Keith Gill
publication date: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 (part of Winter 2021)
category: Internet
clue: There really is deep fucking value in knowing how short squeezes work, especially if it can't be stopped like some game.
explanation: Internet commentator and vlogger Gill, known by his handle DeepFuckingValue, organized a much-publicized short squeeze on Reddit around the stock GME (GameStop). more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Aaron Shurtleff, and Ruth Cichoski