Retail Investors Extend Buying Streak to 22 Sessions, Pouring $33 Billion Into U.S. Stocks

Retail investors have purchased U.S. equities for 22 consecutive trading sessions through November 3, marking their third-longest buying streak since the 2021 meme-stock frenzy and sixth-longest since 2017.
During this period, they bought approximately $33 billion in equities, their fifth-largest purchase since 2017. That represents an average of $1.5 billion per session, 40% above the trailing 12-month average.
Year-to-date retail equity purchases have reached a record $251 billion, surpassing the previous full-year record of $241 billion set in 2021. This marks a 134% increase compared with the same period last year.
Retail investors continue to buy the dip.