Meme mania has been one of the most unexpected phenomena in the equities market in an already atypical pandemic environment. The “meme attacks” have rarely been based on business fundamentals, but instead fueled by momentum and discussions on web forums that catalyze vicious rallies.
Below, the Wall Street Memes channel lists some of the most popular meme stocks and how each has performed so far in 2021.
Figure 1: GameStop store.
GME - GameStop Corp.
- Largest gain in 2021:1,914%
- Largest loss in 2021:-88%
- Peak price:$347.51
- Current price:$200.18(at last check).
AMC - AMC Theaters
- Largest gain in 2021:2,850%
- Largest loss in 2021:-72%
- Peak price:$62.55
- Current price:$55.14(at last check).
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BB - BlackBerry Limited
- Largest gain in 2021:281%
- Largest loss in 2021:-68%
- Peak price:$25.10
- Current price:$12.82(at last check).
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CLNE - Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
- Largest gain in 2021:137%
- Largest loss in 2021:-59%
- Peak price:$18.64
- Current price:$11.22(at last check).
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CLOV - Clover Health Investments
- Largest gain in 2021:224%
- Largest loss in 2021:-56%
- Peak price:$22.15
- Current price:$12.10(at last check).
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CLF - Cleveland-Cliff
- Largest gain in 2021:83%
- Largest loss in 2021:-28%
- Peak price:$24.44
- Current price:$20.75(at last check).
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TLRY - Tilray Pharmaceuticals
- Largest gain in 2021:610%
- Largest loss in 2021:-78%
- Peak price:$63.91
- Current price:$17.23(at last check).
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NOK - Nokia Corporation
- Largest gain in 2021:69%
- Largest loss in 2021:-41%
- Peak price:$6.55
- Current price:$5.14(at last check).
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