Retail call option buying at an all time high. Total stock market options have exploded in size to over $20 trillion now. Retail traders intentionally creating short squeezes for hedge funds shorting stocks like GameStop (NYSE: GME) on fundamentals? GameStop jumps amid retail frenzy, shares double at one point in wild trading https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/25/gamestop-shares-jump-another-40percent-shake-off-analyst-downgrade-as-epic-short-squeeze-continues.html GameStop stock sets record, then loses bulk of gains in another volatile day of trading https://www.marketwatch.com/story/gamestop-stock-more-than-doubles-to-record-high-then-loses-it-all-in-another-volatile-day-of-trading-11611600212 BlackBerry, AMC and Other Reddit YOLO Favorites That Aren’t GameStop https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackberry-amc-and-other-reddit-yolo-favorites-that-arent-gamestop-11611681716 How GameStop’s Reddit- and Options-Fueled Stock Rally Happened https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-gamestops-reddit-and-options-fueled-stock-rally-happened-11611743400 Not only are the amount of unprofitable companies more than in the 1999-2000 tech bubble, but the amount of speculation by retail investors using call options is far higher. So are valuations for publicly traded companies with no hope of profits anytime soon or even and with horrible fundamentals. Things actually look closer to the crazy speculation from Weimar Republic Germany on foreign currencies and stocks where people were desperate to make an income from speculation to survive. Commit to tipping us monthly for our hard work creating high level, thought provoking content that includes interviews with top experts, analysis and short videos about investing and the economy https://www.patreon.com/wallstformainst​ Please visit the Wall St for Main St website here: http://www.wallstformainst.com/​ Follow Jason Burack on Twitter @JasonEBurack Follow Wall St for Main St on Twitter @WallStforMainSt You can also checkout the Wall St for Main St Facebook Fanpage at http://www.facebook.com/WallStforMainSt​ or the Wall St for Main St Facebook Group where you can learn and join in on the conversation! Also, please take 5 minutes to leave us a good iTunes review here! We only have about 86 5 star iTunes reviews and we need to get to our goal of over 100 5 star iTunes reviews asap! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/w​... If you feel like donating fiat via Paypal, Bitcoin, Gold Money, or mailing us some physical gold or silver, Wall St for Main St accepts one time donations on our main website or through Paypal. Send one time donations to our Paypal to the email address: [email protected] Donate Crypto Currency to WS4MS: Send Bitcoin to: 1N5iDrazojYX5rWxmoyp982RDXJzJrFoPC Send Ethereum (ETH) to: 0x748dD59fA5d5dF80E8C0038DD4F60DAb810fe61a Send Litecoin to: MW7g44j5FX9CYEkvfPvxsW5dFjHY84yup4 Send DASH to: XuEEhWptwf1XxP2nFYQxmBfBBJYehqRoBJ Send Zcash (ZEC) to: t1MGcxyWpiH6JeyF9nnWHw9poRpvTW4PT6S Send Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to: qr7mp7f053rwnpxalxljl3f9x5tulzv53ya88d7wch Wall St for Main St is also available for personalized investor education and paid research work (we write research reports and teach). Please email us to learn more about the research work we offer at: [email protected] **DISCLAIMER- ANYTHING MENTIONED DURING THIS AUDIO OR SHORT VIDEO RECORDING IS FOR INFORMATION & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE INVESTMENT ADVICE. JASON BURACK AND HIS GUESTS ARE MERELY STATING THEIR OPINIONS ON DIFFERENT TOPICS RELATED TO INVESTING, THE ECONOMY, MARKETS OR COMPANIES. PLEASE TALK TO YOUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR AND DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DUE DILIGENCE ON YOUR OWN BEFORE INVESTING AND MAKING IMPORTANT INVESTMENT DECISIONS.- DISCLAIMER**