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Investor Movement Index Summary: August 2020
Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 3:39pm | 2397Exposure to equity markets increased in TD Ameritrade client accounts during the August period. The IMX score increased 0.30, or 6.48%, to 4.93. TD Ameritrade clients were net buyers of equities for the sixth month in a row, and net buyers overall. Net buying was the heaviest among Information...
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The IMX Rebounds In May In Tandem With The Market
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 2:08pm | 857For the first time in 2020, the Investor Movement Index (IMX), TD Ameritrade’s Monthly survey of client portfolio behavior, saw an uptick through May as investors grew optimistic over the potential of a quick economic turnaround in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. JJ Kinahan, chief...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: May 2020
Monday, June 8, 2020 - 12:47pm | 2567TD Ameritrade clients increased exposure to equity markets for the first time in four months during the May period. The IMX score moved higher, increasing by 0.45, or 11.54%, to 4.35 during the period. TD Ameritrade clients were once again net buyers overall during the period, and net buyers of...
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December's Investor Movement Index Ends 2019 On A HIgh Note
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 1:42pm | 777The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. For the first time since the summer of 2017, TD Ameritrade’s Investor Movement Index (IMX) posted its third consecutive increase to...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: December 2019
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 8:40am | 2239The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. TD Ameritrade clients continued to increase equity market exposure in their accounts during the December IMX period. The IMX increased to...
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October's IMX Reveals Traders Making The Most Of The Rally While It Lasts
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 3:10pm | 1008The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Following four months of mostly flat results, TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index jumped by 7.3% in October to 4.84—its...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: October 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 10:36am | 2156The IMX increased to the highest point in five months during the October period, reaching 4.84. This was an increase of 7.3%, or 0.33, from the previous period. TD Ameritrade clients were net sellers of equities during the period, once again favoring less-risky assets including fixed income. Net...
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Investors Sell FANG To Buy IPOs In September's IMX
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 4:54pm | 805Following a months-long trend of relatively flat results, the September edition of the TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index fell just 2.38% to a reading of 4.51. This marks the IMX’s eighth month between a 4.5-5.0 reading, which mirrors the range that many broad market indexes have...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: September 2019
Monday, October 7, 2019 - 1:18pm | 2148Exposure to equity markets in TD Ameritrade client accounts decreased during the September IMX period. During the period, the IMX decreased to 4.51, down 0.11 or 2.38%, from the previous period. TD Ameritrade clients were net sellers of equities during the September period, favoring less risky...
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August IMX Reveals Investors Remain Bullish On Blue-Chips, Bearish On China
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 1:55pm | 951Although the broad market saw a notable upswing of volatility over the course of August, the tumult didn’t seem to register on TD Ameritrade’s monthly Investor Movement Index (IMX), which remained mostly unchanged from July’s reading. Based on the portfolio activity of their...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: August 2019
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 - 9:46am | 2171For the second month in a row, TD Ameritrade clients' exposure to equity markets remained mostly unchanged. During the August period, the IMX increased to 4.62, up 0.02 or 0.4%, from the previous period. During the August period, TD Ameritrade clients were net buyers overall, and net buyers of...
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Despite Historic Market Performance, IMX Remains Relatively Unchanged
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - 12:01pm | 768As the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 3,000 mark and 27,000 mark, respectively, TD Ameritrade’s Investor Movement Index barely budged. The IMX, a monthly review of investor behavior based on the portfolio activity of TD Ameritrade clients, decreased by 0.22% to 4.6...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: July 2019
Monday, August 5, 2019 - 2:22pm | 2135The Investor Movement Index, or the IMX, is a proprietary, behavior-based index created by TD Ameritrade designed to indicate the sentiment of retail investors. Exposure to equity markets was relatively unchanged in TD Ameritrade client accounts during the July IMX period. The IMX decreased by 0.01...
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Investor Movement Index Summary: June 2019
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 4:56pm | 2175Exposure to equity markets decreased in TD Ameritrade client accounts during the June IMX period. The IMX score decreased by 6.49%, moving to 4.61, down 0.32 from the previous period. TD Ameritrade clients were net sellers for the first time in over two years during the June IMX period, reducing...
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The IMX Reaches A Six-Month High After May's Volatility
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 3:00pm | 1070After a shaky May for markets following the trade war drama between the US and China, TD Ameritrade's IMX, a monthly review of investor behavior based on its client's portfolio activity, reported a modest 7 percent increase from April's score of 4.61. This is the highest IMX score in...