Citron Research

Noted short seller Andrew Left is changing the focus of Citron Research, the company he founded 20 years ago. What Happened: Citron Research has changed its focus to providing long candidates instead of short reports. The change comes as Left became one of the faces against GameStop Corp (...

Citron Research is due to make a major announcement today at 9 am EST, the activist short-seller said in a tweet.  Citron mentions that the announcement should be watched by all individual investors and ends with “Free Speech and Cautious Investing to all.” See also: How...

Reddit community r/WallStreetBets’ members have been driving a surge in stocks of several companies over the past weeks in what they describe as a fight against short sellers. Heading into Thursday’s pre-market session, stocks of several companies with high short interest continue to...

The shares of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Nokia Oyj (NYSE: NOK), and BlackBerry Ltd. (NYSE: BB) traded lower at press time in the pre-market session on Thursday. What Happened: The four stocks have been the subject of short squeezes led by members of the...

Point72 has suffered a loss amounting to nearly 15% this year — thanks to the sharp uptick in the shares of GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), a person familiar with the matter told the New York Times.  What Happened: The hedge fund run by Steve Cohen — the owner of New York Mets...

The S&P 500 dropped 1.3% on Wednesday morning, while shares of video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and other highly shorted stocks once again skyrocketed. Broken Pricing Mechanism: On Wednesday morning’s Benzinga PreMarket Prep show, co-host Dennis Dick discussed the crazy...

Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) traded above $350 per share Wednesday amid a massive short-covering bonanza, but the company is in a "weaker" place than it was before the rally, according to BofA Securities.  The GameStop Analyst: Curtis Nagle maintains an...

One of the most common questions traders have about stocks is “Why Is It Moving?” That’s why Benzinga created the Why Is It Moving, or WIIM, feature in Benzinga Pro. WIIMs are a one-sentence description as to why that stock is moving.  Here’s why shares of Microsoft,...

See also: How to Buy GME Stock One of the biggest news stories of the last two weeks has been the battle between retail traders versus hedge funds that shorted GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) stock. Citron Research Covers Short: Citron Research’s Andrew Left was one of the most vocal opponents...

GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME) short seller Melvin Capital Management LP said Monday it had received $2.75 billion in investment from hedge funds Citadel and Point72. What Happened: While Citadel and its partners are investing $2 billion, Point72 is pumping in $750 million into Melvin Capital,...

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) stock jumped another 100% Monday morning to an all-time high of over $140. Just four months ago, the stock was worth only $6, and at the start of January it was worth $18, making for a 500% year-to-date return.  On Monday, Loop Capital...

A handful of heavily shorted stocks experienced extremely volatile trading on Monday morning, leading some experts to speculate the 2021 short squeeze trade may have finally run out of steam. The poster child of the short squeeze trade, video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), traded as high...

Must Asset Management, which held a 4.7% stake in GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) until April last year at least, is turning less bullish on the stock in light of the latest confounding rally. What Happened: Must Asset Management CEO Kim Doo-yong told Bloomberg on Monday that the South Korean hedge fund...