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GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack

Then two days later, something strangestarts happening. GameStop shares start climbing...

[Jordan] Then two days later, something strange
starts happening. GameStop shares start climbing and I mean climbing fast. Videogame retailer GameStop,
its shares are up some
15 percent pre-market

Full Transcript

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[Jordan] Then two days later,
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something strange starts happening.
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GameStop shares start climbing
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and I mean climbing fast.
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Videogame retailer GameStop, its shares
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are up some 15 percent pre-market.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:12
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A group of young, risk-embracing day traders used social media to organize a massive stock buy-up. Jordan Belfort provides details about the story, exploring how it shook the world's markets.
I guess we're fighting." - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:07
I guess we're fighting."
They just didn't take them seriously - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
They just didn't take them seriously
And when the stock started to drop back down, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
And when the stock started to drop back down,
What the hedge funds didn't realize though - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:16
What the hedge funds didn't realize though
[police sirens wailing] - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:49
[police sirens wailing]
And they wanted to teach the short sellers a lesson - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
And they wanted to teach the short sellers a lesson
You see, shorters can't hang on - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:42
You see, shorters can't hang on
And as more investors, more retail investors - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:09
And as more investors, more retail investors
[man] GameStop was an extreme example of a short squeeze. - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:16
[man] GameStop was an extreme example of a short squeeze.
So now you have everyone buying, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:07
So now you have everyone buying,
[Susannah] And initially I don't think, uh, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:17
[Susannah] And initially I don't think, uh,
[Jordan] Talk about the insane loyalty - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:13
[Jordan] Talk about the insane loyalty
Well, when I actually went on to the site - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:05
Well, when I actually went on to the site
I mean, these guys, no one is selling, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:09
I mean, these guys, no one is selling,
The short sellers are completely blindsided. - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:24
The short sellers are completely blindsided.
[Jordan] By late January, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:30
[Jordan] By late January,
[woman] Hedge fund borrow is facing billions - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:05
[woman] Hedge fund borrow is facing billions
Shares are now up more than 60% free market - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:36
Shares are now up more than 60% free market
Um, we made... we made a statement - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:08
Um, we made... we made a statement
[Alex] It was really exciting - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:15
[Alex] It was really exciting