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Retail investors are piling into these 10 stocks as a new bull market gets started

An American flag hangs behind traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 11, 2019 in New York City.
An American flag hangs behind traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 11, 2019 in New York City.Drew Angerer/Getty Images
  • Retail investors are returning to the stock market as a new bull market begins and sentiment improves.

  • "With an average flow into US markets of $1.36 billion per day over the past week, retail traders are officially back in the mix," Vanda Research said.

  • These are the top 10 stocks that have seen the heaviest buying pressure from retail investors over the past week.


Retail investors are finally returning to the stock market as a new bull run begins and as investor sentiment starts to improve, according to Vanda Research.

A combination of better-than-expected economic data, a resilient jobs market, and growing hype around the potential of artificial intelligence have been just a few factors that have driven stock prices higher over the past few weeks.

"With an average flow into US markets of $1.36 billion per day over the past week, retail traders are officially back in the mix after a three-month lull," Vanda Research said in a recent note.

The research firm tracked the top stocks that have seen the most buying from retail investors over the past week, with names including mega-cap tech firms, companies exposed to the AI gold rush, and a beaten down telecom company.

These are the top 10 stocks purchased by retail investors over the past week, according to Vanda Research.

10. Palantir Technologies

Palantir
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Ticker: PLTR
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $58.2 million
Year-to-date performance: 134.8%

9. C3.ai

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Ticker: AI
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $61.8 million
Year-to-date performance: 226.9%

8. Meta Platforms

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Meta

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Ticker: META
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $68.1 million
Year-to-date performance: 120.7%

7. Microsoft

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the word "Microsoft" and the Microsoft logo displayed behind him
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with the word "Microsoft" and the Microsoft logo displayed behind him

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Ticker: MSFT
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $70.2 million
Year-to-date performance: 36.7%

6. Verizon

A hiring sign at a store
A hiring sign at a store

A 'Now Hiring' sign is posted at a Verizon store on July 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama/Getty Images

Ticker: VZ
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $87.1 million
Year-to-date performance: -10.2%

5. Amazon

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Amazon

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Ticker: AMZN
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $189.3 million
Year-to-date performance: 47.6%

4. Advanced Micro Devices

AMD CEO Lisa Su
AMD CEO Lisa Su

AMD CEO Lisa SuSteve Marcus/Reuters

Ticker: AMD
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $203.5 million
Year-to-date performance: 92.7%

3. Nvidia

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts to a video at his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts to a video at his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018.

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, reacts to a video at his keynote address at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2018.Rick Wilking/Reuters

Ticker: NVDA
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $326.4 million
Year-to-date performance: 167.5%

2. Apple

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Apple logo

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Ticker: AAPL
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $385.9 million
Year-to-date performance: 39.8%

1. Tesla

Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.
Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.

Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images

Ticker: TSLA
Five-day Net Retail Purchases: $1.22 billion
Year-to-date performance: 99.3%

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