{"id":206523,"date":"2025-07-24T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/uncategorized\/meme-stock-mad-libs\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T15:31:28","slug":"meme-stock-mad-libs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/meme-stock-mad-libs\/","title":{"rendered":"Meme Stock Mad Libs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are <em>Mad Libs<\/em> still a thing?\u00a0 My younger colleagues say \u201cyes\u201d, and I\u2019m glad to hear it, because they were endlessly fun when I was a kid.\u00a0 With all the recent discussion about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/return-of-the-memes\/\">return of meme stocks<\/a>, which brings its own sort of nostalgia, it occurred to me that finding the next meme stock fits a <em>Mad Libs<\/em> type of formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&lt;<strong><em>Stock Symbol<\/em><\/strong>&gt; has &lt;<strong><em>name recognition | a good story<\/em><\/strong>&gt; with &lt;<strong><em>high percentage<\/em><\/strong>&gt; of its stock sold short, a price of only &lt;<strong><em>number below $20<\/em><\/strong>&gt;, and reasonably active &lt;<strong><em>weekly|monthly<\/em><\/strong>&gt; options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This format came to me earlier this morning, when I was asked what the attributes are that make a good meme stock.&nbsp; I laid out the following four criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>High short interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low price prior to bump<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good name recognition, preferably with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/gamestop-blackberry-and-nostalgia\/?query=nostalgia%20%20%20&amp;query_id=2wEumssAQAiIPhVlDkNpcA&amp;index=engine-name-placeholder&amp;user_token=2wEumssAQAiIPhVlDkNpcA\">dose of nostalgia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reasonably active options<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the names that popped into play this week to see if they fit the first three criteria of the rubric.&nbsp; We\u2019ll get to the options a bit later<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kohl\u2019s (KSS)<ul><li>49% of float shorted <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>$10 stock price before leap <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>stores all around the country <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Krispy Kreme (DNUT)<ul><li>30% of float short <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>$3 stock price <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>national chain with popular products \u2713<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GoPro (GPRO)<ul><li>10% of float <strong>X<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>$1 stock price <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Popular product<a id=\"_ednref1\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opendoor (OPEN)<ul><li>22% of float <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>$2 stock price <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Niche product <strong>X<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)<ul><li>13% of float ~<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>$10 stock price <strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sydney Sweeney endorsed product <strong>\u2713\u2713\u2713<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s hardly an exhaustive list, but we see the theme.&nbsp; All the above have at least 2 of the 3 criteria checked.&nbsp; As Meat Loaf famously told us, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k5hWWe-ts2s\">Two Out of Three Ain\u2019t Bad<\/a>.&nbsp; Thinking back to the \u201cOG\u201d meme stocks, those that came to prominence in 2021 \u2013 GameStop (GME), AMC, Bed Bath &amp; Beyond, etc. &#8212; most fit the same criteria.&nbsp; The current playbook isn\u2019t new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it is fun to notice and discuss these situations in hindsight, it would of course be preferable to find them in advance.&nbsp; This is where the options market can offer some clues.&nbsp; We saw big increases in volume and open interest in several options the day before the stocks joined the \u201cmeme\u201d classification.&nbsp; For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AEO yesterday<\/strong>: Volume in the 10.5 calls expiring Friday soared from 380 to 5838, and the open interest jumped from 780 to 4562. &nbsp;The stock moved from $10.19 to $10.82 yesterday before hitting $12.13 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KSS Monday<\/strong>: Volume in the 10, 10.5 and 11 calls expiring Friday jumped to 11664, 13136, and 5910, respectively from 13751, 570, and 289.&nbsp; Open interest in those lines moved to 3653, 5851, and 4091 from 8529, 878, and 700.&nbsp; The relative changes in the open interest indicate that a holder (holders?) rolled their calls from the 10 line to the 10.5 and 11 lines as the stock moved up from $9.58 to $10.42 on Monday and touched $21.39 around Tuesday\u2019s open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DNUT Tuesday<\/strong>: Volume in the August 5 calls (there were no weekly options) skyrocketed from 618 to 34502, while open interest moved from 6160 to 20367.&nbsp; The stock rose from $3.26 to $4.13 that day and touched $5.73 around yesterday\u2019s open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GPRO Tuesday: <\/strong>Volume in the August 1.5 calls (weekly options were only listed today) popped from 926 to 22745, and open interest jumped from 1014 to 13948.&nbsp; The stock rose from $0.97 to $1.37, before touching $2.37 around yesterday\u2019s open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pattern for the above should be obvious.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Options volume and open interest increased dramatically on the day prior to the pop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The peak occurred as the stock opened before a quick fade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>OPEN was a bit different, perhaps owing to its lack of status as a household name.&nbsp; This stock had been rallying steadily before its big surge on Monday, and that surge culminated late in the trading day, not around the open.&nbsp; (see charts for all below)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no foolproof way to find the next meme, but one could certainly use the TWS tools to scan for big increases in options volume in low-priced household names with relatively high borrowing costs (indicating high short interest).&nbsp; (Unfortunately, I haven\u2019t had a chance to search for those situations myself yet.)&nbsp; And if you are fortunate enough to find one, be quick about taking a profit \u2013 the opportunity doesn\u2019t last long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-open-2-weeks-5-minute-candles\"><strong><em>OPEN, 2-Weeks, 5-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"448\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-43.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206524 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-43.png 733w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-43-700x428.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-43-300x183.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 733px; aspect-ratio: 733\/448;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aeo-1-week-5-minute-candles\"><strong><em>AEO, 1-Week, 5-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"445\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-47.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206531 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-47.png 728w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-47-700x428.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-47-300x183.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 728px; aspect-ratio: 728\/445;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kss-1-week-5-minute-candles\"><strong><em>KSS, 1-Week, 5-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"733\" height=\"439\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206525 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-44.png 733w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-44-700x419.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-44-300x180.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 733px; aspect-ratio: 733\/439;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dnut-1-week-5-minute-candles\"><strong><em>DNUT, 1-Week, 5-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"446\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-45.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206526 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-45.png 739w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-45-700x422.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-45-300x181.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 739px; aspect-ratio: 739\/446;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gpro-1-week-5-minute-candles\"><strong><em>GPRO, 1-Week, 5-Minute Candles<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"445\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/image-46.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206529 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-46.png 739w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-46-700x422.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/image-46-300x181.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 739px; aspect-ratio: 739\/445;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Interactive Brokers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Past performance is not indicative of future results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>i<\/sup>On the nostalgia front, I can\u2019t help remembering my sons\u2019 reaction when GoPro cameras became popular additions to ski helmets.&nbsp; They called the users \u201cTeletubbies\u201d \u2013 big round heads (thanks to helmets) with objects sticking up from the top.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are Mad Libs still a thing?\u00a0 My younger colleagues say \u201cyes\u201d, and 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