GameStop Is Like A Soros Play

A week of blogs about GameStop – why not.


Reflecting on the GameStop mania, I feel it’s more like a macro trade, e.g. how Soros broke Bank of England in 1992.

1/ hedge funds are like the role of Bank of England facing Soros (retail investors, etc.). It’s almost certain that they cannot cover the shorts in the near term – just like BoE couldn’t support fixed exchange ratio.

2/ HFs didn’t realize that reflexivity is so important… they are analyzing the company as if they are the outsiders. But as people realize their short/put positions, they can support both GamStop’s real business and its stock. HF’s participation changes the real world itself. Also, people’s decision of holing GME stock also changes their purchasing behaviors.

3/ social medias (reddit, twitter trending, etc.) are now playing a role like Draghi’s “whatever it takes” speech. When expectation is set, people’s decision change as well – it becomes self-fulfilling.