AMC Short Squeeze – AMC Entertainment 2022 – AMC Stock Price – AMC Stock Squeeze
Will AMC squeeze in 2022?
The Fool thinks you should sell your stock, but retail investors aren’t budging.
Mainstream media who serve hedge funds in a conflict of interest have been egging retail investors to not buy the stock all of 2021.
If you listened to The Fool who told you not to buy AMC when its share price was low, then you would have missed out on a trade that went as high as 3000% in gains!
While the runup to $72 per share might have caused AMC’s short interest to drop to 14% from 20%, AMC’s short interest has now gone up to 21%.
Ladies and gentlemen, AMC stock has plenty of room for growth in 2022.
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AMC has a high enough short interest to squeeze shorts from their positions in 2022.
Sitting at 21% short interest, it’s more than enough to get the price up well into the high hundreds of dollars per share.
Whether regulators will investigate naked shares, FTDs, and other forms of counterfeit shares for hedge funds to cover is another topic.
AMC will need momentum if it’s to see another massive runup in share price.
Furthermore, hedge funds will lead their customers into losses for the second year in a row if retail investors continue to buy and hold the stock in 2022.
AMC Entertainment stock has plenty of room for growth and mainstream media doesn’t want you to know it.
AMC stock is for the retail investors who are willing to take a little risk to multiply their investment through a short squeeze play.
A short squeeze play is a long commitment with incredible upside.
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Reasons why AMC wont squeeze in 2022..
I’ve always been transparent with the community.
There are many of you who got in when I first began publishing the data early last year and are sitting on unrealized gains today.
And although AMC could have squeezed during various occasions last year, there are still things that can hinder AMC from squeezing this year.
Here’s a list of things that will refrain AMC from squeezing shorts from their positions:
Retail investors start selling AMC stock
Retail investors stop buying AMC stock
New buyers aren’t introduced to the stock or short interest data
The AMC community has not had a problem holding or buying the stock.
One of the biggest problems the community faces today is regulators not protecting retail investors against the predatorial strategies from hedge funds.
The community has always been a beacon for change.
Apes will need to voice market concerns to elevate awareness.
AMC stock had multiple chances to squeeze in 2021, however, hedge funds always found a loophole that would prevent them from reporting information, or trading stock in the lit exchange.
Market manipulation continues to be a threat to every retail investor in the market.
AMC Entertainment was on the brink of extinction, it was about to go bankrupt.
Hedge funds took this opportunity to overleverage their short positions in the stock, betting it would close forever.
Once retail investors got in and saved the company, the community uncovered a number of market manipulation tactics that allowed hedge funds to prevent the stock’s share price from soaring.
The fight for a fair market continues in 2022.
For the ape community, this is more than just a short squeeze play.
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What a storm. What a battle right? AMC keeps on keeping on, and although AMC has been on discount recently, retail investors continue to buy and hold it.
Retail investors are very excited about the data that’s been collected for months now.
Will we see an AMC short squeeze while we continue to ride this bear?
And if so, how soon?
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How soon will we see an AMC short squeeze?
Retail investors all want to know.
Is it this week?
Will it be next week?
Or, are we looking at a longer game here?
Here’s what we know.
Key Highlights
AMC closed at $7.43 on November 29th. The stock continues to be heavily shorted. AMC Entertainment is set up for a short squeeze despite its split.
Shareholders continue to buy and hold the stock.
AMC’s short interest data shows us the stock has the perfect setup for a short squeeze.
Below is a series of documented facts and positive news that all influence AMC’s potential towards a short squeeze.
“Since reopening our first theatres with AMC Safe & Clean in August, AMC has welcomed back nearly 10 million moviegoers nationwide without a single reported case of COVID-19 transmission among moviegoers at our theatres. We look forward to welcoming back our New York City guests to the big seats, big sounds and big screens that are only possible at a movie theatre.”
Adam aron, President and CEO of AMC Entertainment
For those who thought AMC was a dead company, think again.
The company is now generating big revenue since it’s reopening.
Melvin Capital closing in June
Melvin Capital Hedge Fund – AMC – AMC Stocktwits
This is huge.
