Published on 22 Oct 2021 on Benzinga
The second half of October has been one of the most active periods for the stock market in quite some time. Not only did the major indexes, including the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSE: DIA) hit fresh, all-time highs, retail traders, are finally getting their fill of volatile small-caps and short squeeze stocks.
It’s been a long time since newsfeeds were flooded with meme stock headlines that included discussions about AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), and others.