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GameStop Rises 4% but Stays Far Below Its Warrant Strike; Take-Two Interactive Gains 3%, Roblox Falls 3%

GameStop has surged 33% in a month, but the clock is running out on a warrant deadline that sits well above where the stock trades today, and Ryan Cohen keeps buying anyway.

By David Moadel
Published October 8, 2026, 1:00pm ET · 3 min read

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A close-up shot of the GameStop store sign, with 'Game' in white and 'Stop' in red, both letters outlined in black, mounted on a textured white building. Below, the store's glass windows reflect the outdoors, displaying '73 PLAZA DR' and the store number '1003'.
The exterior of a GameStop store, symbolizing the company's unexpected financial strength and potential for strategic acquisitions. © GameStop Logo Sign - Vallejo - California (CC BY 2.0) by Will Buckner

Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME | GME Price Prediction) are pushing higher against a softer gaming sector, extending a month-long rally as the company’s warrant deadline approaches. GameStop stock is at $25.47, up 4% in afternoon trading. That gain still leaves GameStop shares far beneath the exercise price attached to the company’s warrants.

Meanwhile, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) shares are at $210.50, up 3%, moving in step with GameStop as the Grand Theft Auto VI launch draws closer. Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) shares trade at $45.06, down 3%, breaking from both names as age-verification headwinds weigh on sentiment.

For a gaming-sector read, the VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ:ESPO) is at $97.01, down 0.3%. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), a broad-market benchmark, is at $775.67, down 0.2%. Against both readings, GameStop’s climb looks company-specific.

GameStop’s Warrant Deadline Comes Into Focus

The warrants GameStop distributed carry an exercise price of $32 and expire at the end of October. Over the past month, GameStop stock is up 33%, a run that now extends into the final weeks before that expiry. The company hasn’t disclosed a fresh development tied to the current move, which leaves positioning ahead of GameStop’s warrant deadline as the clearest explanation.

GameStop sells games, hardware and collectibles through its stores. It also holds a large cash position and a large position in eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) common stock, the company GameStop has proposed acquiring. That cash gives GameStop options beyond the eBay proposal.

Anticipation around Grand Theft Auto VI, the next major release from Take-Two’s Rockstar Games label, gives Take-Two shares a company-specific catalyst. Roblox faces a harder setup, as the company’s mandatory age-check rollout has been a drag on sentiment. A recent Barron’s report described a new gaming platform from two technology rivals as a threat that could lure creators away from Roblox.

Cohen’s Buying Meets a Distant Strike Price

GameStop’s bull case starts with chair and chief executive Ryan Cohen, who has been buying GameStop shares in the open market with his own money. GameStop holds the cash to act, and a completed eBay deal could transform what the company is. Cohen’s purchases signal confidence from the insider closest to the plans.

For the bears, GameStop stock sits far beneath the warrants’ exercise price with expiry close at hand. The run has arrived without a business update behind it, which can leave the gains exposed once the deadline passes, the exact setup our free playbook on sizing speculative positions is built around.

What to Watch Next

Shareholders can watch for whether GameStop stock gains ground on the warrants’ exercise price before the end-of-October expiry, as any update on the proposed eBay acquisition could reshape the story faster than the warrant calendar.

For Take-Two, the Grand Theft Auto VI launch window is the next major test, and Roblox traders could look for signs that the age-check rollout is fading as a headwind. Investors should keep their position sizes measured until GameStop’s warrant expiry and any eBay news are behind them.

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David Moadel

David Moadel is financial writer specializing in stocks, ETFs, options, precious metals, and Bitcoin. David has written well over 1,000 articles for leading online publications, helping investors understand markets, income strategies, and risk.His work has appeared in The Motley Fool, InvestorPlace, U.S. News & World Report, TipRanks, ValueWalk, Benzinga, Market Realist, TalkMarkets, Finmasters, 24/7 Wall St., and others.With a master’s degree in education, David has taught at the elementary, high school, and college levels. That teaching background shapes his writing style: clear, educational, and practical. David has also built a loyal social-media audience by providing trustworthy financial content on YouTube, X/Twitter, and StockTwits.

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