Melvin Capital is a hedge fund that has been shorting both AMC and GME stock.
Melvin Capital suffered a 49% loss it’s first quarter of 2021, via. Markets Insider.
Positive news for AMC Entertainment (Archive 2021)
Adam Aron gives positive news on AMC Entertainment – Archive 2021
AMC Entertainment has raised more than 2.2 billion dollars in cash
90% of AMC theaters in the United States are now open with New York and Los Angeles finally reopening
Vaccinations and policies are making movie theaters safe
New movie titles are guaranteed to increase sales revenues
CEO and President Adam Aron expresses an optimistic future for AMC Entertainment
AMC Entertainment has implemented a Safe & Clean program under the advisement from Harvard University’s prestigious School of Public health as well as well as the No. 1 U.S. cleaning brand, The Clorox Company. This means movie goers can now return at ease knowing a proper sanitation program has been put in place.
Hedge fund affiliate partners such as MarketWatch, The Fool, and other finance website have been trying to redirect the public from investing in this stock.
That’s primarily because hedge funds are losing millions by the day.
A short squeeze could even put them out of business.
This is why it’s important for me to spread the positive news surrounding AMC.
I don’t believe in the manipulation of the media and I will continue to update these articles as more great news unfolds.
Is AMC Shorted?
AMC’s current short interest is around 21% (last updated 8/30)
As of 10/21, we’re seeing 0 shares have been made available to borrow, via Stonk-O-Tracker.
AMC’s short shares available will be updated here so be sure to bookmark this page.
While shorts might have the capability to short AMC stock, this is only temporary.
They will run out of borrowed shares and eventually have to cover.
There are finally investigations going around regarding naked shorting.
Expect to see gains after shorts have run out of borrowed shares to use.
Hedge funds and short sellers alike have dug a deeper hole for themselves.
What this means for the AMC shareholder is a squeeze bigger than anything the market has ever seen before.
I am personally doubling down.
Not only is bankruptcy off the table (via. Los Angeles Times), but AMC movie theaters are now about to begin reopening in larger parts of the United States.
Which of course now introduces revenue.
AMC Entertainment Quarter Earnings History (2021)
Below are AMC’s quarter earnings for 2021, the year the ape movement began.
AMC’s quarter earnings for 2022 will be updated here and on another blog post once those have been announced later this year.
AMC Q1 earnings for 2021
AMC announced their Q1 earnings for 2021 on Thursday, May 6th. Things have been looking particularly bullish and optimistic since that point.
For the retail investor this means the upper hand is yours.
AMC Entertainment has raised over $2 billion dollars to hold them off until the year 2022.
If you missed the conference call you can view it here for your viewing pleasure. [ARCHIVE DATA]
Even experts can’t identify an exact date and time.
However, the possibility of an AMC short squeeze is certainly possible given that it is still the most shorted stock in the market and the stocks volume continues to rise.
We also now have more data then ever before that indicate a massive short squeeze is almost certain to happen.
Especially now that the SEC has announced some crackdown on shorting.
With Melvin Capital and other hedge funds losing money, it’s only a matter of time before the short borrow fee continues to skyrocket and shorts have to close their positions.
It’s tendie time!
Analyst AMC predictions
With that being said, Trey’s Trades predicts a short squeeze is highly likely. Trey has been a leader in the AMC community.
More data points towards the stock reaching $1000+ per share.
See what stock analyst Trey has to say.
AMC short squeeze – AMC Stock Forecast – AMC Stocktwits
The real questions is, how can retail investors make this AMC short squeeze happen?
We know that short-sellers eventually have to cover their positions. This means that they will eventually have to buy AMC stock at the current share price.
If retail investors continue to drive the share price up by buying the dip and holding their positions, short-sellers will have no other option than to buy from the retail investor at a higher share price.
2. Retail investors will also need to buy the climbs in order to show a demand for the stock. This doesn’t have to be huge buys, rather incremental to validate the current share price.
This play essentially creates a supply and demand scenario between retail investors and short-sellers. The results? A short squeeze.
Hedge funds are doing everything they can to prevent a short squeeze
How are they doing this?
