The dynamics of the Reddit collective action leading to the GameStop short squeeze

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NetSciX 2026 Conference Submission24 Authors

28 Aug 2025 (modified: 27 Sept 2025)NetSciX 2026 Conference SubmissionEveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Keywords: GameStop short squeeze, Reddit, social coordination, causality, market impact
TL;DR: We quantitatively show the causal relationship (and its evolution) between Reddit activity and trade volume in the context of the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021.
Submission Number: 24