GameStop shares surge 80% after ‘Roaring Kitty’ trader posts account showing $116 million position

Meme stock GameStop - rallied again Monday on speculation Keith Gill, the man who inspired 2021′s epic short squeeze, could have a huge position in the video game retailer.

Shares in premarket trading were about 84% higher to $42.55.

Gill, who goes by DeepF------Value on Reddit and Roaring Kitty on YouTube and X, reappeared Sunday night, posting a screenshot of what could be his portfolio holding a significant amount of GameStop common shares and call options.

The Reddit trading crowd’s favorite trader holds 5 million shares of GameStop worth $115.7 million as of Friday’s closing price, according to the account snapshot posted on Reddit’s r/SuperStonk forum. The account also showed a position of 120,000 call options in GameStop with a strike price of $20 that expire on June 21st that were purchased for about $5.68 each. GameStop shares closed Friday at $23.14.