term predictions of markets are very risky and you'll eventually lose if you play the game long enough.

  • @wilfridsephiroth9213
    @wilfridsephiroth9213Ай бұрын

    Fantastic video. Probably the only even headed presentation of this whole situation

  • @mtunofun1
    @mtunofun1Ай бұрын

    We’ll see when the CAT system goes live on May 28th. Hedge funds, brokers, prime brokers, and market makers need to label all their transactions for transparency purposes. Right now, we don’t know if they’re honestly labelling trades like they’re supposed to (marking shorts as longs or vice versa).

  • @Limech

    @Limech

    Ай бұрын

    Given the current difficulties in tracking who owns which stock in a high frequency trading environment, I suspect selling a stock you don't own is quite rampant. Even if caught, firms usually get fines that are so small it makes doing the illegal thing a no brainer.

  • @Hayatekunai

    @Hayatekunai

    Ай бұрын

    There's also the attachment to the bill that lowers the required leverage to have on hand comparable to market volatility in times when they deem "highly volatile or unusual trading activities"

  • @tehSupernerd

    @tehSupernerd

    Ай бұрын

    I was wondering how long it would take for someone to refer to anything DTCC related 😂 It’s stunning how such an influential piece of the market is so ignored by the majority of investors… Well, I was the same before the sneeze so I shouldn’t be so quick to judge.

  • @Not_Bored_Enough

    @Not_Bored_Enough

    Ай бұрын

    the SEC pushed back implementation of some SRO reporting obligations until July 2024.

  • @Hayatekunai

    @Hayatekunai

    Ай бұрын

    @Not_Bored_Enough ok so I'm not super literate with any of this stuff. But if new "unique" bank deposits have dried up, and they change margin requirements wouldn't that make it easier for institutions to gamble with money they don't have during short squeezes etc and not have to worry because they just won't get a MC?

  • @mitchellmartin4580
    @mitchellmartin4580Ай бұрын

    As someone who has a modest "for fun" position in GME, it is nice to see how deep into the weeds Plain Bagel goes into the stock with these videos. Yeah the whole situation is silly and it's hard to see how GME could validate its current market cap. But there is a lot of uncertainty about how much actual short interest exists and which if any of the bull thesis are valid, which I'm glad to hear is being talked about.

  • @stevenburton4966

    @stevenburton4966

    Ай бұрын

    yeah, it's making me feel like i should've had a fun little position on gme myself now.

  • @mikewazowski5421

    @mikewazowski5421

    Ай бұрын

    >which if any of the bull thesis are valid that's the best part: none of them are!

  • @mitchellmartin4580

    @mitchellmartin4580

    Ай бұрын

    @@mikewazowski5421 greater fool theory is always valid.

  • @Flintknappingtips

    @Flintknappingtips

    Ай бұрын

    Tesla, DJT and other stocks being ridiculous, it invites this behavior.

  • @Mayhzon

    @Mayhzon

    Ай бұрын

    It's another pump and dump. Come 30 days we will learn it was a Nancy Pelosi play or some such. Another goobi earning themselves a nice summer vacation bonus. Retail holders will be bag holders, as always.

  • @teddyb4168
    @teddyb4168Ай бұрын

    Thanks for your analysis here. This stuff helps tons of investors take a step back and focus on their future and investing

  • @BeyondEcstasy
    @BeyondEcstasyАй бұрын

    Leave it to Plain Bagel to do a fundamental analysis of meme stock lol

  • @timlodge8267
    @timlodge8267Ай бұрын

    The best financial channel.

  • @BlinkyB23
    @BlinkyB2325 күн бұрын

    "Be safe out there" - this sign off is so weirdly comforting.

  • @TheErvdoggie
    @TheErvdoggieАй бұрын

    Thanks for adding much needed clarity around this particular market event! Love your shows. Keep bringing the "good-good!".

  • @MrEpicNL
    @MrEpicNLАй бұрын

    Great analysis, no presumptions. We'll see. Honestly the first criticism I've seen so far which isn't highly subjective.

  • @raducoc
    @raducocАй бұрын

    I can be dumb longer than you can be solvent.

