# GameStop short squeeze

> Retail buying spread from r/wallstreetbets as GameStop shares touched $483 intraday.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Finance
- Seed date: 2019-09-08
- Peak proxy date: 2021-01-28
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 54 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Underdog, Celebrity amplifier, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Retail investors shared GameStop positions on Reddit and YouTube. Buying spread to Twitter and Discord; the stock touched $483. Robinhood restricted purchases, lawmakers held a hearing, and GameStop later sold shares.

## Timeline

- 2019-09-08 — u/DeepFuckingValue (Keith Gill) (Reddit) — Gill posted a screenshot of his GameStop position and thanked Michael Burry for raising his cost basis.
- 2020-07-27 — Roaring Kitty (Keith Gill) (YouTube) — Gill published a YouTube video arguing that GameStop was undervalued.
- 2021-01-22 — The Verge (Press) — The Verge covered the Reddit-driven rally, trading halts and Citron's withdrawal from public commentary.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/gamestop-short-squeeze

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “GameStop short squeeze.” Case HIS-01169. Spread Score v1.2: 54/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01169