By promoting false information online (we’re certain you’ve seen it)
Through strategies such as short-ladder attacks in the market
And, by restricting certain brokerage accounts from allowing its retail investors to purchase or buy shorted stocks (Robing hood)
This is what retail investors can do to fight corruption:
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Continue to educate yourself and make investment decisions based on your personal analysis
We’ll begin to see a trend similar to that of GME (Gamestop). AMC will enter a bullish territory before hitting an ‘abnormal’ peak in which AMC would have ‘squoze’.
It seems we’ve already hit the bottom.
AMC continues to be heavily shorted through dark pools and other market manipulation tactics.
This price level can be seen as a buying opportunity for retail investors looking to squeeze shorts out of their positions.
We’re now sitting at $7.43 per share.
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An AMC short squeeze will certainly make headlines.
Expect to see various gains prior to any sort of major peak as well as volatility.
Gamma squeeze vs Short squeeze
Don’t confuse gains and momentum with a short squeeze.
Here’s the difference between a gamma squeeze and a short squeeze:
A gamma squeeze are momentum gains. These usually occur from call options closing in the pocket resulting in heavy buys or purchases in the market.
A short squeeze is vigorous and can spike with no warning.
This is where you see 100% gains in a matter of seconds and minutes.
A short squeeze can even reach 1000% and 10,000% gains.
AMC Short Squeeze Stock Prediction
AMC Stock Forecast – AMC Stocktwits
New retail investors are wondering whether $1k, $10k, or even $100k per share is even possible.
Gabe from ReviewDork does some math that’s going to leave you with an open mind.
AMC stock price predictions range from $1,000 to $100k+.
But I’m curious to know your thoughts on this.
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Will AMC reach peaks like GameStop?
AMC has been fortunate enough to receive more publicity and hype than GME did, at least recently.
The volume will speak for itself, and retail investors will just have to wait to find out.
We’ve seen that abnormal gains are naturally part of a short squeeze.
Volkswagen rose up to nearly $1,000 when it squeezed back in 2008 due to a similar strategy produced by car manufacturer Porsche.
Analysts are predicting AMC can even go above the $1K mark if retail investors and institutions alike continue to buy and hold their positions.
Wouldn’t this be something. If you’re holding 1,000 shares and AMC spikes to $1K per share, you my friend have made 1 million dollars!
I strongly suggest using a reputable broker such as Vanguard or Fidelity oppose to phone apps like Robinhood.
Simply because the broker colluded with market maker Citadel to halt the buying of ‘meme stocks’.
If an AMC short squeeze doesn’t occur, AMC stock price will still go up allowing shareholders to make at least some sort of profit.
With AMC theaters now open, it’s inevitable that the company will begin to see bigger sales revenue every time a new title is released.
I update this post when new titles make the headlines regarding earnings.
Keep in mind that AMC’s share price during the booming party economy of 16′ was roughly around $30 per share.
If a short squeeze doesn’t happen, fundamentals will continue to bring the stock up as more investors are buying the stock.
However, a short squeeze not happening is very unlikely as AMC is currently the most shorted stock in the market and most held stock, beating both Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA), via. NASDAQ.
Majority of the float is also held by retail investors and short sellers are going to be forced to close their positions very soon, more on that coming up.
As Mark Cuban bluntly put it, keep holding.
Why hasn’t AMC squeezed yet?
AMC Stock Forecast – AMC Squeeze – AMC Stocktwits
AMC hasn’t squeezed yet primarily to two main reasons.
The stock requires volume to drive the stock price action up
Shorts need to close their positions
Volume really just comes to more and more retail investors as well as institutions getting in on AMC stock.
Regarding shorts covering, retail investors need to squeeze them out of their positions by holding their positions and helping increase AMC’s short borrow fee.
You can keep tabs on AMC’s short borrow fee as it changes every day via. Ortex, or Fintel.
AMC short borrow fee
As of 10/21 AMC’s short borrow fee rate is 18.20%.
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AMC continues to be one of retail investors favorite stocks.
And yet again sources such as The Fool and other hedge fund partners are trying to steer the public from investing in this specific stock.
