Now we’re seeing the equity surge more than 180% in the past few days based on volume.
APE shares rose 75% before the Christmas holiday with volume reaching more than 177 million, up 158 million in trading volume from its average of 19.6 million.
On Tuesday, we’re seeing big trading volume come in with more than 55 million in the first hour and a half.
AMC APE Share Price Today | APE shares surge.
Will APE shares continue to rise?
There seems to be a discrepancy where we’re seeing AMC and APE’s charts mirror each other, but the complete opposite way.
While APE shares rise, AMC shares fall, especially when looking at the past 5-day trading charts.
AMC VS APE | APE shares surge.
It’s hard to say whether what we’re seeing with APE is shorts closing when we look at AMC’s chart directly next to APE.
It’s almost as if value is being extracted from AMC into APE.
And according to a Nasdaq report, only 0.18% of institutions are currently holding APE shares, so where is this volume coming from?
Have you purchased APE shares in the past 5 days?
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What do you think of these two discrepancies between AMC and APE shares?
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The stock has had an insane amount of demand in the market from retail investors, but overleveraged shorting has suppressed the stock’s price from rising.
The equity closed at $0.98 per share and fell as low as $0.90 on Wednesday.
Majority of the market pumped during JPow’s announcement but both AMC and APE finished red on the day despite above average trading volume.
APE had an exceptional amount of buying power reaching 62.8 million, it’s average trading volume is 16.2 million.
The manipulation of APE in the market has shareholders looking at the CEO.
Citigroup’s Ties with APE and AMC Entertainment
Citigroup APE ties. AMC Entertainment news + more.
AMC Entertainment announced that it would hire Citigroup to help it sell 425 million APE shares.
This comes from the movie theatre chain’s strategy to capitalize from its shareholders to pay down debt.
Shareholders have argued in the past that the issuance of APE should have been voted for.
AMC Entertainment was able to successfully and legally claim a fraction of shareholder’s hard-earned capital in order to keep raise cash.
While there are shareholders who are willing to give their entire paycheck to the company, others weren’t too happy with the move.
Now it’s been disclosed that Citigroup has been shorting AMC Entertainment for the better part of over two years now.
Citigroup’s 13F-HR filing shows the company has been selling shares while trading put options in the derivatives market.
Meanwhile, the bank has also been downgrading AMC’s share price and promoting it in the media.
That’s right, the partner that is helping AMC sell APE shares has also been capitalizing from shorting the company.
Shareholders Look to Adam Aron for Answers
While there are shareholders that have total trust in AMC’s CEO Adam Aron, there are others who simply want answers.
Shareholders are invested in AMC Entertainment in order to capitalize from the company, but it currently seems to be the other way around.
AMC Entertainment just launched their online merchandise store, which is incredibly bullish for the company as it allows them to venture into other income streams.
This however does not prevent certain shareholders from wanting answers on APE’s dilution and massive suppression in share price.
Still, majority of shareholders seem to hold on to the CEO’s statement when he said to not confuse his silence with inaction.
But I’m curious to know what you think.
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Will retail investors trigger an APE short squeeze?
AMC’s Preferred Equity (APE stock) has made it available for the company to raise cash instantaneously.
The company announced in September it would sell up to 425 million APE shares to pay down their debt.
AMC Entertainment has steadily improved fundamentally since 2021 when retail investors injected the company with liquidity to squeeze short sellers.
The movie theatre chain has acquired several new theaters, entered the crypto and NFT space, and has beat every quarter for two years in a row now.
Despite what mainstream media has portrayed, retail investors have not ditched the pursuit of squeezing Wall Street again.
The massive retail community who participated in the trading activity which caused AMC and GameStop to rise are now looking to squeeze AMC’s Preferred Equity, APE stock.
How high can APE stock go?
Let’s discuss it.
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What is APE Stock?
APE stands for ‘AMC Preferred Equity’ and is a tradable security in the stock market deriving from an AMC stock split.
Retail investors who held or purchased AMC shares before the stock split would be granted with 1 APE share for every AMC share they held.
The stock split was marketed as a dividend which confused many shareholders at first.
