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Retail Traders Rush to Buy the Dip in Beaten-Down Software Stocks

Joel Leon
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Retail investors are aggressively buying dipped software stocks despite Wall Street’s sell-off, driven by AI disruption concerns. The surge in non-professional trading contrasts with institutional caution. The S&P Composite 1500 Software & Services sub-index has plunged nearly 20% year-to-date, marking one of the sector’s worst starts in recent years. JPMorgan Chase data shows retail trading activity in software stocks nearing record levels, signaling strong contrarian bets by individual traders against the broader market trend. Wall Street’s sell-off stems from fears that AI advancements could render traditional software obsolete, but retail traders appear to view the drop as a buying opportunity. The divergence highlights a growing gap between professional and amateur investor strategies, with retail traders increasingly influencing volatile tech sectors.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000US Stocks:Wall Street has been dumping software stocks over artificial intelligence disruption fears, but non-professional investors have been snapping them up.Retail trading activity in the beaten-down software sector is approaching record levels, data compiled by JPMorgan Chase & Co. show, even as the S&P Composite 1500 Software & Services sub-index has slumped almost 20% since the beginning of the year.

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