Well, just how high can AMC stock price skyrocket up to?
AMC stock price closed at $7.95 on November 15th.
The share volume remains healthy despite having gone down during today’s bear market.
Most of the market has been on sale and AMC has been no exception.
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As some of you know, I update this article frequently. I update it with the intraday price action as well as any information pertaining to the stocks performance.
A lot of the information on here will be left untouched as it is a means to archive a lot of the information from both this year and last year.
Here’s the latest on the channel.
What do we know about AMC stock price?
AMC’s stock price continues to be volatile although we’ve seen the stock is scared of single digit share price numbers.
The stock has been on a steep downtrend since it’s surge to its all-time high of $72 per share.
Key highlights
We’re seeing strong support at the $6 levels.
Big buyers include Vanguard, Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, and BlackRock.
The stock price is still relatively low enough for majority of people to buy, but hurry before it’s too late.
Adam Aron has done an outstanding job with the media in the past months and continues to show a positive and bullish sentiment towards AMC.
He is now praised among the retail investors community holding AMC. And for good reason too.
See what CEO and President of AMC entertainment has to say to CNBC news about AMC Entertainment reopening and the Reddit movement.
As of today, all AMC movie theaters are now open 4/14
AMC Entertainment has raised more than 2.2 billion dollars in cash
90% of AMC theaters in the United States are now open with New York and Los Angeles finally reopening
Vaccinations and policies are making movie theaters safe
New movie titles are guaranteed to increase sales revenues
CEO and President Adam Aron expresses an optimistic future for AMC Entertainment
In a more recent interview we get an exclusive behind the scenes moment with Trey’s Trades and Adam Aron.
If you haven’t watched the video you’re not gonna want to miss out.
In this personal interview from the CEOs home, Adam Aron talks about the 500 million share dilution, which by the way as of today has been taken off the table, as well as his experience and perspective behind the the Reddit phenomenon.
My personal take is retail investors are going to continue to see foul play.
You’re going to experience this from bogus headlines.
They’ll usually try to steer the public from buying AMC stock to keep the volume and hype down.
Not sure if hedge funds know this yet but you do know documentaries of what’s taking place are in the works right?
Independent filmmakers such as the Mulligan Brothers will be covering this story from the retail investors perspective and rumor has it Netflix will be writing as well.
Expect AMC stock price to rise and continue to be shorted.
We will see volatility with shorts attacking the price action.
They do this by trading synthetic shares at lower bids in off exchange markets.
Trey’s Trades walks us through the positive moves AMC has been making from an analysts perspective.
Trey presents his audience with transparent information and has been a key player in the analytics world for ticker symbol AMC.
Although this video is an earlier video, Trey’s videos are packed with relevant information that still apply to where the stock is today.
r/wallstreet bets and Discord
Members over at r/wallstreetbets and Discord anticipate AMC stock price can skyrocket as high as $1,000 with enough momentum.
The number of phantom shares hedge funds have to cover is astronomical which is why the community is calling this the mother of all short squeezes (MOASS).
By holding shares in AMC, retail investors are setting up a supply and demand scenario where short-sellers will eventually need to buy from them.
This in turn can drive the stock up as high as the retail investor chooses, theoretically speaking.
Large institutions such as Vanguard, Wells Fargo, BMO Harris, BlackRock, Fidelity and many more are buying AMC stock while it’s still low (via. CNN Business).
Take that for what it is.
Whether that number comes to fruition or not, retail investors will have to continue to hold and to add to their positions in order to skyrocket AMC’s share price.
We’re seeing more and more retail investors join the fight against short-sellers.
Short-sellers are the investors betting on AMC Entertainment to lose.
There’s been a lot of speculation that due to the possible number of outstanding synthetics could be in the billions, AMC may potentially squeeze past 6-figures.
I just recently found ReviewDork on YouTube.
Gabe talks about this possibility and walks us through some math.
Check him out.
But is it realistic?
Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
Retail investors are teaming up together to see their visions come to fruition.
And they’re not waiting on anyone.
What we do know is that the current share price is still affordable for most people.
Why hasn’t AMC squeezed yet?
