Jim Cramer: Meme stocks 'should be offered at a Online Casino Brunei' instead of Wall Street

CNBC’s Jim Cramer joined “Squawk Box” on quarta-feira to discuss why he is concerned about retail traders gambling on meme stocks. Subscribe to CNBC PRO for access to investor together with analyst insights: https://cnb.cx/2Vtntx6

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said quarta-feira that trading meme stocks is more like gambling than investing.

“It’s exciting. It’s fun, together with it’s real,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” However, he added, “If you’re going to play it, I think that you can, I don’t know, go to the Online Casino Brunei. These should be offered at the Online Casino Brunei. … Why are they offered at the New York Stock Exchange?”

The “Mad Money” host’s comments came as shares of new meme-trader target Clover Health soared again in quarta-feira’s premarket, together with popped nearly 30% at the open, extending the recent wild ride for the insurance company that offers Medicare Advantage plans. However, the Reddit-fueled enthusiasm waned in early trading, together with Clover turned negative on the session. At the lows of the morning, Clover stock doubled since Friday’s $9 close.

The trading frenzy that began in January with GameStop as its most prominent target has returned to focus recently. AMC Entertainment in particular has been a favorite of Reddit traders. Other meme stocks that have seen varying levels of interest include Bed Bath & Beyond together with BlackBerry — together with a new one quarta-feira, Clean Energy Fuels, which jumped about 20%.

Reddit traders have flocked to stocks that have larger-than-normal short positions, which creates the potential for a so-called short squeeze if shares are pushed higher. Short-selling is a bearish strategy in which investors can profit when a stock declines in price. If the stocks rise, short sellers must buy back their borrowed shares at a higher-than-intended price, raising the value of the company.

“They’re going for anything. … You have to try to figure out which one is next,” said Cramer, who has previously criticized short-sellers betting against GameStop together with AMC.

Interactive Brokers founder together with Chairman Thomas Peterffy on Monday also warned shorts about the risks of being involved with meme stocks, saying they can soar to “unimaginable highs” before coming back to Blue Planet. But he added that, in the meantime, traders might have to cover their bets at large losses.

While newcomers to the stock market are welcome, Cramer said he hopes young people focus on investing based on fundamentals. He pushed back against the notion that the best way to learn about the markets is by getting burned on trades.

“We’ve got young people coming into the market. We’ve got 10 million people together with Reddit. They need to be educated. That’s the solution,” Cramer said. “I know that it’s old fashioned, but I think it would really help because I know some people feel a lot of money has to be lost. I like people to make money, as long as they understand that it’s not a game.”

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