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GME Stock After Earnings: Up 62% of the Time, Fades 19% (GameStop)

What does GME stock do after earnings? Over its last 16 tracked reports, GameStop closed higher 10 times and lower 6 times on earnings day, with an average close move of ±12.1% — and the intraday peak faded into the close 19% of the time. History is not a forecast; it is the base rate the options market is pricing against. GameStop's next earnings date is not confirmed yet; the GME implied-move page updates the moment it is.

EarningsWatcher Research · Updated August 18, 2026 · Educational information, not investment advice
Closed up
10/16
62% of tracked reports
Avg close move
±12.1%
close-to-close, earnings day
Peak faded
19%
intraday high not held into close
Range
-39.4% / +35.2%
worst / best close (Jun 7, 2024 / Mar 21, 2023)

GME's last five earnings reactions

ReportOptions pricedClose movePeak moveHeld or faded?
Mar 24, 2026±7.2%+1.2%+3.0%faded
Dec 9, 2025±9.2%-4.3%-7.0%held
Sep 9, 2025±10.0%+3.3%+7.8%faded
Jun 10, 2025±11.4%-5.3%-5.7%held
Mar 25, 2025±10.2%+11.7%+17.3%held

"Options priced" is the implied move going into the report; "close" and "peak" are the earnings-day close-to-close and peak intraday moves. "Faded" = the close gave back more than half of the peak, or reversed sign. Full implied-vs-actual history and the live implied move: GME data page.

The part this page can't answer — does the move keep going?
Whether GME follows through in the days after the print, how often its opening gap gets filled, and how strong its post-earnings drift runs are what DriftLab measures across every past report — the follow-through score, gap-fill probability and PEAD score for GME, plus each report's five-day reaction path. Those readings are for members. See member plans →

Why "good earnings" can still mean a red day

Before the report, options price the size of the expected move — the implied move — and the stock itself is priced for the market's expectations of results and guidance. The reaction is not to the numbers in isolation but to how they compare with what was already priced. That is why GME can beat estimates and fall, or miss and rise; and why the honest question is not "were the numbers good?" but "how far did the stock move against what options priced, and did it hold?" — which is what the season tracker follows for every notable name.

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Frequently asked questions

Will GME stock go up after earnings?

Nobody can know in advance. What history says: over 16 tracked reports GameStop closed higher on earnings day 10 times and lower 6 times, with an average close move of ±12.1%. The options market prices the expected size of the move, not its direction.

Why does GME stock drop (or jump) after earnings even on good numbers?

Because the stock is priced for expectations, not results. Options price a move of a certain size beforehand; the reaction reflects how results and guidance compare with what was already priced in, plus the unwinding of positioning around the event. A beat can still be a disappointment relative to expectations.

Does GME's earnings move usually hold or fade?

In 3 of 16 tracked reports the earnings-day peak faded meaningfully into the close. Whether the move continues over the following days is what EarningsWatcher's DriftLab measures for members (follow-through, gap-fill probability, post-earnings drift).

How much does GME usually move on earnings?

On average about ±16.1% at the peak of earnings day over the last 10 years, with an average close-to-close move of ±12.1% across the tracked reports on this page.

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