Some GameStop investors grew optimistic after activist investor and Chewy co-founder and former CEO Ryan Cohen joined the company's board, hoping he could drive a change in the strategy. 'Reminder that NFLX had several 50%-80% drawdowns before becoming the company it stands today,' Davi said in an email.

A stock that’s actively shorted with a high short float and days to cover ratio is ripe for experiencing a short squeeze. Netflix, once a DVD-by-mail service, managed to turn itself into one of the biggest streaming companies in the world. When short sellers realized that Porsche had bought a major stake in Volkswagen and there would not be enough shares for short sellers to cover their positions. Hedge funds lost 30 billion in the VW squeeze Within four days, the stock dropped in price by 58 A similar phenomena happened with GameStop where hedge fund shorts got caught in a squeeze. the first rigorous academic study of the Porsche-VW squeeze and show that it. But when the short squeeze comes to an end, there are not enough shares available to bring the share price. The resulting short squeeze in Volkswagens stock briefly made it the most. Netflix is a good reminder that just when you think a company has an out-of-date business model, things can quickly revert, Davi said. At that price Volkswagen's voting stock was worth 296 billion euros (370 billion). 'Can GameStop adjust their business model to allow for streaming games? Can they close some of their stores to become more cash flow positive? These are all questions we are waiting to find,' said John Davi, founder and CIO of Astoria Portfolio Advisors. Live Chart Of Volkswagen Squeeze Oct 26/2008 This Is It AMC, GME Will Be More Violent.RISK WARNING: Trading involves HIGH RISK and YOU CAN LOSE a lo. The jury is still out on whether GameStop can revive its struggling mall-based video game business in the age of streaming and the internet.

As the speculative mania ends, share prices should eventually come down to a level that reflects the company's health and fundamentals.

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