VandaTrack provides daily data on retail investors’ net purchases of US single stocks and ETFs.

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NEW: Many individual investors stormed the market this year to buy the dip They're facing one of the biggest tests yet-in one of the WORST years for buying the dip since 1970s My latest w @mccabe_caitlin wsj.com/articles/buy-the-dip… @JohnBCase @sentimentrader @jasongoepfert
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"Even among trading platforms often associated with more conservative retail investor bases...such as Charles Schwab or TD-Ameritrade, 25% of the trades placed reflect buying of options" - @VandaTrack Vanda estimates options trading at Schwab hit a **high** in Feb 22
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Retail traders scooped up just $387 million worth of U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs on Tuesday (after NASDAQ 100 closed in bear market territory on Monday) … lowest total since late-2020 per ⁦@VandaTrack⁩
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VandaTrack retweeted
Digging deeper into the anatomy of the recent rally, we see that heavily shorted stocks have led the rebound #ShortInterest #USequities source: @VandaTrack
Call options chatter on WSB is on the decline -@VandaTrack
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Day traders as "dumb money"? Not anymore. Some 85% of hedge funds and 42% of asset managers are now tracking retail-trading message boards, according to a survey by Bloomberg Intelligence. My latest: on.wsj.com/3GClY5f
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A few interesting findings as I reported this: Retail investors have shown a strong stomach for bumpy days. Last year, the group’s eight largest buying days occurred when the S&P 500 sank 1.3% or more, according to @VandaTrack data.
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🟣 Retail investors trying their best to offset the broken Powell put but the level of buying in recent days has been a fraction of what we saw earlier in the year (Jan '21) or after Omicron sell-off in late Nov '21. US equity market skating on thin ice $SPX @VandaTrack
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Retail investors not yet disturbed by recent market weakness ... when #omicron caused volatility to spike, retail net stock purchases spiked to highest on record last week ⁦@FT⁩ ⁦@Refinitiv⁩ ⁦@VandaTrack⁩
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VandaTrack retweeted
🟣 Friday's 'Omicron' sell-off saw the second biggest day of net retail buying of US stocks on record ($2.04bn). Similar to what we saw after the Delta sell-off in July where the retail crowd also looked to snap up some bargains. Positive sign for US equity bulls @VandaTrack $SPX
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Pandemic/stimulus unleashed cult of equities @VandaTrack
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$BITO was heavily traded, but not really by retail investors, according to @VandaTrack Vanda estimates retail traders bought ~$8 million worth of the shares, compared to $57 mln for the COIN IPO in March
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VandaTrack retweeted
'Buy the pill, sell the vax': Retail investors are scooping up shares of antiviral pill maker Merck $MRK and selling COVID vaccine makers, says @VandaTrack markets.businessinsider.com/…
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Retail investors less aggressive buyers of U.S. equity ETFs during recent market dip relative to prior 3 dips @vandaresearch @Bloomberg
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Vanda Research estimates that yesterday was the FIRST time since February that individual investors were net sellers of AMC @VandaTrack
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No surprise here but retail investors’ equity purchases have picked up substantially post-pandemic @WSJ @VandaTrack
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"Chinese tech ADRs recorded the largest retail purchases in five years, exceeding US$ 400 mln in net purchases." Via @VandaTrack
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Tons of call options trading in Moderna, Pfizer and other vaccine manufacturers this week---surpassing levels from when clinical trials were released last year @VandaTrack $MRNA $PFE
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Robinhood's stock saw comparatively low demand from retail traders yesterday, per @VandaTrack. Retail bought a net $18.9M of $HOOD, vs. $140M for Uber's debut & $69.8M for Didi's. One caveat: Data doesn't account for IPO shares that retail customers bought before trading began.
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🟣 US retail investors starting to come out of hibernation. Biggest daily buying ($1.4bn) of US stocks by retail on the first day of April since mid-March. Growth & big tech names stand out as retail favourites especially as they look a lot cheaper now $QQQ $NIO $BABA @VandaTrack
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