The meme stock phenomenon has yet to be explored. In this note, we provide evidence that these stocks display common stylized facts for the dynamics of price, trading volume, and social media activity. Using a regime-switching cointegration model, we identify the meme stock “mementum” which exhibits a different characterization compared to other stocks with high volumes of activity (persistent and not) on social media. Finally, we show that mementum is significant and positively related to the stock’s returns. Understanding these properties helps investors and market authorities in their decisions.
On the "mementum" of Meme Stocks / Costola, Michele; Iacopini, Matteo; Santagiustina, Carlo R. M. A.. - In: ECONOMICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0165-1765. - 207:(2021), pp. 1-6. [10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110021]
On the "mementum" of Meme Stocks
Matteo Iacopini;
2021
Abstract
The meme stock phenomenon has yet to be explored. In this note, we provide evidence that these stocks display common stylized facts for the dynamics of price, trading volume, and social media activity. Using a regime-switching cointegration model, we identify the meme stock “mementum” which exhibits a different characterization compared to other stocks with high volumes of activity (persistent and not) on social media. Finally, we show that mementum is significant and positively related to the stock’s returns. Understanding these properties helps investors and market authorities in their decisions.
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