Last Time This Happened to a Retail Trader it was Roaring Kitty and his $GME alert now its Obi & $RGC | Grandmaster-Obi Gets Subpoena to Grand Jury
What Happens When a Retail Trader Calls a 14,000% Move
Over the past few years, retail trading has transformed from a niche online hobby into a force that Wall Street can no longer ignore.
And when retail influence reaches a certain level, scrutiny often follows.
Recently, I was subpoenaed to appear in federal court in California regarding my alert on $RGC (Regencell Bioscience). Let me be clear from the beginning: a subpoena is not a charge, not an indictment, and not an admission of wrongdoing. It is a request for information.
But the fact that it happened tells you something important.
Retail trading power has reached a level that regulators and institutions now pay attention to.
The $RGC Alert That Sparked Attention
On March 13, 2025, I alerted $RGC at an entry price of $6.50.
On June 2, 2025, $RGC reached a high of $950.00 before its forward stock split.
That represented an approximate gain of +14,500%.
After the 38-for-1 forward split, the adjusted shares continued trading and later ran to highs near $98.75 from the split-adjusted open around $15.66.
The total percentage return from the original alert to the peak — even accounting for structural changes — remains one of the largest modern retail-documented stock runs.
Unlike $GME, $RGC did not receive constant mainstream media coverage during its early expansion phase. There were no daily CNBC panels dissecting it. No global retail frenzy. No congressional hearings at the peak.
The move was driven by liquidity imbalance, short positioning, and market structure.
Comparing $RGC and $GME
Roaring Kitty’s $GME thesis will always be historic.
GameStop surged over +2,000% during the 2021 short squeeze peak. It was a cultural moment amplified globally.
But strictly on percentage performance:
$GME’s peak move: ~+2,000%
$RGC’s peak move: ~+14,500%
The numerical difference is significant.
Where $GME benefited from unprecedented media amplification and mass FOMO participation, $RGC moved with comparatively minimal mainstream exposure.
That distinction matters when analyzing structural versus narrative-driven moves.
This Isn’t a One-Trade Story
If $RGC were the only major runner, critics could call it luck.
But over the past 12 months, multiple alerts have exceeded 1,000%:
$SMX — Security Matters
Alert Date: November 21, 2025
Entry Price: $5.20
Peak Date: December 5, 2025
Peak Price: $490.00
Gain: ~+9,300%
$BNAI — Brand Engagement Network
Alert Date: December 26, 2025
Entry Price: $1.22
Peak Date: January 26, 2026
Peak Price: $84.46
Gain: ~+6,800%
$ELPW — Elong Power
Alert Date: January 27, 2026
Entry Price: $0.41
Peak Date: January 30, 2026
Peak Price: $15.27
Gain: ~+3,600%
$TCGL — TechCreate Group
Alert Date: January 29, 2026
Entry Price: $11.55
Peak Date: January 29, 2026
Peak Price: $457.64
Gain: ~+3,800%
The Bigger Conversation
When retail traders generate massive percentage gains, scrutiny follows.
That happened with $GME in 2021
It is happening again whenever a stock produces extreme volatility.
Regulators examine order flow, social media commentary, and trading activity. That’s part of the system.
But there is an important distinction between:
Coordinated manipulation
andIdentifying structural inefficiencies in the tape
My alerts are based on liquidity analysis, float dynamics, and imbalance recognition — not coordination.
$RGC Today
One of the most overlooked facts:
After its explosive run and stock split, $RGC has continued to hold meaningful technical levels relative to its adjusted structure.
That is unusual for a pure hype-driven move.
Most narrative-driven squeezes collapse entirely once media attention fades.
Structural moves tend to retain partial value over time.
What This Means for Retail
The era of retail traders being dismissed as “dumb money” is over.
Data access has democratized.
Retail traders now track:
Borrow rates
Float rotation
Dark pool activity
Options flow
Liquidity shifts
When used properly, those tools create edge.
Edge attracts attention.
Attention attracts scrutiny.
Final Thoughts
Receiving a subpoena is not something anyone seeks. But it is also not a conviction, nor an accusation of wrongdoing.
It is part of operating at a level where market influence becomes visible.
The real takeaway isn’t controversy.
It’s performance.
And when you compare raw percentage gains, multi-year consistency, and repeated 1,000%+ runners, the record speaks clearly.
Markets evolve.
Retail evolves.
And history has shown that when retail traders identify imbalance before institutions react, the numbers can be extraordinary.