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Value After Hours S05 E38: WSJ's Spencer Jakab on The Revolution That Wasn't: GameStop and Reddit

The Acquirers Podcast

CHAPTER

Swarming Melvin Capital: The GameStop Saga

This chapter explores the analogy between a swarm of ants suffocating an ant eater and the small day traders swarming Melvin Capital in the GameStop saga. It analyzes Gabe Plotkin's miscalculations and the risk he failed to recognize. It also discusses ongoing events and echoes of the GameStop and Reddit story, including the use of zero day options as a weapon of mischief.

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