AMC hasn’t squeezed for two primary reasons.
The volume isn’t all there yet. The volume needs to be quite high. Trey’s Trades referenced 500+ million being an outstanding number.
Shorts are holding – they need to close their positions if retail investors are to squeeze them.
It’s not illegal for shorts to hold long on their positions; however, hedge funds may lose money every day they hold due to the incurred short borrow fees.
Fortunately for retail investors it’s free to hold.
It really depends on when shorts close their positions.
It would have been wise considering the stock continues to correct itself in an upward trend and has now set itself up for the perfect squeeze.
If shorts continue to play the long game, AMC’s stock price could potentially be higher when it squeezes.
In this case, shorts would have lost a lot more money due to accumulating and rising short borrow fees.
Can AMC squeeze after hours?
A question some people might have is whether or not AMC could potentially squeeze after hours.
AMC can certainly squeeze after hours when the market closes.
In fact, it wouldn’t be surprising if it did this.
AMC’s stock price would continue to surge as retail investors watch immobile.
For one, shorts could decide to cover before the market closes in attempts to throw one final blow to retail investors.
This would give the price action to potentially come back down after hours.
Should you worry?
Although squeezes can last anywhere between minutes to hours, they can certainly last days too.
Volkswagen’s squeeze back in 2008 lasted approximately four days. GameStop’s lasted even longer.
Here’s how you can prepare for a short squeeze
A squeeze can technically happen at any time.
The short interest doesn’t necessarily have to be high.
Shorts could choose to close their positions with little loss opposed to massive losses.
If you’re in a position to keep an open tab on your browser that is updated AMC’s stock price in real-time then I would suggest doing so.
Own an Apple watch? Keep the stock in your background. This is a very convenient way to keeping tabs on the stocks performance.
Join discords where you can be notified when something massive is going on.
When a squeeze happens you’ll know. Just don’t get a short squeeze confused with gamma squeezes.
Gamma squeezes are usually small spikes resulting from extremely bullish actions coming together at once. Otherwise known as relatively healthy gains of built momentum.
A short squeeze will be something more sudden and disruptive.
What should I do when AMC squeezes?
This is completely up to you!
You can choose to sell your entire position and collect your profits, or you can continue to hold and find out whether the squeeze continues to go up.
Unfortunately, we can’t time the spike.
For all we know, the initial squeeze might not be the potential price action.
This makes it difficult to calculate the best time to sell.
You could sell a portion of position and wait to see how AMC’s stock price moves.
We created a thread for you to share how you will use the money when AMC squeezes as a means to spread positivity and share with the community.
A circuit breaker is usually a rule in the market that essentially pauses or halts trading for 5-15 minutes.
A common circuit breaker type is the Volatility Pause.
This helps smooth volatility in the market and prevent flash crashes.
It forces traders to take a 5 minute timeout, research the stock, news, etc.
Often times if a stock is spiking up and is halted, it will reopen higher.
Inversely, a stock selling off will often open lower.
Why this is worth mentioning
This is worth mentioning because it’s important for our readers and the ape community to be aware of possible halts as AMC’s stock price becomes more volatile.
If you happen to experience a circuit breaker halt do not panic.
It’s a policy to make sure trading goes as smooth as possible.
Important Advisory
It is important to note that I am not a licensed financial advisor.
Like many traders and self taught investors, all speculation is based on educated estimations based on highly reliable analysis, patterns, and documented news charts.
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S3 Partners CEO Bob Sloan said in an interview with Yahoo Finance that if GME stock goes above $30, “you could see something parabolic”.
Yahoo Finance asks the CEO if there is enough short activity or short volume in GameStop’s float to cause something at scale like what we saw in the beginning of 2021.
Bob Sloan says that if you look at GME, there is still one to two billion short on the stock.
He then warns that if the stock goes past $30, it’s very likely we see some massive upside.
$GME is trading 9.56% higher following a statement from @S3Partners CEO Bob Sloan that if the stock goes above $30, ‘you could see something parabolic.' pic.twitter.com/mfzdAHZ1ax
S3 Partners CEO Bob Sloan says there’s a great probability of GME Stock going parabolic if it hits $30 per share due to the massive amount of short activity currently present.
