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GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack

So when, of course, the waves of COVID infections hit the United Statesin particular, and...

So when, of course, the waves of COVID infections hit the United States
in particular, and some shops
were forced to close to try and stop
the spread of infection, it meant that there was yet
another sales slide and the future
really didn't look good for GameStop

Full Transcript

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So when, of course,
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the waves of COVID infections
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hit the United States in particular,
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and some shops were forced to close
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to try and stop the spread of infection,
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it meant that there was yet another sales slide
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and the future really didn't look good
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for GameStop.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:47
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.
[Jordan] At the time, GameStop's share price - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:06
[Jordan] At the time, GameStop's share price
And now, more Wall Street firms - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:28
And now, more Wall Street firms
So, I limited my risk - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:25
So, I limited my risk
In 2020, once the lockdowns happen, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:24
In 2020, once the lockdowns happen,
And so I took all that money and that's when I decided - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:26
And so I took all that money and that's when I decided
You take away the commutes, you take away - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
You take away the commutes, you take away
there was less things people do. - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:09
there was less things people do.
So, I set up a Robinhood account - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:23
So, I set up a Robinhood account
[Tony] We had the time, we weren't traveling anymore - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:13
[Tony] We had the time, we weren't traveling anymore
[Jordan] But for many of these newcomers, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:15
[Jordan] But for many of these newcomers,
Conversely, you will be in the dumps - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:17
Conversely, you will be in the dumps
Now, there's no doubt that trading stocks - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:07
Now, there's no doubt that trading stocks
The highs, the lows, the thrill of the kill, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
The highs, the lows, the thrill of the kill,
[upbeat music playing] - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:35
[upbeat music playing]
The Reddit community is aching for a fight - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:11
The Reddit community is aching for a fight
There's many of them, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:06
There's many of them,
They're looking to prove Wall Street wrong. - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:14
They're looking to prove Wall Street wrong.
And it made me feel, like, not only was I making money, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:07
And it made me feel, like, not only was I making money,
You wanna win, but you have to have everyone - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:06
You wanna win, but you have to have everyone
During this COVID lockdown, - GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack 00:07
During this COVID lockdown,