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GameStop (GME) stock jumps nearly 100% in one week from the post-earnings low

GameStop's stock returned to its wildly bullish ways this week, with shares nearly doubling from the post-earnings low.

Asif Khan

March 25, 2022 1:30 PM

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Shares of GameStop, everyone's favorite video game retailer, were up nearly 100% this week after cratering at $77.58/share on a surprising EPS miss from their Q4 2021 earnings results. GameStop's stock did the unthinkable this week by actually rising in the face of plenty of headwinds.

I put my money where my mouth is

— Ryan Cohen (@ryancohen) March 22, 2022

While the stock was already bouncing from oversold levels, GameStop's Chairman of the Board Ryan Cohen poured some gasoline on the fire when he disclosed that his investment company RC Ventures bought an additional 100,000 GME shares earlier this week.

Over 65 million GME shares traded this week, with 24 million GameStop shares changing hands on March 23, 2022 alone. Several reports of short borrowing rate increases were spreading across Reddit and Twitter earlier in the week, and I can confirm that my broker Etrade's estimated borrow rate for GME shares has increased from 2% to 5% in the past week. This means that short positions in GameStop are going to be more costly to maintain, and this pressure will likely continue as the Federal Reserve continues their increasing rate monetary policy cycle.

The March 25, 2022 GME $150 call option traded over 30,000 contracts today and did close in-the-money, meaning this wild ride for GameStop shareholders might keep going when the market reopens on Monday. Shares of GameStop are up 96% from the lows set on the day after the Q4 2021 earnings results disappointed Wall Street analysts with a surprised loss.

Just, uh, hanging at the local GameStop with my buddy Bryan. Power to the, uh, players! Yes, the players. $GME #GME #GameStop pic.twitter.com/4FTnj1tbOD

— Halo Jeff Goldblum (@HaloGoldblum) March 3, 2022

Can't stop, won't stop, GameStop.

This article is only meant for educational purposes, and should not be taken as investment advice. Please consider your own investment time horizon, risk tolerance, and consult with a financial advisor before acting on this information.

Full Disclosure:

At the time of this article, Shacknews primary shareholder Asif A. Khan, his family members, or his company Virtue LLC had the following positions:

Long GameStop via GME shares (partially-hedged with out-of-the-money put options)

Long GameStop via GME call options

Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.