  • @Skepticalcapital

    @Skepticalcapital

    Ай бұрын

    That’s the struggle

  • @bad_writer

    @bad_writer

    Ай бұрын

    Say the actual word, you know you want to

  • @Skepticalcapital

    @Skepticalcapital

    Ай бұрын

    @@bad_writer not sure what you mean?

  • @CNCCumberland

    @CNCCumberland

    Ай бұрын

    @@bad_writer Haters gonna hate.

  • @mgguygardening
    @mgguygardeningАй бұрын

    Just want to say thank you for the great videos. I consider myself "somewhat" knowledgable in investing, but by no means would I handle my own finances - I do have a financial advisor. I like the way you break things down for those of us with average knowledge. Keep up the great work!

  • @thephelddagrif2907
    @thephelddagrif2907Ай бұрын

    Just gamblers gambling. Keep up the sensible investing boys.

  • @WJPindar

    @WJPindar

    Ай бұрын

    i love gambling

  • @dominicyelin

    @dominicyelin

    Ай бұрын

    Lol. Are all humans lemmings? Is there even one other like me out there?

  • @YouArentThatImportant

    @YouArentThatImportant

    Ай бұрын

    Investing is gambling.

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    it's not gambling if you hold forever u shill shorts never closed

  • @addy1231

    @addy1231

    Ай бұрын

    Yes investing in NVDA!

  • @nicholaslogan6840
    @nicholaslogan6840Ай бұрын

    I've watched "This is Financial Advice" a documentary about the Gamestop stock story from the channel Folding Ideas over a dozen times. Highly recommend to anyone curious about this subject.

  • @z50king29

    @z50king29

    Ай бұрын

    Hell yeah brother

  • @AynRands.RazzieAward

    @AynRands.RazzieAward

    Ай бұрын

    His 2 hr and 30 minute video was supposed to be comprehensive, but it left out the market reforms meme stockers have sought. For example SEC Chair Gensler admitted 90% of retail orders do not hit the LIT market and therefore have zero effect on price.

  • @tellumyort

    @tellumyort

    Ай бұрын

    That is a great video but learning about MOASS scarred my brain.

  • @AntonPNym

    @AntonPNym

    Ай бұрын

    Agreed. He's also commenting on recent events over on ex-Twitter; I gather his opinions haven't changed much. His 2022 video "Line Goes Up" covering similar phenomena in crypto and NFTs was also very insightful.

  • @mikewazowski5421

    @mikewazowski5421

    Ай бұрын

    @@AynRands.RazzieAward If you had watched TIFA you wouldn't have made this comment because Dan actually **does** address this point very specifically. The truth is that you and the rest of your ilk don't care about market reform at all, it's just convenient misdirection. You just want the entire financial system to burn and get unfathomably rich in the process.

  • @Skepticalcapital
    @SkepticalcapitalАй бұрын

    Thanks for the video. I really hope all the folks jumping in for quick money watch this to learn about the fundamentals and what is driving a stock higher. Basic elements of like daily volume is not understood by many of the KZreadrs. If they’re gambling, cool, just concerned some think they are investing.

  • @gabrieldespres5507
    @gabrieldespres5507Ай бұрын

    There is no way retail is behind these moves. Also, short interest formula changed from Short/Total shares to Short/(Total + Short) shortly after the january 2021 event

  • @flakgun153

    @flakgun153

    Ай бұрын

    That shit confused so many people because they didnt realize that every share short also adds to the number of shares. Going over 100% isnt a conspiracy. Its normal for a struggling company.

  • @helo1345
    @helo1345Ай бұрын

    I'm not touching GameStop with a ten foot pole this time around. All it taught me last time is that I'm bad at gambling and should learn how to invest, thus why I now follow you lol

  • @ppppp524
    @ppppp524Ай бұрын

    I've been desperately waiting for you to explain this to me Mr. Bagel

  • @melimsah
    @melimsahАй бұрын

    What year is it?

  • @Heibe
    @HeibeАй бұрын

    Markets are efficient and so on...