S3 Partners provides data and predictive analytics.
The company also provides accurate and real-time short interest; logging how much is being borrowed or loaned in a float.
The high short interest in GameStop is what caused GME stock to skyrocket in late January of 2021.
Short sellers were forced to close their positions in GME stock when retail investors were able to push the stock price up as a collective.
The short covering further fueled the momentum and GameStop shares flew to nearly $400 per share.
AMC Entertainment had a similar occurrence when shares jumped from $2 per share to $20 per share.
In June, AMC rose again from $14 per share to its current all-time high of $72 per share.
Retail investors holding both stocks have been buying and holding for over a year now, anticipating even larger moves.
Wealth Building: Differences between Long-Term Investing, Short Squeeze Plays, and Day Trading
Today’s article is going to be extremely educational; I’m going over the biggest differences between long-term investing, short squeeze plays, and day trading.
In this article you’re going to discover what makes each one more susceptible than the other to market manipulation and overall risk.
When you’re looking to build wealth in the market, it is important to identify the major differences between the three.
Be sure to bookmark this page so you can come back to it in the future for a mental refresh.
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#1. Long-Term investing
Long-term investing is the #1 traditional way to build wealth over a long period of time.
Here, an investor’s portfolio compounds over time as dividends are rolled over or reinvested back into the asset – further purchasing more stock on its own.
During the years of retirement, investors may decide to stop reinvesting the dividend and accept the dividend as cash instead.
This is how a dividend stock portfolio may yield investors with big passive income in the form of cashflow many years later.
Many of these stocks are not heavy victims to market manipulation due to the security and minimalistic risk there is to invest in these funds.
Short squeeze plays have a high risk/high reward ratio that has attracted many new investors into the market.
When a stock is being heavily shorted, the short interest percentage of the stocks float tends to rise.
This means that with enough buying pressure, investors may increase the probability of squeezing short sellers from their positions.
We saw this occur when AMC ran from $2 per share to $72 per share and when GameStop skyrocketed into the hundred-dollar levels.
While both these two stocks are still heavily shorted, these are just two examples of short squeeze plays where investors could have taken advantage of an opportunity to make big bucks.
Short squeeze plays are more susceptible to market manipulation since market makers tend to have a lot of control of retail investor’s orders.
They may drive share prices down by overleveraging their already bias positions, which means a lot of momentum is required for a short squeeze play to be successful.
Short squeeze plays are a form of swing trades that may last weeks to months of holding a stock before trading it for profit.
This type of investment strategy may be viewed as mid-term investing to cash in big on a rather unique opportunity.
#3. Day Trading
Day trading uses leverage as a multiplier to trade stocks in a short-term timeframe.
What makes this investment strategy attractive to most investors are the possibilities to earn massive gains in such a short period of time.
Traders are earning money whether the market is up or down through ‘put and call options contracts’.
Unlike long-term investing or short squeeze plays that have a buy and hold approach, day trading is a skill that requires focus, discipline, and a deep understanding about the psychology of trading.
Day traders can earn hundreds to thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars on a daily basis (you can view my gains here).
While day trading is mainly a form of income, traders may still allocate earnings towards long-term investments to further build their wealth.
As investors, we need to identify the best way to take advantage of the tool that is the stock market.
Long-term investors should focus on increasing their income to flood their portfolios with compounding effects.
Short squeeze traders should draw out a macro vision board to determine which path to take after short squeeze profits are secured.
Day traders would be wise to invest a portion of their income towards dividend paying assets or physical assets (such as property or a business) that will produce cashflow.
Building wealth is about having your money work for you so that you can have the time freedom to do what you love most.
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Market News: Citadel and friends are entering the crypto space | Ken Griffin.
Citadel and friends are entering the crypto world very soon.
EDX Markets plans to bring ‘traditional finance’ to the crypto space, a not so ‘traditional’ space to begin with.
The exchange made up of Citadel, Sequoia, Paradigm, Virtu, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity is debuting in November.
