Wall Street Bets

U.S. equities have pushed to new all-time highs, and seemingly by design, retail traders are leading this expedition into uncharted territory. As both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq tick higher, individual investors are piling in, picking up call options and targeting heavily shorted stocks with a...

South Korea extended its short-selling ban on Thursday in an attempt to crack down on illegal “naked shorting” practices. What Happened: South Korea announced it would extend its ban on short selling to the first quarter of 2025, per Fortune. “The ban on short selling will be...

A big-screen movie adaptation of the GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) short squeeze is happening in 2023. and some big names are attached. "Dumb Money,” an adaptation of the book “The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That...

CNBC host and television personality Jim Cramer has not shied away from sharing hot takes on television or in recent years on social media. After a love-hate relationship, Cramer is throwing in the towel on mentioning the investors and followers of a well-known retail trader favorite. What Happened...

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) shares are trading higher Friday as retail traders push the stock up. Palantir Technologies is a well-known stock in Reddit’s Wall Street Bets community. The shares have been getting pumped alongside the rest of the stocks Wall Street Bets...

The Dave Portnoy-backed VanEck Vectors Social Sentiment ETF (NYSE: BUZZ) hit a new milestone this week after it reached $500 million in net assets. What Happened: The ETF managed to raise more than $500 million since its March 4 launch and ETFtrends.com President Tom Lydon told Fox...

There is something "systemically" wrong in the options trading of the stock of GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), according to Massachusetts securities regulator, Barron’s reported Tuesday. What Happened: The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin told...