Retail Investors

CNBC host Jim Cramer has picked stocks of companies such as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) among the five “low-effort” stocks that can be bought by retail investors “in a good environment.” What Happened: Cramer...

Fast food operator Wendy’s has found itself the subject of due diligence threads on the popular retail investor site Reddit in the WallStreetBets subreddit. The result has sent Wendy’s shares to all-time highs and the stock appears headed to be the next retail investor fueled parabolic...

Clover Health Investments Corp (NASDAQ: CLOV) spiked more than 13% on Wednesday in the regular session. What Happened: Clover Health stock shot up on a day when the so-called Stonks, or stocks favored by the retail investor crowd on social media, took the limelight. See also: Best Healthcare...

WallStreetBets favorites and meme-themed cryptocurrencies continued to see high interest from retail investors in the month of May, including GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and SHIBA INU (SHIB). Here's how investments in...

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE: AMC) shares moved past the $10 psychological mark in Monday’s after-hours session, spiking over 5%. What Happened: There were no significant triggers for the movement in the shares. AMC continues to remain popular as a meme stock among retail investors....

CNBC host Jim Cramer has rejected Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) chairman Warren Buffett’s advice to new retail investors to invest in index funds rather than individual stocks. What Happened: The “Mad Money” host said he does not share Buffett’s views...

Legendary investor Bill Miller’s investment management firm missed out on a potential $800 million windfall after having sold almost its entire holding in GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) before the January short squeeze, according to a report by Business Insider. What Happened: Miller Value...

Discovery, Inc’s (NASDAQ: DISCA) (NASDAQ: DISCB) series B shares spiked nearly 83% in the regular session Wednesday. What Happened: The cause of the soaring could be a short squeeze involving arbitrage traders or a so-called “arb squeeze” according to Dennis Dick, head of markets...

Investors on Reddit, mainly on the forum that participated in a short squeeze in the shares of GameStop Corporation (NYSE: GME), are laying the finger of blame on Wall Street big shots for the plunge that affected several companies Friday. What Happened: Multiple posts from Reddit users including...

Retail investors are continuing to flock to the stock market, encouraged by their ability to move the markets as evidenced by the GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) trading frenzy earlier this year. What Happened: The major online brokers continue to see rising app download activity and increased web...

The Reddit forum that led the short squeeze in the shares of GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) is buzzing with discussion on new short squeeze targets. Here are the most discussed companies on r/WallStreetBets: Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT): The parent of Rocket Mortage and Quicken Loans, shot up over...

Popular trading platform Robinhood is considering making its customer trading data public after shutting it down two months ago. What Happened: Bloomberg reports that Robinhood is deciding whether to make its user trading data public again. “We’re looking into it,” co-founder...

Wall Street pros and traders are playing a game with novice Robinhood users and other retail investors, according to CNBC's Jim Cramer. Yet this stance isn't supported by a deep dive look into retail trading by Barclays. Cramer Says Wall Street Pros Prey On 'Stupid' People:...

Retail investors hoping for a busy holiday shopping season will either be extremely encouraged or discouraged, and it all depends upon who they listen to. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, retailers are saying their outlook for the holiday season is the "shakiest" it has been in years. For...

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (NYSE: AMTD) created the "Investor Movement Index," a behavior-based index that indicates the sentiment of retail investors. The index plunged 9.16 percent to 4.76 in September as volatility within the equity markets persisted. September marked the second-largest...