Is control of Wall Street shifting to small investors and traders?

Analysts are defining what we are currently seeing as a Retail Rally, a rally driven entirely by retail investors, while the big players remain out of the game.

By the SpyStocks desk · 1y ago · 3 min read

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Is control of Wall Street shifting to small investors and traders? 💡

Trump started the year with a clear statement:

“I’m going to drain the money from the towers of Wall Street – into the heart of Main Street.” 👀

This isn't just a statement, not just a tweet. ☄️

Then Trump hinted (not subtly) to the public: "It's time to buy stocks." 🛒

And since then? ⏱

An amazing – and unusual – market rally. 🔼

Analysts are defining what we are seeing now as a Retail Rally – a rally driven entirely by retail investors, while the big players – hedge funds, banks, and professional traders – remain (for now) out of the game. ❓

📊 The numbers don't lie. 📊

Here are the surprising figures we brought you from the desks of the world's largest banks:

As of May 11, equity exposure in hedge fund portfolios – the lowest since May 2023. 📞

Retail investors? 🟢

Exactly the opposite – an all-time high: 36% of the market is in their hands! 👀 (3 times the average of the last decade, which stood at about 12.5%)

And this is not a random figure. Since April 8 – retail investors have bought a record-breaking volume of stocks: over $50 billion! 🛒

Then last Monday arrived – and that already entered the history books:

The market opened with a drop of about 1% in just 3 hours, the public pounced on the dip – and we got the highest daily volume of retail investors ever! 🛒🛒

And who received the most love?

Tesla – 🀄️ Palantir – 🦔

And what are institutional investors doing?

Keeping their distance. 🗺

They bought few stocks, but continue to flock to gold. ⛏

Yes, they are aggressively buying gold – as if they see something we don't. 🔭

But that's not all... what interests us is actually the wave of rumors circulating on Wall Street – the rumors are about several institutional investors quietly moving positions to Europe, via the Dark Pool. 🤫

Industrial quiet on the outside – and movements beneath the surface? 😶‍🌫️

Are institutional investors preparing for a negative scenario in the US? 🤔

So yes, Trump said he wants to transfer the money to the people... 🇺🇸

He signaled, the public caught on. 👀

But is this the trailer? 🍿

Are we really in the midst of a profound change in the stock market – a change where Main Street doesn't wait for Wall Street to lead? 👀

In the stock market, as in the stock market – only time will reveal the full picture! 🕯

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