  • @CurieBohr

    @CurieBohr

    Ай бұрын

    They can be if you’re not gambling on memes

  • @samsonsoturian6013

    @samsonsoturian6013

    Ай бұрын

    Markets are, mobs of pirates aren't

  • @gregtomamichel973

    @gregtomamichel973

    Ай бұрын

    Short term popularity contest, long term weighing machine

  • @meltdown6165

    @meltdown6165

    Ай бұрын

    Economics assumes that every market participant has perfect information and acts rationally. These are very poorly founded assumptions.

  • @jmanakajosh9354

    @jmanakajosh9354

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@CurieBohrYou failed the test bro. If they're so efficient there's no point in investing at all.

  • @chemquests
    @chemquestsАй бұрын

    The message of these people trying to hurt institutional investors would be more convincing if they replicated the GameStop phenomenon with another stock. Just trying to revisit the past is lazy thinking & unlikely to work.

  • @csstrunks1
    @csstrunks1Ай бұрын

    Excellent take! I am a gme fan but very open to the possibilities that maybe, just maybe, the stock market is fully rigged and will never allow for this MOASS. The people in charge keep the market on. They can turn the market off for a single stock at any time. Numbers can be altered. And betting your savings on a system that is not and never will be in your favor is probably just a sign of addiction. With all that said. I still deeply hope that the system can change and be a more fair place for all.

  • @tsak912

    @tsak912

    Ай бұрын

    The market is absolutely rigged. The good news is, the rules are all published and, the entire history of any stock can easily be obtained for free. Most people who complain about “the market” are just mad because it isn’t the free money machine that they want it to be.

  • @SmashedHatProject
    @SmashedHatProjectАй бұрын

    why would you buy after a rally?

  • @Flintknappingtips

    @Flintknappingtips

    Ай бұрын

    Everyone’s hoping they’re jumping in at the middle of the rally, and those people aren’t usually setting appropriate stop losses or getting up early witnessing the destruction.

  • @sor3999

    @sor3999

    27 күн бұрын

    Like showing up to a trashed house after a party at 5 am wondering when the party is going to start.

  • @maganashaker167

    @maganashaker167

    22 күн бұрын

    @@Flintknappingtipsone of them was me, a brutal lesson but also one that led me to bogle from now on

  • @landi2244
    @landi2244Ай бұрын

    Thanks Richard.

  • @SamRocher
    @SamRocherАй бұрын

    I like your content, but can you please make your text corrections longer? e.g. @4:02 top left. Not a huge problem if someone confuses Nasdaq with NYSE because of it, but it is corrective text that shows up just under 1 second and is extremely easy to miss, so a consistent way to present corrections is necessary considering the size of your audience.

  • @dev4statingx90
    @dev4statingx90Ай бұрын

    It's amazing CFA CFP are making videos, my former advisor at Edward Jones did nothing for me except cost me money

  • @DidacticToast
    @DidacticToastАй бұрын

    Id interested to see if you would interview David Lauer on the topic of GME and market manipulation

  • @Teksnek42

    @Teksnek42

    12 күн бұрын

    absolutely, he didnt even touch the threshold list/fail to deliver stuff along with FTX claiming to back tokenized shares 1-1 and mmtlp straight up getting denied movement

  • @jaad9848
    @jaad9848Ай бұрын

    How the hell is this not a pump and dump?

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    go look at how many shares traded the past 3 days. hundreds of millions, you actually think everyday Joe's are moving that quantity? grow up, it's shorts being forced to buy.

  • @Burito-tj5ry

    @Burito-tj5ry

    Ай бұрын

    @@boukie85 nice narrative but if we look at the numbers we can see millions of transaction while the market is declining.

  • @jaad9848

    @jaad9848

    Ай бұрын

    @@boukie85 lol. He explained in the video how that was very likely not the case

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    @@jaad9848 check back in with me in a month u shill

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    @@Burito-tj5ry check back in a month shill shillington, put ur money where ur mouth is. talk is cheap, takes money to buy whiskey 🚀🚀🚀

  • @realGBx64
    @realGBx64Ай бұрын

    It is so fun that people thought for some reason that the guy’s new thesis will be on the same stock it was 3 years ago…

  • @victoneter
    @victoneterАй бұрын

    Was that Tactics Ogre music? You have good taste

  • @YerBoyTroy

    @YerBoyTroy

    Ай бұрын

    I thought it was from gurren lagan 🤣🤣

  • @Magic_beans_
    @Magic_beans_Ай бұрын

    Can’t wait to see how many new bagholders we get from this.

