Concept
Individual investor sentiment
Bullish views of self-directed individual investors, widely shared on social media in early 2021.
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caused
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GameStop short squeeze
According to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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A finding of SEC staff, not of the Commission. Staff found that short covering likely added to the price in some short periods but was a small fraction of overall buying.
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Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure Conditions in Early 2021, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (staff), 14 Oct 2021.
Primary record
Whether driven by a desire to squeeze short sellers and thus to profit from the resultant rise in price, or by belief in the fundamentals of GameStop, it was the positive sentiment, not the buying-to-cover, that sustained the weeks-long price appreciation of GameStop stock.
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