Retail FOMO vs. Institutional Caution  A Record-Breaking Divergence in Equities

Retail investors have been net buyers for 21 consecutive weeks the longest streak on record, according to BofA. Over $2 billion in inflows from Main Street in the past month alone.

In sharp contrast:

Hedge funds offloaded around $1.5B

Institutional players dumped $2.7B  the second-largest weekly outflow ever


Retail is buying the dip. Institutions are selling the top. This gap hasn’t been this extreme  not even during the 2022 selloff.