GameStop (GME) stock rose 47% on Thursday after a YouTube account believed to be tied to investor Keith Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty” on social media, posted a livestream scheduled for Friday at noon ET.
This would be the first live appearance on the channel since Gill helped ignite the meme stock rally in 2021 via bullish videos and posts about the video game retailer.
“The Roaring Kitty channel and live streams are for educational and entertainment purposes only. I don’t provide personal investment advice or stock recommendations during the stream,” read the YouTube account’s description.
The channel has more than 730,000 subscribers.
Shares of GameStop have been on a rollercoaster over the past month as Gill, also known as DeepF—ing Value on Reddit, reemerged across social media.
On Monday, shares surged 21% after an…