Some retail investors weren’t too pleased to hear AMC’s share price would be divided evenly between AMC and APE stock, but others viewed the split as an opportunity.
The main purpose of APE stock was to allow the company to capitalize from its shareholders during a time of need.
AMC Entertainment would need approval from shareholders to dilute the stock and raise cash, but not with APE.
APE would act as a pool of liquidity for the company to pull money from.
How is APE’s Value Determined?
At first, APE’s value was divided in half from the close of AMC’s trading price prior to the stock split.
Both securities’ value has been determined by market conditions since.
This means how high APE stock goes will highly depend on how much buying power the security receives from retail and institutional investors.
But the market in general has been tough for most investors.
Today’s bear market has only set lower prices for both AMC Entertainment and APE stock.
It’s fair to predict that APE’s value will see more downside before a reversal.
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Who will receive APE Stock?
AMC shareholders will receive 1 APE stock for every 1 share of AMC they hold at the end of the trading day of August 15th, per AMC’s press release.
Shareholders should see the new dividend stock reflect in their broker accounts the following week by Monday the 22nd.
APE stock is not a cash dividend which means shareholders will be able to trade the security like any other stock.
“These 516,820,595 new “AMC Preferred Equity units” will trade on the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol APE”, said CEO Adam Aron in a tweet earlier this month.
Shareholders who sell AMC stock prior to the closeout date will not receive APE stock upon the issue date.
Will APE expose synthetic shares?
There is a 50/50 chance APE stock will expose synthetic shares.
The reason being is that AMC Entertainment has already issued the 516.8 million equity units per outstanding AMC shares.
This means that the equity units already belong to every individual shareholder.
The problem will arise only when AMC shareholders do not receive APE stock.
If AMC shareholders only receive partial APE securities, then brokers will need to address the issue at hand.
An incomplete batch of APE stock could signify shareholders are indeed holding phantom shares.
But how likely is this scenario?
It’s very unlikely since naked shares tend to be transacted outside the lit exchange and are not traceable/recorded for the public.
Here’s what the CEO had to say regarding synthetic shares upon the announcement of this new equity unit.
6. Candidly I’ve seen no evidence so-called fake or synthetic shares exist. But many of you disagree. This preferred equity dividend goes ONLY to company issued shares. So, it will have the impact of a “share count” or unique dividend many of you have sought. #TodayWePounce
The preferred equity dividend will go ONLY to company issued shares so if there are institutions holding synthetic shares, they will simply not receive APE.
How much will APE Stock be worth?
No, APE stock will not be worth $0.01 as many thought per AMC’s press release.
Adam Aron confirmed the “$0.01” referred to be merely a ‘placeholder’ used for technical legal terms.
APE stock will be worth approximately 50% of where AMC shares traded just before the dividend.
From there, market trading conditions will determine the ongoing share price of APE stock.
More FUD work. Ultimately, market trading determines the ongoing prices of AMC shares and APE units. They are very similar in nature, so logic says that initially the AMC share should approximately trade for 50% and the APE unit 50% of where shares trade just before the dividend.
This means that if AMC traded at $25 per share before the dividend goes into effect, shareholders will see both AMC and APE stock reflect $12.50 per share each.
The value of AMC shareholders’ portfolios will not change but rather be divided in half by these two securities.
In other words, the value will be the sum of 1 AMC share plus 1 APE.
5. So for each of your AMC shares, after the dividend you instead will own 1 AMC common share *and* 1 APE. Logic says the share price will fall, but your value will be the sum of 1 share *plus* 1 APE. Different, but similar to a 2 to 1 stock split of common shares. #TodayWePounce
While AMC shares are not being diluted, the introduction of APE stock allows the company to use half of the value of AMC shares to raise capital and pay down debt if they choose to.
Since shareholders have expressed they do not want to dilute AMC anymore, AMC Entertainment’s solution was to create a separate security (APE) from which they could use instead.
To sum it up, the creation of APEs should help clarify for you who is in our current shareholder base and how many company issued shares there are. Beyond that, though, we believe APES should let AMC raise capital, pay debt and do more. Not good news for the doubters. #Checkmate
Market News: AMC becomes one of the most purchased stocks on Fidelity
Wall Street is baffled as AMC becomes one of the most purchased stocks on Fidelity in the past week.
