GameStop Shares Surge After 'Roaring Kitty' Reemerges

During the frenzy, Gill posted a series of cryptic clips from movies, television shows and music videos, including the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," the television series "Game of Thrones" and the song "Stand Up" by Ludacris. But even after Monday's surge, GameStop's stock remained well below the heights it reached in 2021.

Gill gained a cult following among during the coronavirus pandemic with lively and irreverent videos on YouTube and posts on Reddit arguing that GameStop was undervalued. In 2021, that stock and others, like , soared in value as armies of small investors piled in, boosting one another in that were heavy on memes and jokes and light on discussion of traditional financial fundamentals.

Amid the market mayhem, that bet against meme blew up and trading apps struggled to keep up. The chaos inspired the 2023 film "Dumb Money," directed by Craig Gillespie.

Gill has been silent for the past few years. He fended off a lawsuit from a trader who lost money against him and his former employer, . A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed the suit in February.

The illustration that Gill posted Sunday -- after last posting images of sleeping kittens on June 18, 2021 -- was posted by GameStop on X in February. The company included the caption, "casual to competitive."

Redditors on the WallStreetBets forum interpreted Gill's latest postings as bullish for GameStop. One Redditor wrote, "Oh we are so back," and included a screenshot of GameStop's rising share price.

The prices of other meme stocks also rose Monday: AMC's shares were up more than 40%. And Reddit's stock jumped 10%, reaching its highest point since March, shortly after the company's initial public offering.

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