EDX Markets will start trading a limited number of spot, crypto tokens starting with a November trial period, with the official launch in January, per Bloomberg.
Similar to trading equities and options, EDX will allow investors to buy and sell digital assets through their existing broker dealer, rather than an outside venue or directly through a crypto-native exchange.
“We’re taking some of the best features of traditional finance and bringing it to the digital markets to make it more efficient, and bring that cost saving to investors,” Nazarali said.
Nazarali is the former global head of business development at Citadel Securities.
But as many are aware, these financial institutions have a long history of playing unfair.
Will these sharks taint the crypto space too?
Let’s look at Citadel’s market manipulation history.
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Citadel Market Manipulation
2015
In 2015, an account operated in China by the brokerage arm of US hedge fund Citadel was suspended.
It was the latest casualty of regulators’ hunt for market manipulators and short sellers at the time.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission said that the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges had suspended 24 accounts as part of a probe into high-frequency trading.
The investigation focused on a practice known as “spoofing” in which an investor submits a buy or sell order but then withdraws it before a sale is completed — a practice that can mislead investors by creating the false impression that a stock is trading at a particular price.
Citadel confirmed that one of its accounts managed by Guosen Futures was among those suspended.
2017
In 2017 Citadel paid the SEC $22.6 million to settle charges of misleading conduct.
The hedge fund misled customers about the way it priced trades.
The SEC found that between 2007 and 2010, Citadel used two algorithms to execute stock trades on customers’ behalf that gave investors a worse price for their trades, even when Citadel knew better prices existed elsewhere.
“This affected millions of retail orders,” said Stephanie Avakian, the acting director of enforcement at the SEC at the time.
Citadel neither admitted nor denied the findings.
2021
In 2021, Failure-to-Delivers (FTDs) rose dramatically in the period leading up to January 28th, 2021, a phenomenon consistent with increasing short interest by market makers such as Citadel Securities.
FTDs are indictive of naked short selling, which occurs when a short seller does not actually possess the security it is supposed to borrow.
This practice is largely inaccessible to individual investors but accessible to market makers.
At the time, Citadel, Robinhood, and others restricted retail investors from buying ‘meme stocks’ in order to prevent escalating institutional losses.
Citadel eventually lost billions after betting against AMC Entertainment in 2021.
The Chicago Tribune published a piece explaining exactly what retail investors have been warning the SEC about.
Citadel Securities’ dark pool dominates a big part of the financial world, accounting for as much as half of U.S. stock market activity.
The Chicago Tribune says this prominent dark pool is run by Chicago Billionaire Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities and has been targeting small scale retail investors.
And they’re not wrong.
Dark pools are typically involved in payment for order flow (PFOF), where they pay broker firms to receive retail order flow.
Brokers such as Robinhood and TD Ameritrade accept payment for order flow.
But retail investors have been bringing these nefarious practices in the market to light.
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AMC to distribute APE stock
AMC APE Stock Dividend
On Monday, August 22nd, AMC shareholders will be receiving an exact amount of APE stock equivalent to the amount of AMC shares they hold.
APE will trade for half the price of AMC’s share price at the close of AMC on Friday, which means shareholders can expect AMC and APE to trade approximately around $9 per share each, respectively.
Market conditions will determine the price of both securities moving forward based on supply and demand of course.
But this means both assets will be on a heavy discount.
While APE stock provides AMC Entertainment with capital, some investors see the security as a collectible – part of the movement against Wall Street corruption.
There’s no doubt shareholders will be purchasing both AMC and APE stock next week but if institutional buyers get involved, it could mean heavy price action.
While institutions might not be into APE as much as ‘apes’ are, APE could prove to be an incentive for institutional buyers to buy AMC at a bargain.
APE is already going to improve AMC’s fundamentals drastically since it’s ultimately a pool of capital for the company to access at any moment.
AMC Entertainment stock might attract investors who see this power move as a genius strategy.
Is momentum guaranteed next week?
Momentum and buying pressure are never guaranteed in the market.
Investor sentiment will dictate how much buying pressure feeds both AMC and APE stock next week.
It’s all about interest, and majority of AMC shareholders seem to be interested in adding to their positions.
