GameStop Crashes On Plan To Dump 45 Million Shares On Market

Sunday:

Roaring Kitty's post on X unleashed a mega short squeeze in heavily shorted Gamestop and AMC Entertainment Holdings between Monday and Wednesday. 

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

On the first day of the mania, we pointed out,  "You know Jefferies bankers are burning the phones at GME and AMC pitching ATM equity offerings for after the close." 

Then Tuesday. 

And Wednesday (read here). 

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

 Gamestop and AMC's price action from the start of Wednesday through yesterday's close has been absolutely awful.

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

And finally, to end the week, Gamestop entered into an open market sale agreement with Jefferies to sell up to 45 million shares. 

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

Shares cratered in premarket trading, down 23% to 21.32. 

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

Here's the price action recap for both Gamestop and AMC for the week.

gamestop crashes on plan to dump 45 million shares on market

Thanks for playing retail. 

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge May 17th 2024