, external<\/span><\/a> a drawing of a man leaning forward in a chair, as if gearing up for action.<\/p>\nHe later followed up with two posts on Monday morning, which appeared to allude to his return.<\/p>\n
The meme-stock phenomenon has been part of a wider increase in trading by retail investors – people not working for investment houses or other private firms.<\/p>\n
Analysts had argued the original rise of meme stocks was driven by the surge in savings and time many households had during the pandemic, thanks to government support programmes and the shutdown of many in-person activities.<\/p>\n
However with markets rising again this year, trading firms such as Charles Schwab and Robinhood have reported another uptick in new accounts and activity by retail investors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n