Shareholders have been buying AMC stock prior to the distribution of the dividend to receive more APE shares.
More than 513 million APE will be distributed, essentially initiating a share count.
Retail investors betting on an AMC short squeeze are determined APE could be the catalyst that will expose synthetic shares in the market and trigger AMC to squeeze past its previous all-time high.
And while AMC does have the potential to squeeze based on its high short interest data, only time will tell if APE truly is the catalyst for what could be one of the most incredible plays in the history of the stock market.
AMC technical analysis
AMC Entertainment stock is hovering just above a massive level of support around the $17-$18 range again.
This means that AMC has the potential to bounce from this level of support and retest rejection levels around $27 per share.
AMC Technical Analysis – Franknez.com
Breaking $27.50 could set AMC on a course to the unknown where it may surpass last year’s all-time high of $72 based on how high the demand for the stock is.
As of now, what we can expect next week for AMC Entertainment is a coin toss.
AMC’s share price will be lower with the issuance of APE stock which means shareholders will have to lift AMC back to these trend lines.
Momentum has always been AMC’s catalyst though, and I’m confident that with enough buying pressure, retail investors will see a bounce back in the coming days.
But I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below.
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Shareholders prepare to receive APE
AMC APE | AMC Update + more.
Shareholders are patiently waiting to receive APE stock, AMC’s upcoming dividend.
2022’s Q2 earnings call shocked Wall Street yet again as the company found a solution to raise more capital to pay off its debt.
AMC Entertainment is splitting AMC shares in half through APE (AMC Preferred Equity) since shareholders are not willing to dilute AMC shares.
This is providing AMC Entertainment with access to half of its investor’s capital should they need it down the road.
But owning APE has its perks for shareholders too.
It might provide shareholders with a proper share count exposing synthetic shares in the market.
As owners of the company, shareholders will also be able to trade the security which means the value of APE will be determined by market conditions after it shares half of its value from AMC.
While AMC’s share price will go down during the issuance of APE, this could provide investors with AMC Entertainment stock at a much greater discount.
In turn, big buying pressure could send AMC’s share price skyrocketing back up yielding bigger returns for shareholders.
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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?
Market News: Phase 6 Margin Call Requirements on the way | ISDA
Market News: Phase 6 margin call requirements are on the way.
Institutions under UMR who had not previously been affected by these specific margin requirements will be as of September 1st, 2022.
Uncleared Margin Rules (or UMR) were created to address the OTC derivatives market–and its participants– in the wake of the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009.
It implemented new margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives to avoid further systemic risk.
For this reason, they were ‘phased in’, or broken down by phases.
Institutions affected by phase 6 margin call requirements could find themselves in a sticky situation and I’m going to discuss why down below.
Let’s get started!
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Preparing for margin calls
The requirement to exchange initial margin for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives is one of the last remaining pillars of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) that remains to be fully implemented.
The five-year implementation period began in 2016.
UMR Phases – Phase 6 margin requirements
The chart above depicts the number of counterparties affected throughout each phase.
Phase 5 occurred in September of 2021 where 319 counterparties were affected.
We will be entering Phase 6 in September of 2022, where 775/990 counterparties with more than the $8 billion scope detailed on the graph, or gross amount across all uncleared OTC trades, will be affected.
Phase 5 of UMR touched a mix of sellside and buyside firms, especially medium-sized banks and larger buyside firms.
However, Phase 6 is almost exclusively buyside-focused meaning we could potentially see a massive market rebound, per Bloomberg.
Institutions affected by Phase 6 margin call requirements may include asset managers, banks, hedge funds, and private family offices.
The entire process is extremely challenging according to Bloomberg.
But while it may seem complex in nature, it’s the results that truly matter.
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How long will it take for margin calls to happen?
Although Phase 6 margin call requirements are going into effect on September 1st, 2022, it’s important to note that this is going to take some time.
The derivatives market is massive, now boasting approximately 1 quadrillion derivatives as of May 2022, per Investopedia.
The Senior Principal at BNY Mellon has said in the past that even after Phase 6 there will be margin calls that will still have to be processed.
