The forum, members of which refer to each other as "degenerates" and create "meme stocks," first targeted shares of GameStop, buying deeply out-of-the-money calls that created unprecedented demand for shares.
Ticker: FIZZ Percent of float short: 63% YTD rally: 131%
9. iRobot Corp.
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Ticker: IRBT Percent of float short: 63% YTD rally: 146%
8. Virgin Galactic Holdings
Ticker: SPCE Percent of float short: 64% YTD rally: 150%
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7. Children's Place
Ticker: PLCE Percent of float short: 65% YTD rally: 50%
6. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
Ticker: SKT Percent of float short: 71% YTD rally: 110%
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5. Bed Bath & Beyond
Ticker: BBBY Percent of float short: 84% YTD rally: 204%
4. Macerich
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Ticker: MAC Percent of float short: 88% YTD rally: 144%
3. AMC Networks
Ticker: AMCX Percent of float short: 94% YTD rally: 104%
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2. Ligand Pharmaceuticals
Ticker: LGND Percent of float short: 106% YTD rally: 100%
1. GameStop
Ticker: GME Percent of float short: 261% YTD rally: 1,917%
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All short interest data is as of December 31 and was sourced from Yahoo Finance. Year-to-date data is as of Wednesday's intraday highs.
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