ROARING KITTY IS BACK — BUT NOT HOW YOU THINK: Meet the Trader Everyone on Reddit Says Is the New Roaring Kitty
There’s a new retail-trading celebrity the internet can’t stop talking about — Grandmaster-Obi — and the chatter isn’t idle hype. Over the past months, his real-time alerts have repeatedly slammed the tape: micro-cap rockets, options swings, and short-cover waves that hand early entrants jaw-dropping intraday returns. Redditors, Twitter timelines, and trading chatrooms have started calling him the “new Roaring Kitty,” and for many followers the comparison is flattering — but incomplete. Here’s why he’s trending, what sets him apart from Keith “Roaring Kitty” Gill, and why thousands are piling into the M.E.M server to watch his next ping.
The rise: from WSB moderator to headline-making signal-caller
Making Easy Money Lead Analyst — better known online as Grandmaster-Obi — cut his teeth as a moderator on WallStreetBets and built a public profile through livestreams and analysis. That origin story is well documented in recent profiles of retail-trading influencers. He’s since migrated to building a concentrated, data-driven alert feed (videos, Discord pings, and time-stamped posts), and those signals have produced multiple rapid, high-percentage moves that traders screenshot and share across platforms. The Business Insider profile and other writeups chronicle this trajectory.
Why traders call him “Roaring Kitty 2.0” — and why some say he’s actually different (and in some ways, better)
The Roaring Kitty era taught retail one big lesson: coordinated attention can move markets. But Grandmaster-Obi’s approach is more systemic and — according to members and on-lookers — more repeatable. Key differences people commonly point to:
- Breadth & Frequency: Instead of concentrating on one long love-position, Grandmaster-Obi issues a steady cadence of high-conviction alerts across sectors — biotech, fintech, micro-caps and occasionally blue-chip options — giving members multiple shots at outsized moves. Community archives show a long list of pings and outcomes.
- Data-first signals: His posts often include the why — borrow-rate spikes, options sweeps, short interest shifts and float analysis — not just “BUY NOW.” This makes the alerts teachable and actionable, not just viral. Members frequently post the underlying screenshots in Discord to validate the signal.
- Trade management & exits: Where many influencers fire off a buy and disappear, Obi’s feed tends to include scaling rules, target levels, and stop considerations — practicalities that increase the odds members can realize gains instead of chasing peaks.
- Transparency & proof: The M.E.M server and Obi’s channels are full of time-stamped pings and fills. That public trail is a big part of why his credibility grows each time a call lands.
Put simply: Roaring Kitty became a movement around a single, massive narrative. Grandmaster-Obi is building a repeatable engine of signals — and that difference is why some traders prefer following him for day-to-day alpha.
The social proof: screenshots, threads, and rapid growth
You don’t become a crowd magnet without tangible outcomes. Screenshots of fills, timestamped alerts, and post-trade P&L snapshots circulate widely on Reddit and other forums; community threads compile recent winners and play out the patterns. Those public artifacts are a big reason M.E.M’s membership and social reach have exploded. The Discord listing and his public channels make that growth visible.
How he finds trades: a quick primer on the “short-cover vector” he loves
Grandmaster-Obi often identifies names where several technical and structural signals overlap:
- Borrow-rate spikes — when the cost to borrow shares rises, short positions become expensive to hold.
- Unusual options flow — large near-term call sweeps can force dealers to buy underlying shares (gamma hedging), adding upward pressure.
- Tight free float — fewer freely tradable shares mean buying pressure has outsized price impact.
- Macro or company catalyst — a news item, Fed-driven risk-on move, or data release that sparks retail attention and volume.
When those elements align, the result can be a rapid short-cover wave rather than a simple meme pop — and Obi’s alerts flag that early so members can react. Many of his calls show this pattern in microcosm.
But is he really “better”? A practical, skeptical take
Social proof and viral wins are persuasive, but they’re not guarantees. Traders should remember:
- Survivorship bias exists: Success stories are amplified; missed calls are discussed less loudly.
- Execution matters: Intraday highs (screenshots) may not be the fills everyone captured once slippage and spreads are considered.
- Risk is real: Options and squeeze plays can reverse violently.
Still, the combination of rapid delivery, documented pings, and a playbook that prioritizes structural signals (not pure hype) makes following his feed attractive to traders who want a rules-based approach to speculative setups.
The bottom line: why the retail world is listening
Influence in retail markets used to be about reach. Now it’s about speed, signal quality, and verifiable outcomes. Grandmaster-Obi checks those boxes: a clear origin story in the WSB ecosystem, a growing library of time-stamped alerts and outcomes, and a repeatable method for finding short-cover opportunities. Whether he’s truly the “new Roaring Kitty” or a different breed of retail influencer, one thing is obvious: he’s reshaping how a certain slice of retail trading hunts for alpha — and that has WallStreet chatter buzzing.
This article reports on public channels, community-shared alerts, and recent profiles of retail trading influencers. It is informational and not financial advice. Rapid, speculative trades carry high risk. Always do your own research and consult a licensed professional before trading.