  • @mikewazowski5421

    @mikewazowski5421

    Ай бұрын

    Personally I'm looking forward to Gamestop's Q2 report so we can see how many baggies finally sold based on what will almost certainly be lower DRS numbers. Once that crack in the armor shows and people realize they got suckered in for 3 years straight, it will be the meltdown to end all meltdowns.

  • @sor3999

    @sor3999

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@mikewazowski5421the mother of all meltdowns

  • @MWLA2
    @MWLA2Ай бұрын

    Great analysis. Basic language 👌

  • @rajgopalbera4898
    @rajgopalbera489828 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the update. I bet those Fourprime's token holders aren't too worried about the markets.

  • @ryanelliott71698
    @ryanelliott71698Ай бұрын

    I’m glad you mention that GameStop still hasn’t made money. They’re a brick and motor store that doesn’t have a place in today’s gaming market. An EB Games near me doesn’t even really sell games anymore, just merchandise

  • @yvan2563

    @yvan2563

    Ай бұрын

    So what you're saying is that they should simply rename themselves GamerStop and only sell hardware and games-related merchandise.

  • @TenCoJeCool

    @TenCoJeCool

    Ай бұрын

    Mortar*

  • @Jmills2112

    @Jmills2112

    Ай бұрын

    They're profitable and debt free with massive cash reserves to the point they're now a holding co.

  • @colinhobbs7265

    @colinhobbs7265

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@Jmills2112what planet do you live on?

  • @amc_moass

    @amc_moass

    Ай бұрын

    @@colinhobbs7265 the last quarter they reported a profit.

  • @josephiroth89
    @josephiroth89Ай бұрын

    I'd like to see him start livestreaming again. Deep down, he's a deep value investor, hence his reddit name, and some of the insight from his old streams has been helpful in how I invest.

  • @archaedemos
    @archaedemosАй бұрын

    Great channel for this stuff 👏 👍

  • @Sonic806
    @Sonic80628 күн бұрын

    The tokenomics and use case for Fourprime's token protocol is fantastic!

  • @The2012Aceman
    @The2012AcemanАй бұрын

    2:20 The most mild-mannered demonic summoning. Thanks for the analysis!

  • @dredoctor8271

    @dredoctor8271

    Ай бұрын

    Bankers and financial analist scare me.

  • @anushagr14

    @anushagr14

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@dredoctor8271analist😅

  • @TronSAHeroXYZ
    @TronSAHeroXYZАй бұрын

    Non-sense happened, that's what.

  • @eugenearnade8845
    @eugenearnade8845Ай бұрын

    keep up the good works sir

  • @Gureiseion
    @GureiseionАй бұрын

    My current GME shares come from the "proceeds" of that original run. Pulled out my play money and just let it ride with a roller coaster worthwhile in entertainment value alone.

  • @RagnarNewfieson
    @RagnarNewfiesonАй бұрын

    This is not retail. Retail cannot trade tens of millions of shares in premarket, and DRS contributes zero to trading volume.

  • @criticalevent
    @criticaleventАй бұрын

    the largest penny stock group in history got a signal, and once again someone made a shitload of money, and it wasn't them.

  • @surters
    @surtersАй бұрын

    Can you talk about why these companies are especially interesting for short-sellers?

  • @enesaslan9790
    @enesaslan9790Ай бұрын

    We HOLD! 🚀🚀🚀

  • @RJA10001
    @RJA10001Ай бұрын

    Lmao I tried to hop on the train this time, bought in at $60USD. 😢

  • @tulgold7892

    @tulgold7892

    Ай бұрын

    Idiot 😂

  • @Baracuda-xj6zk

    @Baracuda-xj6zk

    Ай бұрын

    Can we call you bagholder now?

