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GameStop surge triggers circuit breakers on Keith Gill YouTube stream announcement

Shares of GameStop have been halted for volatility after spiking 33% when Keith Gill’s Roaring Kitty YouTube account scheduled a livestream for Friday at noon ET.

We haven’t heard Gill say anything about the fundamentals of the brick-and-mortar retailer since he testified before Congress in February 2021. However, his X and Reddit accounts have come alive recently after years in hibernation, with posts of memes and positions.

DeepFuckingValue, Gill’s alias on Reddit, has not posted an update since Monday’s close. Open interest in the GameStop call options that expire on June 21 with a strike price of $20 – a contract where Gill appears to have a dominant position – have gone up, not down, since this stake was revealed on Sunday evening, which implies that he’s diamond hands-ing those derivatives.

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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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