Silver Squeeze: Move over GameStop. Reddit traders target silver next
The online army of Reddit traders have over the past week rallied to defend out-of-favor companies such as struggling videogame retailer GameStop and theater chain AMC Entertainment, defeating hedge funds that had bet the shares would fall by selling them short, in a stunning reversal of financial power transfixing Wall Street. The move into silver gained traction Thursday after posts on the “Wall Street Bets” Reddit forum urged investors to pile into physical silver, encouraging them to push the price of the metal up to $1,000. “Silver Bullion Market is one of the most manipulated on e...