  • @emmaramirez4330

    @emmaramirez4330

    Ай бұрын

    please be joking 😭

  • @jamesmeow3039

    @jamesmeow3039

    Ай бұрын

    Stupidly thought you bought a single $60 share. Did she take the kids

  • @NeuroDrags

    @NeuroDrags

    Ай бұрын

    Moron😂

  • @Zach0451
    @Zach0451Ай бұрын

    People on a certain subreddit have been trying to pump and dump the stock for over a week now

  • @Nohandleentered

    @Nohandleentered

    Ай бұрын

    A tad bit longer than a week, I’d say

  • @rob-tt3hb

    @rob-tt3hb

    Ай бұрын

    More like 3 years

  • @notnoaintno5134

    @notnoaintno5134

    Ай бұрын

    Lol, all the bag holders from the last Gamestop run are now attempting to dump their bags off on someone else

  • @danielsokolov4821

    @danielsokolov4821

    Ай бұрын

    @@notnoaintno5134 Not gonna lie, that was me. Invested 7 thousand last time, then it went to 3 thousand, then I sold today at market open, made off with 10 thousand. Life lesson, only invest in ETFs and mutual funds. I made up my loss from sheer bloody luck, not risking or gambling on a single stock again

  • @sharpe3698

    @sharpe3698

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@rob-tt3hb Technically speaking, that's over a week

  • @SOAP-jf7ue
    @SOAP-jf7ueАй бұрын

    Honestly didnt expect this. . .again.

  • @friendscallmeap
    @friendscallmeapАй бұрын

    One more point to concider is the role of marketmakers, both - spot and option side. As volatility increases, the spot MM will typically widen the spread, meaning that it takes less volume to move the stock from Price A to Price B. Volatility typically clusters on the shorter time horizons, which means that the MM behaviour explained above will keep being present as long as the volatility is high. Option Marketmakers, on the other hand, will also participate on the bid in the spot, as they would need to hedge the sold options (they sell as they need to provide the liquidity to the buyers that desire to participate), the price of which continues to increase with increasing IV, meaning that there is a need for more spot exposure to keep the positions hedged. All in all, 2 sides are hitting the bid (option MM and retail), spot MM quotes wider causing greater fluctuations.

  • @atticus7830
    @atticus7830Ай бұрын

    Its looking like it’s about to go parabolic again

  • @Mecks089
    @Mecks089Ай бұрын

    Good. If physical media stays alive purely because of memes, that's even better.

  • @GreenBlueWalkthrough

    @GreenBlueWalkthrough

    Ай бұрын

    To be fair the Gamestop's transition to codes and colectables has been happening for years hince the profit... Also people like me who are the whales keeping gamestop high a dry.

  • @Flintknappingtips

    @Flintknappingtips

    Ай бұрын

    Didn’t know what physical media was. Thanks. I think it’ll do fine on its own though:)

  • @dlanor15

    @dlanor15

    Ай бұрын

    Physical media is overrated. There's really no reason to own stuff physically other than poor internet connections, discounts and used media. I bought the "disc version" of the PS5 solely for the discounts. As long as the digital media isn't tied to a subscription then you own it as if it was physical, unless you're trying to resell it when you're done with it.

  • @stoneoflight6685

    @stoneoflight6685

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@dlanor15 That's not entirely true. A lot of these digital media purchases are tied to accounts that can be terminated, can be blocked by new hardware requirements and some of them even include fine print that your "purchase" of content is actually a license that can be revoked at anytime. For instance, recently Funimation merged with Crunchyroll. Funimation had sold digital copies of shows that you could pay to "own" and watch without a subscription, kind of like a digital DVD boxset. When Crunchyroll acquired the platform, they stated they weren't supporting Funimation's digital copies and since the content couldn't be locally downloaded, Funimation customer lost all the content they paid for. Another example was a recent decision by a company called Telstra shutting down their service and moving it to another company called Fetch, which would require purchasing additional hardware in order to continue to access the media that users purchased. (See "‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services" on The Guardian for more details). The only way you "own" digital media is 1) if the media exists in such a way that you can make local backups of it and 2) that you can install / transfer it from device to device without going through the company you purchased it from. Anything else leaves you vulnerable to have you content taken back at the whims of the company that provides it.

  • @tsak912

    @tsak912

    Ай бұрын

    Health insurance is also overrated. Until you need it.

