A drop below the IPO price is a bad signal, but it's too early to blame the company itself, a South Korean broker said

Baby Shark creator's shares collapse below IPO price after soaring in debut trading

Despite huge demand, Pinkfong Studios sold its shares cheaper than its peers

Shares of the creator of the Baby Shark cartoon soared after the IPO

Krispy Kreme, Inc.

Opendoor Technologies Inc.

Beyond Meat, Inc.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

In October, short sellers ramped up pressure on small- and mid-cap stocks, <i>Barron’s </i><a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/short-sellers-small-caps-meme-stocks-06a426a1?st=5FGUar">reports</a>. Short interest in these companies rose to 7.5% from 7.3% in September, according to Melissa Roberts, an analyst with Stephens. For megacaps, it edged down to 1.8% from 1.9%. Roberts flagged healthcare small caps and mid-cap consumer-lending names among the most targeted stocks.

Shorts are coming after small- and mid-cap stocks. Which names are feeling pressure?

GameStop Corp.

GameStop shares began Monday trading up 5 percent after the White House reposted the video game retailer's post on its official X account, <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1982638578913206632">accompanying</a> it with an illustration of Donald Trump.

The White House sparked a rally in GameStop's "meme" stock

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

The Internet was supposed to be the investor's main ally. Access to information is instantaneous, free training materials abound, a brokerage account is opened in a couple of minutes, financial blogs and channels throw up investment ideas every day.

The internet and social media have changed investment: why isn't it always for the better?

SoundHound AI, Inc.

Unity Software Inc.

"OpenDoor Technologies' meme stock has soared more than 280% since the end of July

Shares of unprofitable companies are growing faster than those of profitable companies. Is this dangerous for the market?

ON Semiconductor Corporation

FBI Director Kash Patel spurred a rally in Krispy Kreme shares yesterday, September 17,&nbsp;after he said they were a solid investment and that he had invested tens of thousands of dollars in the stock. Krispy Kreme ended the day with a 12% gain.

FBI Director Patel calls Krispy Kreme stock a 'buy' and sets off a rally


Retail investors have forced out the previous CEO and helped lift the share price by 1,770% in 2.5 months

Opendoor surges 80% as cofounders return and $40 million investment to be made

Kohl's Corporation

The US stock market is repeating the euphoria of four years ago associated with meme stocks. In 2021, the most famous of them were the securities of GameStop, a chain of video game stores, and AMC Entertainment movie theaters. Their quotations retail traders, negotiating in social networks, inflated dozens of times, depriving hedge funds of billions of dollars. But this was a prelude to a market crash in 2022. Memomania raises similar concerns now.

Memomania is back: how retail traders rocked the market


American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

'More and more investors are feeling somewhat invulnerable right now,' analysts say

American Eagle may join meme rally on news of collaboration with Sydney Sweeney

GoPro, Inc.

'The risks are just as stark as the rewards' says Capital.com analyst


Krispy Kreme and GoPro join meme-stock rally. Who's next?


Quotes of Opendoor Technologies, <a href="https://www.opendoor.com/">which runs</a>&nbsp;a&nbsp;platform for residential real estate in the U.S., <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/OPEN/">soared</a>&nbsp;nearly 43% yesterday, July 21, and are up more than 256% over the last five trading sessions. The stock has found a sudden fandom among retail traders and social-media platforms, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/opendoor-shares-swing-as-traders-flock-to-newest-meme-stock">writes</a>&nbsp;Bloomberg, and is "classic" example of a meme stock, says <i>Barron's</i>.&nbsp;

Meme Stocks