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AI super rally has retail investors acting the most aggressive since trading frenzy during Covid

Cnbc · · 387 words · By Oliver Renick
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Retail traders are buying calls in Cboe's "Mag 10" stocks – the big seven plus AMD, Palantir and Broadcom – at the heaviest 10-day clip since 2021, according to a report from the exchange.”
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The evidence confirms Cboe identifies a group of 10 stocks (Mag 7 plus AMD, Broadcom, and Palantir) as key constituents, but the specific claim about retail call buying being at the heaviest 10-day clip since 2021 is not corroborated by any independent second source in the provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cboe’s announcement came on Sep 10, just as Oracle was having its biggest one-day gain since 1992 following a robust forecast that cemented its status as a major AI winner. Oracle’s stock is beating m…
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential...
https://www.investopedia.com/magnificent-seven-stocks-840226…
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web search NEUTRAL — Today, 10 of the top constituents — NVIDIA, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, AMD, Broadcom, and Palantir — collectively account for more than half of the Nasdaq-100’s market capitaliza…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly-rundown-news-insights-…
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“Of new positions opened, 52% were call-buying, and 17% were call–selling.”
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The provided web results for this claim are generic guides on options trading and calculators; none of them contain the specific percentage data (52% call-buying, 17% call-selling) mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PM4rNDr4oI
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web search NEUTRAL — Free stock-option profit calculation tool. See visualisations of a strategy's return on investment by possible future stock prices. Calculate the value of a call or put option or multi-option strategi…
https://www.optionsprofitcalculator.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Options can be a great tool to speculate on dramatic price changes in underlying assets. If you believe a stock is going to appreciate quickly, buying call options may be a great way to capitalize on …
https://medium.com/use-lantern/trading-strategies-researchin…
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“It's a sharp about-face from just a month ago when Cboe's call-buying metric was 15 points lower”
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The search results provide general information about Cboe statistics and earnings reports, but do not mention a specific 'call-buying metric' being 15 points lower one month prior.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cboe daily market statistics provide comprehensive trading data including volume, open interest, and price movements across all exchange products.
https://www.cboe.com/markets/us/options/market-statistics/da…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cboe Global Markets announced their Q2 2025 earnings on 8/1/2025. View CBOE's earnings results, press release, and conference call transcript at MarketBeat.
https://www.marketbeat.com/earnings/reports/2025-8-1-cboe-gl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Directory of Option Analytics Reports for CBOE. Option Profiles, Open Interest, Volume, Put-Call Ratio and more option data on CBOE
https://convexvalue.com/reports/CBOE/
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“The price of call contracts on the Nasdaq-100 index that are one standard deviation out of the money is at a 52-week high and close to a three-year record, according to Nations Indexes' 30-day CallDex Index.”
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The evidence provides general information about the Nasdaq-100, but there is no mention of the 'Nations Indexes 30-day CallDex Index' or the specific standard deviation pricing mentioned.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted index…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest information on NASDAQ-100 (NDX), including data, charts, related news, and more from Nasdaq.com.
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/index/ndx
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web search NEUTRAL — NASDAQ 100 Today: Get all information on the NASDAQ 100 Index including historical chart, news and constituents.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/index/nasdaq_100
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“The Nasdaq-100 set a new record Monday, bringing its year-to-date gain to more than 16%”
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While Wikipedia and Nasdaq provide general index information, the provided evidence does not confirm a specific record high on a 'Monday' with a precise '16%' year-to-date gain.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nasdaq-100 is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. It is a modified capitalization-weighted index…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100
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web search NEUTRAL — to buy at that price, and the ask size is the number of shares offered for sale at that price. The data displayed in the quote bar updates every 3 seconds; allowing you to monitor prices in real-time.
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/googl
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web search NEUTRAL — Total revenue reached $181.5 billion, up 17% year-over-year and comfortably ahead of the $177.3 billion analyst consensus. Adjusted earnings per share of $2.78 demolished the...
https://congress.net/amazon-nasdaq-amzn-posts-aws-record-as-…
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“semiconductors... are nearing 20% of the S&P 500's market capitalization.”
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The evidence discusses S&P 500 and semiconductor stocks generally, but does not provide the specific market capitalization percentage (nearing 20%) for the semiconductor sector.
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web search NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500)[11] is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States.The S&P 500 index is a public float…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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web search NEUTRAL — Ranking the world's top companies by market cap, market value, revenue and many more metrics.This is the list of the world's biggest companies by market capitalization. It ranks the most valuable publ…
https://companiesmarketcap.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The semiconductor industry and hence, semiconductor stocks have been in the spotlight. What are potentially the top 5 semiconductor stocks in 2026?
https://admiralmarkets.com/education/articles/shares/best-se…
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“The ratio of Cboe's S&P 500 Constituent Volatility Index VIXEQ to VIX has widened to the 98th percentile”
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The evidence confirms the existence of the VIXEQ and the VIX-VIXEQ Regime Detector, but does not provide the current percentile data (98th percentile) to verify the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — VIX is the ticker symbol and popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index, a popular measure of the stock market's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index optio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX
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web search NEUTRAL — The VIX-VIXEQ Regime Detector is an market structure indicator that compares the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) with the CBOE S&P 500 Equal Weight Volatility Index (VIXEQ) to identify distinct market vol…
https://www.tradingview.com/script/V7aBVr8v-VIX-VIXEQ-Regime…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 The VIX EQ was launched in November 2024 by the CBOE and S&P and measures the 30-day implied volatility of S&P 500 constituents, providing a bottom-up view of volatility compared to the top-down vie…
https://am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-management/institutional…
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“Traders have been buying tech giants on dips and selling big-name laggards including Costco, UnitedHealth and Alibaba, according to data from retail trading giant Robinhood Markets published via Sherwood.”
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The Sherwood News article confirms that Robinhood traders have generally gotten net long exposure and have big holdings in tech/AI, but the specific list of laggards being sold (Costco, UnitedHealth, Alibaba) is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — So, that’s what Robinhood traders have done in aggregate this year: they’ve generally gotten net long exposure, as expected, understanding that stocks in the long run tend to go up. And with big holdi…
https://sherwood.news/markets/robinhood-traders-bought-the-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trade Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) on Hyperdash, the most advanced trading terminal for Hyperliquid pro traders. Hyperdash gives you live order books, real-time funding and open interest, on-chain c…
https://hyperdash.com/asset/HOOD
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web search NEUTRAL — Trade stocks on Robinhood with commission-free investing & advanced trading tools. Access fractional shares, real-time market data, and more.
https://robinhood.com/
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“Most-traded stocks on the platform include Nvidia, Tesla, Micron, Sandisk, AMD and Microsoft.”
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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.
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