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What’s. In. The Box?!?!?

Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, tweeted a picture of a wrapped box at 10 a.m. ET on Christmas morning.

In return, the world has seemingly given him a gift.

Shares of GameStop are bounding higher in early trading, up 9% on (relatively) heavy volume.

Open interest in GameStop calls with a $125 strike price that expire on January 17 (in 22 days) is virtually unchanged after spiking on December 16 amid signs of whale-like buying activity. These bullish options bets need another mania in shares of the embattled brick-and-mortar retail to be in the money.

Social-media buzz about the potential for another frenzy and short squeeze in the stock is swelling, despite there being a dearth of actual shorts.

Gill’s last micro missive on X prior to Christmas Day was a Time “Person of the Year” cover post on December 5.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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