  • @fturla___156
    @fturla___15627 күн бұрын

    The good news is that I already benefitted from some of the rallies the GameStop folks initiated. That surprised me in a pleasant way.

  • @RenegadeElite101
    @RenegadeElite101Ай бұрын

    I jumped in , bought both GameStop and AMC after seeing initial jumps for a nice day trade. Walked away making 60 or so % on AMC and 40 on GME. Overall not a day 48 hour deal. Since then I’ve watched both have very negative days and expect the price to settle back down in the coming weeks….unless we see another tweet lol

  • @philtheshill8599
    @philtheshill8599Ай бұрын

    Thanks Richard. I really appreciate your insight and neutral examination of this very polarizing stock. As shown in your graphic, since Ryan Cohen joined the GME board in 2021 they've improved from a 381 million a year loss to being slightly profitable in 2023. I'm wondering given your experience reading company's financial statements what's your take on that improvement over a 2 year time-frame? I also see that GameStop has begun working on their own private label brand of controllers- the Candy Con. If hypothetically GameStop were able to successfully build out a private label brand that sells gaming peripherals (e.g., controllers, headsets, keyboards, etc.) how might that impact their future revenues? Gaming peripherals are required even when games themselves are digital. You have a natural talent for teaching and education!

  • @JimPrice

    @JimPrice

    Ай бұрын

    GameStop has a P/E ratio over 1,000. That means if profitability continues to improve at the current rate, GME fundamentals might justify the current stock price in 20-30 years. GameStop is becoming profitable by shrinking. That’s a decent short-term strategy, but it doesn’t justify a sky-high P/E ratio. Who knows? Maybe the market for crappy off-brand gaming accessories will explode, and GameStop will become the next Amazon! The challenge is that the profit margin on hardware is much lower than on software. When GME baggies leave the cult subreddits, they like to pretend they care about fundamentals, but most of them are really betting on conspiracy theories about massive hidden short interest being exposed by DRS.

  • @bdhanes
    @bdhanesАй бұрын

    ❤ “I have, once again, been summoned to strike a more cautious tone." 😂❤ Glad you received the summons from a great many of us rational, normal, level-headed investors. 🤓 (Though I learned how to trade stocks after hours in Fidelity and bought and sold GameStop at a profit yesterday. It's too fun to not take part with a few bucks gambling and being part of a social phenomenon)

  • @bones642

    @bones642

    Ай бұрын

    Oh cool. Is this a power anyone can learn?

  • @espinaca27
    @espinaca27Ай бұрын

    Had to check the date of the video twice

  • @raspberrypizzza359
    @raspberrypizzza359Ай бұрын

    This has been going on for weeks though. Soon as it hit a key technical level of $10 ($40 pre-split) it’s been on a tear. $40 is where the stock cratered to after the criminals shut the buy button off back in Jan2021.

  • @naiveideen1638
    @naiveideen1638Ай бұрын

    i made a glorious 3€ with that chaos xD

  • @Baracuda-xj6zk

    @Baracuda-xj6zk

    Ай бұрын

    Trading fees included?

  • @jamesmeow3039

    @jamesmeow3039

    Ай бұрын

    ​@Baracuda-xj6zk 3€ before taxes, fees and not going to his job. After accounting for that Karen took the kids.

  • @burhanbudak6041
    @burhanbudak6041Ай бұрын

    But we like the stonks but this all depends on the short squzze and gamma.

  • @dlanor15
    @dlanor15Ай бұрын

    Keith Gill definitely got very lucky. He wasn't looking for a massive short squeeze, he was looking for a decent run, and it made him millionns instead of the few hundred thousands he was looking for initially.

  • @StolenFortunes
    @StolenFortunesАй бұрын

    If you think this is just retail. You're sorely mistaken.

  • @volvo09

    @volvo09

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah I'm sure hedge funds have positions in all the meme stocks (bought in when cheap) and monitor social media with bots. Most of this movement was probably trading bots going wild trying to catch the upside of a pump, as "retail" fake themselves into thinking a short squeeze is coming and the stock will go wild.

