A look at the layers of intrigue, from the supercharged power of digital communities to the gamification of trading.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Daniel Wilson , Peter Sasaki , Diana Wilson , Bob Sloan , Mikey Guggenheim , Vicki Bogan , Rachael Sassara , Erik Hess , Gunjan Banerji , Matt Kohrs , Alvan Chow , Angelica Tecson , Joe Fonicello , Taylor Lorenz , Andrew Left , Abbe Minor , Gina-Gail Fletcher , Jim Cramer
In 2020, a few plucky upstarts on Reddit spot an opportunity to get rich quick and stick it to Wall Street - by investing in a declining retail chain.
The Redditors get more people on board with their plan, and GameStop stock starts flying up. But economic disaster could be on the horizon.
After the squeeze, one Redditor and investing app Robinhood come under suspicion for their ties to the financial establishment.