GameStop Shares Soar as Keith Gill Schedules YouTube Return

  • Roaring Kitty handle shows scheduled livestream for June 7
  • Gill’s Reddit page showed a large stock and option position

Keith Gill speaks virtually during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Feb. 2021. 

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Keith Gill, whose Roaring Kitty online moniker has sent GameStop Corp. shares surging in the past week, sparked another rally in the video-game retailer after a YouTube post said he’d return to the platform Friday for the first time in three years.

GameStop shares rose 47% to $46.55, triggering multiple volatility halts. The stock is up 76% in two days and has soared 167% since Gill tweeted a cryptic meme on May 12. GameStop continued its rapid ascent in postmarket trading Thursday, jumping as much as 45% to hit a high of $67.50.