Reddit trading frenzy could cause ‘systemic event’ in markets, strategist says

cnbc2021-02-02

KEY POINTS A flurry of retail buying led by Reddit thread WallStreetBets sent shares of heavily shorted stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment skyrocketing last week. GameStop shares surged 1,...

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cslim
2021-02-03
cslim
Cool
kisshen
2021-02-03
kisshen
Cool
ETWH
2021-02-03
ETWH
??
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Fristene
2021-02-03
Fristene
Scary
mcwood
2021-02-03
mcwood
Agree hedge fund also makes chaos
SebastianCkm
2021-02-02
SebastianCkm
hope retail investors got out
- HLPA:
  ya

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hedge fund also makes chaos&nbsp;","listText":"Agree hedge fund also makes chaos&nbsp;","text":"Agree hedge fund also makes chaos","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/314983659","repostId":1131925624,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":314086682,"gmtCreate":1612280296846,"gmtModify":1704869295335,"author":{"id":"3572520411935007","authorId":"3572520411935007","name":"SebastianCkm","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"hope retail investors got out","listText":"hope retail investors got out","text":"hope retail investors got 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