The Echo Chamber Episode 97

"Buys, Buybacks, and Kitty Hacks"

GameStop’s moving, the volume is showing up, and the tinfoil is getting loud.

On Episode 97 of The Echo Chamber, Fitzzzy joins @TheMagnifishit and @M_oass to watch the buys come in and talk through the $GME chart.

We discuss possible RC buying, buyback speculation, and whether the recent price action looks like a cycle running out of steam or building toward another leg up. Plus, OPEX, max pain, Bitcoin covered calls, and what clarity on the eBay deal could mean.

Then we dig into the Tsuki “frontrun” claims. From Uno cards and Wizard forum activity to dev wallets and creator incentives, we question what’s being presented as proof of a Roaring Kitty connection.

We wrap up with Kitty’s deleted tweets, OK Gnomie tinfoil, a possible Roaring Sensei collaboration, and speculation about what a Kitty return could look like.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Kitty intro clip
• 1:37 - Unusual volume pops, RC buying or company buybacks?
• 13:59 - Settlement chatter, Wendy’s speculation, and the eBay comparison
• 17:15 - GameStop stores, collectibles, and live shopping
• 20:00 - Watching RCs buys come in & chart talk
  • 20:17 - Cramer calls GameStop a buy, reaction on the chart
  • 24:53 - Trading the run, taking profits, and IV crush
  • 30:22 - eBay deal structure and the $23 battleground
  • 32:16 - Is the GME cycle ending? Volume and continuation
  • 34:38 - Bitcoin covered calls and potential cash proceeds
  • 38:56 - OPEX, max pain, and upside levels
  • 43:44 - Overnight price action and Ultimator’s swap-signal theory
  • 1:00:15 - Buyback speculation and another potential leg up
• 1:02:36 - Tsuki Deep Dive
  • 1:02:36 - “Frontruns,” Uno cards, and the claimed Kitty connection
  • 1:06:52 - Dev wallets, creator incentives, and reasons for skepticism
  • 1:08:26 - Wizard forum activity and the latest Tsuki claims
• 1:20:24 - Roaring Kitty’s Deleted Tweets, dates, memes, and theories
• 1:26:22 - OK Gnomie tinfoil and a possible Roaring Sensei collaboration
• 1:32:13 - Kitty’s million-dollar YOLO anniversary and possible return scenarios
• 1:35:52 - Final GME check and wrap-up

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Four GameStop board members bought shares across three consecutive trading days following earnings

-Larry Cheng: 55,000

-James Grube added 10,255

-Alan Attal bought 5,000

-Ryan Cohen: 1 million

That’s 1,070,255 $GME shares purchased for approximately $21.7 million.

@gmebuttstallion and @ib35y45 join Fitzzzy to break down the insider buying, the price reaction and whether Nat Turner could be sitting on MNPI.

Then it’s time for the warrant debate. $GME gained more than 10% while $GME.WS fell over 20%. The guys discuss the warrant positions taken by @TheUltimator5 and @rnewton7777, and whether GameStop should allow the warrants to expire or extend them.

Shop GameStop covers Pokémon’s 30th-anniversary releases, IB’s “Beat the Mimic” game and PSA’s new vault-to-vault transfers.

Finally, @foxenflask makes a surprise appearance to discuss the latest $GME × $eBay developments, a potential partnership and board seats before offering his analysis of what could happen with the warrants.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro / Power Hour

07:30 - $GME options and Power Hour

21:00 - Insider Buying

21:00 - Larry Cheng buys 55,000 shares

23:30 - James Grube buys 10,255 shares

25:00 - Alan Attal buys 5,000 shares

26:00 - Ryan Cohen buys 1 million shares

29:30 - eBay insiders selling

33:30 - Rooowwwaaaaadddddddd

42:00 - GME Warrants

42:30 - Will the warrants finish in the money?

44:00 - What was the purpose of the warrants?

50:30 - @rnewton7777 and @TheUltimator5

53:00 - The 360% borrow fee

55:30 - The October 29 warrant hypothetical

1:02:00 - Earnings News Clip / Break

1:09:00 - Shop GameStop

1:09:00 - New GameStop store and Pokémon’s 30th anniversary

1:21:30 - What everyone is playing

1:23:00 - Double Pro Week

1:26:30 - Pokémon midnight release

1:27:30 - IB’s “Beat the Mimic” game

1:32:00 - PSA vault-to-vault transfers

1:34:00 - Pokémon 30th-anniversary drop dates

1:38:00 - Week in Review

1:51:00 - @foxenflask Joins the Show

1:53:00 - eBay Update

1:53:30 - Why Bad Robot thinks the deal hasn’t been quiet

1:57:00 - The CNBC slip and a developing deal

1:58:30 - Interested investors and potential financing

2:01:00 - Could the MNPI already be publicly disclosed?

2:06:00 - Bad Robot’s Warrant Analysis

LFG $GME

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GameStop’s Q2 earnings are out, and there’s plenty to talk about

• Revenue: $790.2 million
• Net income: $298.7 millio

@TheMagnifishit joins Fitzzzy all of X to break down the numbers, raised guidance, new sales categories, and everthing else we can find in the report

We cover collectibles, Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, grading partnerships, Bitcoin covered calls, GME and BBBY warrants, Ryan Cohen’s ownership, and Robinhood’s GME/AMC stock tokens. Then we ask the big questions: What’s still coming, and when does the stock price catch up?

00:00 Opening clip

00:30 Welcome with Magnifishit

15:00 Opening the X Space

17:30 @Buttfarm69

• FTDs, premarket moves, and trading cycles

26:00 @Strarberryxmoon: Bullishness intensifies

29:00 Q2 earnings breakdown

• 31:45 Revenue, store closures, and operating performance
• 35:30 Swiggs: PSA, Beckett, and grading partnerships
• 40:00 New sales categories
• 43:30 Expenses, operating profit, and net income
• 45:30 Investment gains and Bitcoin covered calls

47:00 @IB35Y45 and Shop GameStop: Pokémon 30th anniversary

49:00 Moass: In RC we trust

50:00 Early earnings release and debt exchange

55:00 Warrants

• 57:45 BBBY and GME warrant connection theories
• 1:01:15 Ryan Cohen’s 13D, warrant holdings, and $500M pledge

1:15:00 Robinhood GME and AMC stock tokens

1:17:00 @Diamondape69

1:23:00 Old Soul, Cash flow, inventory, BTC, and unanswered PowerPack questions

1:25:00 Magnifishit’s farewell

1:27:30 Closing earnings thoughts and watching for additional filings

1:32:00 James: Something big is coming

1:34:00 MTrain: Is RC a shill?

1:43:00 YouTube wrap-up

• 1:43:00 Implied volatility and borrow availability
• 1:45:00 GME warrant price action and resistance
• 1:49:30 GME chart fractal comparisons
• 1:51:45 Max pain and final thoughts

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