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What does apes mean?
Self-applied badge for retail traders — especially the GameStop and AMC crowd — who buy and hold a stock collectively to squeeze hedge funds. The lore: 'apes together strong,' borrowed from Planet of the Apes. Wearing the label is a flex of solidarity and a wink at the meme that they're too dumb to sell.
"Apes are still holding GME four years later, diamond hands intact."
Origin
Took off on r/wallstreetbets during the January 2021 GameStop short squeeze, with 'apes together strong' as the rallying cry.
Frequently asked questions
What does apes mean in trading?
It refers to retail traders all piling into the same trade together like one feral pack.
How do you use apes in a sentence?
"The apes are buying again — this thing's going straight up."
Is calling traders apes an insult?
Not really — it's mostly a self-adopted, tongue-in-cheek label retail traders use for their own herd-like buying.
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