A basket of so-called meme stocks that took Wall Street by storm at the start of 2021 slumped to a record low this week, erasing the last vestiges of the retail-investor driven rally that made them famous.
The group of 37 retail trading favorites tracked by Bloomberg extended a four-day slide on Tuesday, wiping out 15% of its value in the past week as global markets fell on concern of a looming recession. The index has shed 63% of its value from a January 2021 high.
