$GameStop Corp(GME.US)$ bull Roaring Kitty went on a meme posting spree on Twitter on Tuesday as so-called stonks soared led by $AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc(AMC.US)$.
What Happened: Roaring Kitty, whose real name is Keith Patrick Gill, tweeted a number of memes over the course of Tuesday as WallStreetBets' favorite stocks soared.
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) June 2, 2021
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) June 1, 2021
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) June 1, 2021
Gill had been quiet on Twitter since his last tweet on Apr. 11. His comeback is reminiscent of the tweeting style of $Chewy Inc(CHWY.US)$ founder Ryan Cohen.
— Roaring Kitty (@TheRoaringKitty) June 1, 2021
Why It Matters: Stonks soared on Tuesday, with AMC ending the regular session 22.76% higher at $32.04 and rising another 19.54% in the pre-market trading session to $38.30.
GameStop, a company whose stock Roaring Kitty "likes," appreciated 12.17% on Tuesday to end the regular session at $249.02. In the after-hours session, the game retailer rose 4.3% to $256.
$BlackBerry Ltd(BB.US)$ shot up 14.8% to $11.56% on the same day, and another 14.62% to $13.24 in pre-market trading.
AMC, Blackberry, and GameStop were the most discussed stocks on WallStreetBets over 24-hours attracting 3022, 2777, and 927 mentions respectively as of press time.
In May, AMC returned 160.42%, making it the second most profitable investment for the month among the assets seeing high interest from retail investors, but a meme-themed cryptocurrency, SHIBA INU (SHIB) was the top gainer at 433.27%.
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AMC did not go up because of u/deepfuckingvalue. He's never talked about them once.
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