Mark Taylor from Mirabaud Securities says “the ‘smart guys’ are confused and fighting from a position of weakness.”
But has the retail community really been that covert?
The retail community has been fighting against market injustices for over a year now, which a lot has been an effort to drive short sellers out of ‘meme stocks’ such as AMC and GameStop.
‘Meme stocks’ have been suppressed by market makers and short sellers in order to prevent the stocks’ high demand from causing further losses.
It was reported AMC short sellers had lost more than $1 billion this year so far.
Are retail investors about to deliver another blow to Wall Street?
Let’s discuss it!
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AMC breaks $20 again
AMC Entertainment stock has broken the $20 levels again.
It’s going to have to hold well above $26-$27 if retail investors are to see it beyond $30 again.
AMC had peaked to $27.47 during the pre-market but underperformed like majority of stocks.
While trading volume in the past two days has been over 100m, today’s volume showed signs of cooling momentum.
Still, AMC is holding around $22.50 relatively well.
Shareholders are loading up on the stock prior to the new dividend distributions.
AMC will be distributing 1 APE stock for every 1 AMC share investors hold.
The new security will be tradable in the market and will provide the company with liquidity to pay down their debt and raise cash if need be.
For investors, a cash cow that may significantly grow in value.
This incentive is attracting more investors to buy the theatre chain stock and causing confusion amongst short sellers.
But there’s one thing mainstream media isn’t discussing, and that’s that retail activists and shareholders aren’t going anywhere.
Some folks truly don’t know
The retail community might have been painted as degenerates that originated from the Wall Street Bets Reddit forum and that what happened last year simply happened.
But that’s not the case at all.
The activist community has grown and has aimed at the SEC for its incompetence in market structure.
Marketing campaigns have sprawled on the streets of Chicago calling out Citadel’s Ken Griffin for market manipulation and Gary Gensler for allegedly being complicit.
Even the DTCC is under fire by retail investors yearning for change in the market.
The Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) had its windows covered with flyers that read – DTCC, Disgraceful, Thieving, Complicit, Committee “allowing financial crimes under their watch”.
The market manipulation that has suppressed ‘meme stocks’ such as AMC for over a year now have prevented the stock from squeezing the big players from the game.
Loopholes have raised the attention of millions of investors who simply want to participate in a fair market where supply and demand dictate price action, not market makers and complicit regulators.
Some folks don’t truly know this, but this is a new breed of retail investors.
‘Meme stocks’ become beacons for change
So why are people becoming obsessive with stocks such as AMC and GameStop?
It’s because in today’s world, people are obsessed with real positive change.
For change in their daily lives, change in the financial lives, and change in the markets for the future generation.
Wall Street will very soon notice it’s time to pass the torch.
Finance is changing, culture is changing.
This is why AMC stock has become one of the most purchased stocks in the market.
Market News: AMC volume surges as investors wait for APE stock dividend
Investors are bulking up on AMC stock prior to the new stock dividend.
The big volume has caused AMC Entertainment stock to rise 18.86% on Friday and more than 15% on Monday.
A new $APE stock was announced during Thursday’s Q2 earnings call, part of a dividend AMC Entertainment will be distributing to shareholders later this month.
This ‘AMC Preferred Equity’, or APE, will be available to all AMC shareholders by the 19th of August.
Investors should see the new ticker on their broker accounts the following trading day.
But why is this new $APE stock a big deal?
That’s what we’re here to discuss.
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AMC’s volume surges
AMC’s trading volume has more than doubled surpassing 100 million both on Friday and Monday.
This strong demand for the stock has also caused the stock to trade significantly higher.
AMC closed at $22.18 on Friday and traded around $25.50 per share majority of Monday’s trading day, even reaching $26 per share.
The stock is up more than +56% on the 5-day trading chart and more than +61% on the monthly.
The high volume in the recent days suggests retail investors are going in the offense to make the most out of this upcoming APE stock dividend.
How many APE will AMC shareholders receive?
AMC shareholders will receive one APE share for every AMC share they hold.