  • @wrxpilot

    @wrxpilot

    Ай бұрын

    Did you even watch the video? He literally said most of the buying was institutional.

  • @reid3031

    @reid3031

    Ай бұрын

    ​​@@wrxpilot"Who tf has 18 minutes and 26 seconds to watch something"

  • @Denni55

    @Denni55

    Ай бұрын

    Fr, this dude watches too much msm

  • @PaulGrower
    @PaulGrowerАй бұрын

    Have you factored in the possible effects of CAT implementation and T+1 settlement? Both will increase transparency exposing criminality.

  • @kevincronk7981
    @kevincronk7981Ай бұрын

    Clicked for the cat

  • @omniphoriusvcf907
    @omniphoriusvcf907Ай бұрын

    I agree with everything except the statement: "subject to the same biases and euphoria the rest of us are" I don't think the Plain Bagel is ever euphoric.

  • @galandoftruth6730
    @galandoftruth6730Ай бұрын

    Good video, I did buy few shares for fun , it will go $0 or $100+, I only buy 7 shares.

  • @rpet064
    @rpet064Ай бұрын

    Yes one person made the stock go as high as 700% in a few days, great analysis

  • @AynRands.RazzieAward

    @AynRands.RazzieAward

    Ай бұрын

    Volume went up 2 magnitudes in 13 days. Retail didn’t do that. Retail didn’t buy Koss (zero options). Retail didn’t cause GME to go up double digits in premarket

  • @boukie85

    @boukie85

    Ай бұрын

    shorts never closed 📈🩳📈💎

  • @nrpbrown
    @nrpbrownАй бұрын

    Great video

  • @sethreinke9587
    @sethreinke9587Ай бұрын

    E trade reports GME having a P/E ratio of 2,221.0. I'd call that a scoche overvalued

  • @highsol222
    @highsol222Ай бұрын

    Roaring kitty is a genius! lol. He just knew it was gamestop specifically and nothing else. Meanwhile the foolish conspiracy theorists said it was AMC and they were dead wrong.

  • @highsol222

    @highsol222

    Ай бұрын

    inb4; not saying in any way GME is a good investment. Heck this whole situation isn't even about investing anymore. It's something alright! But it's not investing.

  • @anthonybha4510

    @anthonybha4510

    Ай бұрын

    It's entertaining! I'm so glad round 2 is on

  • @returningwhisper
    @returningwhisperАй бұрын

    Most of the people I know who speculated on GME lost money.

  • @michaelandujar8109
    @michaelandujar8109Ай бұрын

    Well said

  • @banishedprivateer
    @banishedprivateerАй бұрын

    I love the fairly unbiased video and going into good detail. I like the stock.

  • @xvx4848
    @xvx4848Ай бұрын

    That 2200 PE ratio makes shorting a very attractive option IMO.

  • @samsonsoturian6013

    @samsonsoturian6013

    Ай бұрын

    Not at current costs

  • @svfrey7

    @svfrey7

    Ай бұрын

    Not with 550+% IV lol Shorting is not the play at the point, you're better off selling calls

  • @earthling_parth
    @earthling_parthАй бұрын

    C'mon Richard, what's X??? Do you mean X, formerly Twitter?

  • @NotTehJon

    @NotTehJon

    Ай бұрын

    no no it's "X, the app used to access the Twitter platform"

  • @earthling_parth

    @earthling_parth

    Ай бұрын

    @@NotTehJon Lmao, even better 🤣

  • @WeWaltRun
    @WeWaltRunАй бұрын

    I'm not a Gamestop investor anymore, but I do think there are some ideas for the company to pivot. I believe they should try to sell off the entire retail business for 1-2b and raise more cash. Do another share offering and have roughly 5-6b in equity. Then hire Keith Gill to be the Chief Investing Officer. Also, I did attempt to capitalize on this rally with the same level of success in the past - poorly! I do appreciate your input as usual. Unfortunately, I didn't watch this video until right now. :/

  • @richardjennings7050

    @richardjennings7050

    28 күн бұрын

    Keith Gill should have the title Chief Investment and Cat Advisor. This would make history.

