How far can the return of Roaring Kitty really carry GameStop?

Meme stock fever is back. GameStop, AMC and other companies The 2021 hype cycle has seen the stock surge in recent days. roaring kitty, a key figure in the 2021 craze. But with traders and influencers mainly posting provocative movie clips so far, how long can the hype sustain the meme stock’s resurgence?

Roaring Kitty is the alias of financial advisor turned content creator and stock trader Keith Gill. He gained attention in early 2021 for his passionate bets on the price of GameStop stock. The video game retailer’s stock price has fallen over the past few years. The company struggled to adapt to industry changes.

His livestreams and optimistic Reddit posts under the name DeepFuckingValue inspired many other retail traders to buy GME, driving the price from around $5 per share to nearly $500. The resulting short squeeze cost companies that opposed GameStop’s revival billions of dollars worth of losses and caused broader market turmoil.

Roaring Kitty disappeared from social media in June 2021, months after testifying before Congress on the issue. but his Sunday tweetsShowing a man holding a controller and commanding attention helped give the film a revival. GameStop TradingAlong with movie theater chain AMC and other meme stocks. The same goes for meme cryptocurrency..

With a closing price of $48.75, GME shares are up nearly 203% over the past five days, while AMC is up 117% to $6.85 over the same period. It’s huge. However, both stocks fell significantly during trading on Tuesday as questions were raised about whether Roaring Kitty plans to do more than simply tweet video clips.

GME fell nearly 25% after opening just below $65 per share, while AMC plunged another 42% by closing at $11.88.

However, both stocks are trending higher after hours and saw significant gains from Monday’s close to Tuesday’s open. Can we repeat this again? Like meme coins, anything is possible with meme stocks. they famous for being fickle And often based on social media sentiment.

But it’s unclear how much Roaring Kitty plans to increase its online presence. And whatever his plan, could this lead to another massive meme stock resurgence? Roaring Kitty has yet to resume live streams and Reddit bull postings in 2021. So far, there has been a steady stream of tweets containing movie and music video clips made into memes.

This was enough to pump up GameStop and AMC stocks, along with various meme coins. But if that’s all we get from Roaring Kitty, will this revival ultimately be more than a blip on the radar, a temporary burst of nostalgia? Traders are eagerly awaiting answers.

Editor’s note: This article was created with the help of AI. Editing and Fact Checking Andrew Hayward.