BlockBeats News, July 17th, The Kobeissi Letter published an article stating that retail investors are cashing out gains from the tech stock surge. Last week, retail investors net sold $125 million of AMD stock, the largest net selling amount among all individual stocks; Apple and Tesla saw net selling of $120 million and $105 million respectively.
During the same period, retail investors also net sold $65 million of NVIDIA, $40 million of American Airlines, and $22 million of Meta stock. In the past two weeks, retail net selling of Apple and Tesla has reached $200 million each.
At the same time, retail individual stock trading volume has risen to a record $370 billion, surpassing the $220 billion in early 2026. After a historic surge in tech stocks, retail investors are now taking profits.

