{"id":51933,"date":"2026-09-27T11:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51933"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:45:13","slug":"retail-investors-cut-single-stock-buying-to-just-1000000000-in-20-days-near-two-year-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51933","title":{"rendered":"Retail Investors Cut Single-Stock Buying to Just $1,000,000,000 in 20 Days \u2013 Near Two-Year Lows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/former-crypto-executive_pink.jpg?resize=1024,600\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Retail investors have cut back sharply on buying individual stocks, with recent purchases near the lowest levels in years.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 20 trading days, these buyers purchased just $1 billion of single stocks, near the lowest 20-day total in at least two years, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KobeissiLetter\/status\/2103915255747280917\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says <\/a>The Kobeissi Letter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cRetail investors are becoming more cautious.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In early August, that 20-day measure briefly turned negative for the first time since at least October of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>By comparison, retail\u2019s 20-day single-stock purchases stood at $20 billion in April of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Says the Kobeissi Letter,<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFurthermore, total retail equity purchases have declined to +$10 billion over the last 20 trading days, near their lowest reading since at least October 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Retail equity purchases are now down -67% from the +$30 billion recorded over the 20-day period in February 2026.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Hodl <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/2026\/09\/26\/institutions-buy-4100000000-in-us-equities-as-retail-investors-dump-2200000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently reported<\/a> that institutions bought billions in US equities in mid-September while retail accounts extended weeks of outflows.<\/p>\n<p>Says the Kobeissi Letter,<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cInstitutional investors bought +$4.1 billion in US equities in the week ending September 18th\u2026 Meanwhile, retail investors sold -$2.2 billion last week, posting their 8th consecutive weekly sale. Retail investors have now sold an average of -$1.9 billion in US equities per week over the last 4 weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Institutions are buying while retail is selling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span>Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"736\"><\/div>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><em>Generated Image: Midjourney<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/2026\/09\/27\/retail-investors-cut-single-stock-buying-to-near-two-year-lows\/\">Retail Investors Cut Single-Stock Buying to Just $1,000,000,000 in 20 Days \u2013 Near Two-Year Lows<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/\">The Daily Hodl<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retail investors have cut back sharply on buying individual stocks, with recent purchases near the lowest levels in years. Over the last 20 trading days, these buyers purchased just $1 billion of single stocks, near the lowest 20-day total in at least two years, says The Kobeissi Letter. \u201cRetail investors are becoming more cautious.\u201d In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Retail Investors Cut Single-Stock Buying to Just $1,000,000,000 in 20 Days \u2013 Near Two-Year Lows - Cryptomag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=51933\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retail Investors Cut Single-Stock Buying to Just $1,000,000,000 in 20 Days \u2013 Near Two-Year Lows - Cryptomag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Retail investors have cut back sharply on buying individual stocks, with recent purchases near the lowest levels in years. 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