  • @FirstLast-cg2nk
    @FirstLast-cg2nk29 күн бұрын

    The thing is, there's every possibility that someone simply hacked Roaring Kitty's social media and posted those memes. After the BBY incident and Folding Ideas' video "This Is Financial Advice", people have known that the Gamestop "Apes" have enough power to cause temporary market shifts . Someone could have bought a bunch of GME stock, posted the memes, and then cashed out once the stock hits its peak. Given what happened, if that was the plan, then they got exactly what they were hoping for.

  • @AndorranStairway
    @AndorranStairwayАй бұрын

    Here's another fun fact: The initial rally actually didn't begin after DFV's first tweet; it began after him LIKING A TWEET on the 10th. He has a whole host of cultists following his Twitter profile EVERY day, to the point where him simply liking a tweet after 3 years contributed to a 70% gain in GME. This is how insane this all is.

  • @fungdark8270

    @fungdark8270

    Ай бұрын

    And all the apes know that buying otm calls by the ass load causes market makers to buy shares and drive price. I swear there’s a central group that gets in and out to profit off the horde

  • @anonymeralfred7585

    @anonymeralfred7585

    Ай бұрын

    This makes literally no sense as he’s a gme guy and stocks like amc/koss/bb and other completely unrelated stocks moved pretty much the same pace. I don’t claim to know why stocks pumped this week, but I’m confident DFV is not the reason

  • @AndorranStairway

    @AndorranStairway

    Ай бұрын

    @@anonymeralfred7585 it makes plenty of sense if you’ve been following the meme stock cults for the past 3 years. DFV is basically the meme stock messiah, and many GME holders also hold on to stocks from the same meme stock basket and vice versa. It’s really not that hard to see discussion boards on various trading platforms to see that many people caught on to the hype and started buying up other meme stocks like TUP, CLOV, SNDL etc. To be confident that DFV is “not the reason” when GME surged 70% immediately after he liked a tweet is the part that literally makes no sense.

  • @AndorranStairway

    @AndorranStairway

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@anonymeralfred7585 it makes plenty of sense if you've been following the meme stockers for the past 3 years. DFV is seen as the stock messiah amongst the various meme stock groups. While his primary focus has been GME, many of his devotees also have their hands on the same meme stocks that pumped back in 2021. And in the past 3 years, a whole host of conspiracy theories and mythology formed around the guy, with many believing that he secretly had a part to play in the bull runs of any meme stocks; completely baseless of course. To be "confident DFV is not the reason" when GME surged 70% immediately after he liked a tweet is the part that makes literally no sense.

  • @AndorranStairway

    @AndorranStairway

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@anonymeralfred7585 ​ it makes plenty of sense if you've been following the meme stockers for the past 3 years. DFV is seen as the stock messiah amongst the various meme stock groups. While his primary focus has been GME, many of his devotees also have their hands on the same meme stocks that pumped back in 2021. And in the past 3 years, a whole host of conspiracy theories and mythology formed around the guy, with many believing that he secretly had a part to play in the bull runs of any meme stocks; completely baseless of course.

  • @eraseme1194
    @eraseme1194Ай бұрын

    Hi Plain Bagel, That was honestly the fairest analysis I've heard yet. Can you do a video explaining rehypothecation, naked shorting, and why people even care about shares outstanding? Who pays the dividend when Gamestop finally issues a dividend? Are the short sellers on the hook?

  • @ratshit999
    @ratshit999Ай бұрын

    How many In the money calls do you think are going to be exercised on Friday?

  • @ratshit999

    @ratshit999

    Ай бұрын

    What effect will that have on the upward pressure, especially if the gamma squeeze continues?

  • @David-dk4cg
    @David-dk4cgАй бұрын

    Gambled a very small size of my portfolio on it. Bought on monday sold tuesday. Had a 60% increase on that 24 hour trade. Congrats to DFV and other winners. But remeber this is a zero sum game

  • @CapitalWorksPro
    @CapitalWorksProАй бұрын

    My thesis is that institutional investors ran the price up to bait retail into buying a crap company once again. Seems to have worked, and now it's down 30% last time I checked today.

  • @noel3700

    @noel3700

    Ай бұрын

    Still up 283% in a month. Not too bad