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How a handful of WallStreetBets traders ignited the GameStop squeeze

A year-long analysis of Reddit's WallStreetBets community identified three candidate opinion leaders whose large risky investments and persistent updates on single stocks drove the GameStop short squeeze, after which no new leaders emerged and the forum shifted toward memes.
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Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News broke the news on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
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