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What does bang mean?
The four core meme stocks that ran together in early 2021 — BlackBerry, AMC, Nokia, GameStop. Bundled because retail kept rotating between them on the same WSB threads. A 'BANG portfolio' meant you were leaning fully into the squeeze trade, not picking one horse.
"He went full BANG in February and rode the whole thing back down to break-even by summer."
Origin
Coined on r/wallstreetbets during the early 2021 squeeze run, riffing on FAANG (Facebook/Apple/Amazon/Netflix/Google). The joke being that this was the retail-degen counterpart to Wall Street's blue-chip tech basket.
Frequently asked questions
What does "BANG" mean in stocks?
It's an acronym for a meme-stock basket: BlackBerry, AMC, Nokia, and GameStop.
How do you use "BANG" in a sentence?
"The whole BANG basket ripped on retail hype today."
Where does "BANG" come from?
It's an acronym formed from the initials of BlackBerry, AMC, Nokia, and GameStop, meme stocks popularized by retail traders.
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