Retail investors have recently increased their activity in S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 stocks, broadening their focus from speculative meme stocks to more established large-cap companies, according to Goldman Sachs.
Analysis from Goldman’s electronic trading desk indicates that among the 25 most-traded stocks by retail investors are familiar names like Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR), AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), and EA (NASDAQ:EA), alongside traditional blue-chip companies such as UPS (NYSE:UPS), MSCI (NYSE:MSCI), Warner Brothers (NASDAQ:WBD), and Albemarle (NYSE:ALB).
“Given the pickup in retail trading, we see the potential for elevated upside asymmetry in stocks with high retail participation in the coming weeks,” noted John Marshall and his team at Goldman Sachs.
This shift in retail activity suggests individual investors are diversifying their portfolios, moving beyond the high-risk meme stocks that previously dominated their trading strategies.
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