While these stocks can offer significant gains, they are also known for their high volatility and the risk of substantial losses.

Bloomberg / Contributor / Getty Images Did Roaring Kitty give meme-stock traders a Christmas present? While that isn’t presently clear, GameStop (GME) fans are doing a little shopping of their own this morning. Shares of the retailer associated with ...

GameStop (GME) shares are rallying Thursday afternoon following a new social media post from meme stock figure Keith Gill, also known as 'Roaring Kitty.' The influential trader shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Christmas morning featuring a green and red Christmas gift box.

Given its past, GME is highly sensitive to speculation, especially as it's still heavily shorted. Short interest makes up 7.6% of the stock's available float, and would take shorts three days to cover, at the stock's average pace of trading.

A new video game cost $69.99 last Christmas, while GameStop stock traded at a high of $17.20 on Dec. 22 last year, the last trading day before Christmas. The same $69.99 used for a video game could have bought 4.07 GME shares. Based on a price of $30.80 at the time of writing, the GameStop shares would be worth $125.36 today, up 79.1%.

Meme stocks like AMC and GameStop get their price spikes from strong buying interest. GameStop jumped Thursday morning after meme investor Keith Gill, a.k.a. "Roaring Kitty," posted the image of a gift on Twitter/X on Wednesday.

There's nothing too unusual about seeing a gift box emoji or graphic on social media around the holidays. Roaring Kitty's Christmas morning post, however, showing off a simple red, green, and gold-wrapped package,

Shares of GameStop Corp ($GME) rose more than 4% on Thursday after a cryptic post about Christmas from Roaring Kitty surfaced, setting retail activity abuzz. GameStop's stock was at $32.76 per share,

Shares of the popular meme stock GameStop (GME) (GME) increased on Thursday afternoon after Keith Gill, the investor popularly known as “Roaring Kitty,” shared an image of a wrapped Christmas present on X.