Castle Securities: U.S. Retail Investors Net Bought $910 Million in Stocks, Highest in 15 Weeks

Huoxing Finance reports that, on October 14, Bloomberg cited Citadel Securities data stating that retail investors on the platform net purchased $9.1 billion in U.S. stocks last week, the highest level in 15 weeks. Semiconductor stocks were the primary focus of this capital inflow. Retail investors net bought $2.6 billion in semiconductor stocks last week, the third-highest weekly total in the past year; an additional $2.4 billion was invested in AI infrastructure stocks. Scott Rubner, Head of Equity and Derivatives Strategy at Citadel Securities, attributed this increased buying activity to heightened directional confidence. Retail investors’ weekly buying bias reached the 90th percentile, while total trading volume remained at the 42nd percentile over the past year.