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Stock ReportNYSE:GMEAugust 17, 2026

GME: The Options Spike Fades, but the Short Book Hasn't Followed

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Key Takeaway: The defining episode from last week's reports — an options market running…

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LatestAug 17, 2026Version 71Aug 15, 2026

GME: The PCR Eases, the Short Book Holds, and Two Weeks to Earnings

Version 70Aug 14, 2026

GME: The PCR Holds, the Short Book Builds, and September Looms

Version 69Aug 12, 2026

GME: The Options Alarm Persists as the eBay Pivot Reshapes the Bear Thesis

Version 68Aug 11, 2026

GME Options Alarm Flashes as Short Sellers Press Their Advantage

Version 67Aug 10, 2026

GME's eBay Pivot Lands on a Stock Already Under Pressure

Version 66Aug 8, 2026

GME Options Alarm Rings While the Float Clock Ticks

Version 65Aug 7, 2026

GME's Short Book Retreats — But the Float Update Hasn't Landed Yet

Version 64Aug 5, 2026

GME Shorts Keep Building — Two Sessions In a Row

Version 63Aug 4, 2026

GME's Dilution Day: Shorts Rebuild as Options Flip Defensive

Version 62Aug 3, 2026

GME Faces Dilution Shock as Debt-for-Stock Swap Resets the Story

Version 61Aug 2, 2026

GME: The Options Spike Collapses Again — Short Sellers Keep Grinding Lower

Version 60Aug 1, 2026

GME: A Surprise Profit Changes the Story — Options Brace for What Comes Next

Version 59Jul 31, 2026

GME: The Short Book Keeps Shrinking — Options Fire Back

Version 58Jul 29, 2026

GME: The Friday Spike Pattern Collapses Again as Shorts Hit a Three-Month Low

Version 57Jul 28, 2026

GME Options Flare Again — A New Put-Buying Spike Contradicts Last Week's Calm

Version 56Jul 27, 2026

GME's Short Book Continues to Ease — But Cohen's Shadow Looms Large

Version 55Jul 25, 2026

GME's Options Caution Recedes, But the Short Book Stays Anchored

Version 54Jul 24, 2026

GME Options Caution Eases — But the eBay Story Keeps Shifting

Version 53Jul 22, 2026

GME's eBay Campaign Resets the Narrative — But Shorts Aren't Moving

Version 52Jul 21, 2026

GME Options Flip: Puts Surge to a 52-Week Extreme

Version 51Jul 20, 2026

GME's eBay Bid Lands in a Market That Isn't Moving

Version 50Jul 19, 2026

GME Files $125 Takeover Bid for eBay as M&A Story Accelerates

Version 49Jul 18, 2026

GME Raises eBay Stake to 10% as PCR Spikes Again

Version 48Jul 17, 2026

Cohen Won't Quit on eBay — And the Options Market Just Noticed

Version 47Jul 15, 2026

GME's One-Day Scare Fades — Uber Eats Deal Shifts the Story

Version 46Jul 14, 2026

GME Options Flip to Most Defensive Stance in a Year

Version 45Jul 13, 2026

GME's Unwind Stalls — Short Interest Ticks Back Up as eBay Story Simmers

Version 44Jul 11, 2026

GME Drifts Into the Wait — Shorts Nudge Lower, Borrow at the Floor

Version 43Jul 10, 2026

GME's eBay Gambit Enters the Waiting Room

Version 42Jul 8, 2026

GME Shareholders Back Share Expansion for eBay Bid

Version 41Jul 7, 2026

GME Post-Meeting: Shorts Hold, Borrow Gets Cheaper

Version 40Jul 6, 2026

GME After the Rally — The Short Book Stays Put as the Annual Meeting Arrives

Version 39Jul 5, 2026

GME Holds the Gain — With a Crowded Short Book Watching Tuesday's Call

Version 38Jul 3, 2026

GME: Options Snap Back to Bullish on Earnings Eve

Version 37Jul 1, 2026

GME Heads Into July 7 Earnings With PCR Still Elevated and eBay Bid Unresolved

Version 36Jun 30, 2026

Options Market Reverses Hard as GME Heads Into Earnings Week

Version 35Jun 29, 2026

Cohen Goes All-In Eight Days Before Earnings

Version 34Jun 28, 2026

eBay Slams the Door, Cohen Refuses to Leave

Version 33Jun 27, 2026

GME Fires Twin Catalysts: EBITDA Guidance Doubles, eBay Bid Stands

Version 32Jun 26, 2026

GME: Options Market Hits a New Defensive Peak With Earnings Ten Days Out

Version 31Jun 24, 2026

GME: Cohen Doubles Down on eBay as the Pre-Earnings Clock Ticks

Version 30Jun 23, 2026

GME Options Flip Again: Defensiveness Returns as July 7 Looms

Version 29Jun 22, 2026

GME Countdown: 15 Days, One Floor, Two Catalysts

Version 28Jun 21, 2026

GME: Short Interest Anchors as eBay Clock Ticks Down to July 7

Version 27Jun 20, 2026

GME: Options Calm Returns — but the eBay Question Is Now Live

Version 26Jun 19, 2026

GME: The Third Options Spike and the eBay Wild Card

Version 25Jun 17, 2026

GME: The PCR Spike That Keeps Coming Back

Version 24Jun 16, 2026

GME: The Options Market Fires Again

Version 23Jun 15, 2026

GME: Shorts Quietly Exit as July 7 Looms

Version 22Jun 14, 2026

GME: Options Calm Descends as the eBay Question Lingers

Version 21Jun 13, 2026

GME: The eBay Bid Moves to Centre Stage

Version 20Jun 12, 2026

GME Shorts Retreat as eBay Bid Reshapes the Cash Question

Version 19Jun 10, 2026

GME Options Hit Highest PCR in Over a Year

Version 18Jun 9, 2026

GME Post-Call: Options Flare Up While Shorts Hold Steady

Version 17Jun 8, 2026

GME's Paradox: $6.4 Billion in Cash, 300x Earnings

Version 16Jun 7, 2026

GME: After the Call, the Numbers Stay the Same

Version 15Jun 5, 2026

GME options turn defensive after a record-quarter bounce fades

Version 14Jun 3, 2026

GME's best quarter ever rewrites the earnings story

Version 13Jun 2, 2026

Andrew Left's conviction lands just as GME braces for earnings

Version 12Jun 1, 2026

GME heads into Q1 earnings week with shorts at 2026 lows

Version 11May 31, 2026

GME: Options settle, shorts hold firm, nine days to the print

Version 10May 30, 2026

GME: Options alarm, price slide — ten days to the Q1 print

Version 9May 29, 2026

GME heads into earnings with shorts dug in and a corporate wildcard in play

Version 8May 29, 2026

GME raises eBay stake as earnings week approaches

Version 7May 28, 2026

GME shorts retreat sharply — but earnings and eBay keep pressure on

Version 6May 27, 2026

GME options market turns most defensive since April as earnings close in

Version 5May 26, 2026

GME shorts consolidate as eBay bid reshapes the story

Version 4May 22, 2026

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Version 3May 22, 2026

GME: Options Spike Fades, Shorts Consolidate Before June Earnings

Version 2May 22, 2026

GME: The Options Market Just Flashed Its Most Defensive Signal of the Year

Version 1May 20, 2026

GME shorts rebuild as the eBay gambit reshapes the story

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