BlockBeats News, March 13th – JPMorgan’s strategists team released a report stating that retail investors’ support for the stock market is weakening, with recent weekly purchases falling by about 30%, marking the first signs of sustained weakness this year. This Monday also saw the largest net selling of individual stocks in a month.
The report pointed out that in the five trading days ending Wednesday, retail fund inflows dropped to $6.7 billion, below the 12-month average of $7.1 billion. ETF inflows were about $6.3 billion, while individual stock net purchases were only $0.4 billion.
Despite the overall decrease in risk appetite, retail funds continue to flow into AI and data center-related stocks, including Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, and Palantir. The analysis suggests that escalating Middle East tensions and rising inflation stickiness are undermining market liquidity and impacting retail investors’ risk appetite.
