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RETAIL SMELLED BUYING OPPORTUNITY IN WALL STREET'S TUESDAY WOES

Retail traders were heavy buyers of U.S. stocks in the last session according to data from Vanda Research, as mom-and-pop traders bought the dip on a day where Wall Street's main stock indexes recorded their worst day in months.

Retail traders bought about $1.8 billion worth of U.S. stocks combined on Tuesday in the biggest one-day move since October, with exchange traded funds (ETF) leading from the front, accounting for more than $990 million - the biggest one day move since April - while single stocks accounted for more than $784 million.

Vanda notes that Nvidia NVDA.O remains a favorite among mom-and-pop investors with $706 million in net inflows over the last five days. The stock is also trading at 6.2 times its normal retail activity level, which Vanda estimates is a sign of active trading and not just "holding".

The S&P 500 .SPX dropped 2.1% and the Nasdaq .IXIC shed 2.4% on Tuesday in a broad-based selloff as concerns regarding fresh tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump against Europe hit risk appetite.

The CBOE Market Volatility Index .VIX, also known as Wall Street's 'fear gauge,' hit a more than eight-week high on Tuesday.

Things seem to bounce back a little on Wednesday with the main indexes climbing higher after Trump signaling he would not use force in his push to acquire Greenland.

(Shashwat Chauhan)

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