Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Retail trading hit an all-time high this year, according to JPMorgan data, as non-institutional market participation enjoys a renaissance amid a favorable start to 2023 for equities, even surpassing 2021’s high-profile, meme-driven surge in day trading. Key Facts The percentage of total trading volume coming from retail investors was about 23% from January 25 to February 1, JPMorgan’s Peng Cheng wrote in a note to clients this week, narrowly edging out the record retail share of 22% in the pandemic-fueled trading frenzy and a massive increase in retail volumes since late last year, when it hovered at about 15%. Meme stocks like GameStop, AMC and Bed Bath & Beyond are each up 35% or more this year, despite the latter being on the verge of insolvency, and retail volume remains concentrated in smaller stocks, but habits of day traders are shifting, according to Cheng’s analysis. Retail investors … [Read more...] about Retail Trading Just Hit An All-Time High. Here’s What Stocks Are The Most Popular