Meme Stocks Are Still Kicking — 2 Lessons After BBBY’s 60% Crash

Know two things before you buy another meme stock. [Turn Your Images On] [Meme Stocks Are Still Kicking — 2 Lessons After BBBY’s 60% Crash]( [Turn Your Images On] [Charles Sizemore, Co-Editor, Green Zone Fortunes]( Well, that was nasty. In case you missed it, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) had a rough time last week. The stock lost almost 20% of its value on Thursday … and then proceeded to drop another 44% in after-hours trading. By Friday’s close, BBBY was 60% lower than its Tuesday peak. Neither a bad earnings release nor negative guidance tanked the stock. The retailer’s woes have been common knowledge for years. No, it was news that activist investor and GameStop Chair Ryan Cohen had liquidated his large position in the company after purchasing more than 7 million shares earlier this year. BBBY is the latest meme stock to face a reckoning, but it won’t be the last. 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