Retail stock and option trading is hitting record levels, unleashing a frenzy due in large part to a recent rule change that made day trading easier for small investors
Retail investors who spent the past week loading up on semiconductor stocks at the center of the artificial intelligence trade are getting pummeled amid Thursday’s rout
Retail sales rose 0.8%, but the control group, which excludes autos, gasoline, building materials and restaurants, edged up just 0.1%. Underlying spending was much softer than the headline suggested.
Retail investors are starting to head into money market funds (safety).
Usually this means either two things:
1. Markets continue to explode higher to punish those that sold
2. Markets do pull-back, but it's not a crash; crashes only happen when people least expect it (too many people are prepared)