This paper examines the performance of the large-cap cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), during the COVID-19 period (1/2/2020-30/12/2021) using sentiment analysis. Using the Google Trends tool, we try to quantify users’ intention to buy and sell BTC and ETH, and their...

Purpose – This paper tries to contribute to financial modelling and decision-making in investment strategies by presenting that sentiment analysis using Google trends can explain the performance of Bitcoin (BTC) during the COVID-19 pandemic period (1/1/2020-26/3/2021). The information from...

This article examines the recent short squeeze of the GameStop (GME) stock in early 2021. This event, although not the only case of short squeeze, has some idiosyncratic features that makes it extremely interesting, mainly because it was organized by non-institutional investors through social...

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the pandemic on the performance of stock markets, focusing on the behavioral influence of the fear due to COVID-19. Using a data set of 10 developed countries during the period December 31, 2019, to September 30, 2020, we examine the impact...