Retail Investor Performance - Retail investors have recently outperformed the NASDAQ, marking the second time since 2014 and the first full year in 2024 [1][2] - Retail investors are currently performing 3 to 4 percentage points better than the SPY [2] Top Holdings and Strategies - Retail investors' top buys include mega-cap tech names like Nvidia, Tesla, AMD, Palantir, and Amazon [3] - Retail investors have shifted towards tech AI and tech crypto themes, contributing to portfolio performance [4] - Short squeezes in these sectors, driven by retail investor buying against hedge fund shorts, have boosted returns [4] Seasonality and Trends - Historically, strong buying occurs at the beginning of the year, slowing around tax season and picking up in early summer, with a slowdown in the latter part of the year due to holidays and travel [6][7] - The typical seasonality shifted this year due to a correction in April, which retail investors capitalized on [8] - Seasonality trends suggest a potential slowdown in retail investor buying in the latter part of the year [8]
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