(Ex. 1,000 share of AMC = 1,000 additional shares of APE stock)
Shareholders will be able to trade APE stock based on supply and demand meaning the security will indeed hold value.
The value shareholders will be receiving in the next few weeks is unlike anything else in the market.
APE stock IPO
Although APE stock is merely a dividend from an already publicly traded company (AMC Entertainment), the structure could almost be seen as an IPO due to its introduction to the market.
This means that like an IPO, we could expect APE stock to surge in price during its first few days to weeks in the market.
The sheer volume on its own could create a massive surge similar to what we witnessed with HKD stock, especially if institutions buy in heavily.
Perhaps it’s not the exact magnitude we saw with HKD stock, but something similar with enough buying power and demand for the stock.
Here, shareholders will be able to maximize profits from APE stock and AMC stock, if AMC has not already squeezed short sellers.
There will be money to be made for early adopters.
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AMC jumps after bullish Q2 earnings
AMC Entertainment announced it had its best Q2 in 3 years, up 61% from its previous two years according to CEO Adam Aron.
The company was able to seat more than 59 million guests worldwide in Q2 alone, due to massive titles such as Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness and Top Gun: Maverick.
But it’s the new AMC stock dividend that has everyone raving about Q2 earnings.
Shareholders are going to be receiving one $APE share for every $AMC share they hold.
You’ll have to be an AMC shareholder by the 19th of August to get yours straight from your broker the following trading week.
This new stock will not dilute AMC Entertainment stock as $APE is its own security, separate from AMC stock.
Shareholders will be able to buy, sell, and trade the stock like any other security.
In an effort to tackle synthetic shares, here’s what CEO Adam Aron had to say:
6. Candidly I’ve seen no evidence so-called fake or synthetic shares exist. But many of you disagree. This preferred equity dividend goes ONLY to company issued shares. So, it will have the impact of a “share count” or unique dividend many of you have sought. #TodayWePounce
Analysts on Wall Street have been prophesizing the fall of AMC theatres for almost two years now, using mainstream media to mislead investors from buying the stock.
Had you listened to The Fool, Yahoo Finance, and other FUD platforms, you would have missed this opportunity for the third time.
But do no fret, as a big technical breakout could send AMC retesting the same levels it broke last year, sending AMC’s share price to another all-time high.
Short sellers will have to make a decision to either continue betting against this massive wave, or switch courses and ride with it.
Volume has begun to pick up for AMC, reaching 125.7 million on Friday alone.
Just five days ago the stock was trading at $14.33 per share ending the trading week at $22.18 and $22.45 after hours.
There’s no doubt the stock has begun a bullish trend.
The question is, will retail investors be able to continue to build the momentum leading into next week to break AMC’s next technical level?
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AMC yields positive results for Q2 2022
AMC Entertainment announced it had its best Q2 in 3 years, up 61% from its previous two years according to CEO Adam Aron.
The company was able to seat more than 59 million guests worldwide in Q2 alone, due to massive titles such as Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness and Top Gun: Maverick.
Top Gun Maverick is currently the highest grossing film this year nearing $1.3 billion at the box office.
In Q2, AMC had $52 million of positive operating cash flow and $107 million positive EBITDA, which is relative to the strength of a company.
The company ended Q2 with $1.18 billion in liquidity, a trend we’ve seen in the past with Q1 of 2022.
AMC announced it had reduced its deferred rent by more than $250 million and plans to reduce it by another $40 million ending the year.
While AMC has become a target for Wall Street firms and journalists, it looks like opposers will continue to eat crow for the time being.
The largest movie theatre chain in the world has become a force to be reckoned with.
AMC issues APE dividend
One of the most exciting news confirmed during AMC’s Q2 earnings call was that of the issue of a new dividend.
Investors holding AMC Entertainment stock by August 19 will be granted a new stock for each AMC share they hold under the stock ticker symbol $APE.
This will be an additional security and will not dilute AMC’s float as it is a separate stock.
The ticker symbol APE stands for ‘AMC Preferred Equity’.
AMC plans to use this currency as a means to pay down debt and raise additional cash.
The new currency will be available to all international AMC shareholders and will be tradable in the market.
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