

Nonetheless, his argument "helped attract a flood of retail cash into GameStop". In a YouTube video, he noted that his argument did not constitute financial advice, saying "I don't provide personal investment advice or stock recommendations during the stream." The position was 50,000 shares and 500 call options. In September 2019, Gill, under the username "u/DeepFuckingValue", posted on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets a screenshot of a trade consisting of a roughly $53,000 long position in GameStop Gill's Reddit posts and YouTube videos argued (through both fundamental and technical analysis) that the stock was undervalued. Gill was employed at MassMutual from April 2019 until his resignation on January 28, 2021. He worked for LexShares until March 2017.
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As of February 26, 2021, Gill was no longer a registered financial broker January 28 was his last day of employment with MassMutual and a FINRA spokeswoman said, "a person’s registration is terminated when he or she is no longer employed by a registered firm." Between 20 he worked for a family friend at a start-up in New Hampshire, working on a software program to help investors analyze stocks.

He was a licensed securities broker registered with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) since July 2012 with no disclosed regulatory infractions. Gill is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He married his wife, Caroline, in 2016 they have one child. Gill was named the indoor athlete of the year in 2008 by the US Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association after he won the 1,000-meter race at the New England Championships with a time of 2:24.73, and recorded a personal best time of 4:03 in the mile that year. He graduated from Stonehill College in 2009 and holds several school records in track and field.

He had two siblings his sister died in 2020. Keith Gill was born on June 8, 1986, to Steven and Elaine Gill, and was raised in Brockton, Massachusetts. Gill testified he "did not solicit anyone to buy or sell the stock for own profit." Gill gave testimony as part of a virtual hearing held by the US House Financial Services Committee on Februas part of a discussion about when "short sellers, social media, and retail investors collide". Reuters revealed his identity to the public on January 28, 2021, after an investigation of public records and social-media posts. His Reddit username derives from the investing term deep value, as Gill claims to be a proponent of value investing. Gill's posts were described as "forthright, spreadsheet-laden content". The rising stock value allowed Gill to turn a US$53,000 investment into one worth close to $50 million (as of January 28, 2021). His analyses of GameStop stock, and details of his resulting investment gains-posted on Reddit under the username DeepFuckingValue ( DFV) and on YouTube and Twitter as Roaring Kitty-were cited as a driving factor in the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021, and as a spark for the subsequent trading frenzy in retail stocks. Keith Patrick Gill (born 1986) is an American financial analyst and investor known for his posts on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets. Here's a quick 4min video I put together as a way to share my GME analysis.Involvement in the GameStop short squeeze Symancyk – one of the new highly praised GME board members – is also the current President and CEO of PetSmart since 2018 and he's on the CHWY board. He’s likely making a big long-term move into the gaming industry via GME. Read all the interviews with him – a relatively small $30 million purchase of a speculative stock isn’t his style. It appears once he made his decision he quickly bought up as much as he could in August before he had to file the 13D. 2 must-read articles:Īs a multi-billionaire Cohen will likely buy more GME in the coming weeks/months. According to him he says no to 99.9% of investments – but now he has said yes to GME. And GME trades at such a deep discount and is so heavily shorted that a minor shift in investors' long-term perception of its future could have a dramatic impact on price.Ĭohen has been looking for his next "something" for years. His CHWY playbook aligns perfectly with GME – it’s unreal. In all his interviews & articles Cohen trumpets the importance of customer experience, creating brand loyalty, & being category experts in an industry where customers are fanatical. He brings tremendous e-commerce & omnichannel experience to GME and understands the importance of delighting customers and creating amazing in-store experiences. He's a visionary who went up against Amazon and won. Ryan Cohen's 9% 13D stake in GME is huge news.
