Individual investors are pouring money into the stock market, investing trillions of dollars in capital.
According to Nasdaq data, retail investors purchased $3.4 trillion worth of shares in the first half of 2025 amidst market volatility caused by geopolitical tensions and trade disputes under the Trump administration, as reported by MarketWatch.
During the same period, this group of investors also sold $3.2 trillion in stocks, resulting in a total trading volume of $6.6 trillion between January and June, setting a new record.
As per the Financial Times citing VandaTrack data, retail investors took advantage of market dips by purchasing $155 billion worth of US stocks and exchange-traded funds in 2025, even during a significant correction in April.
Despite the surge in retail investor activity, macro analyst Adam Kobeissi highlights that company insiders have been capitalizing on market upswings to sell their holdings.
The founder of The Kobeissi Letter shared with his followers on the social media platform X that insiders are displaying strong bearish sentiment towards the stock market based on data from InsiderSentiment.com, which monitors insider buying and selling activities in US equities and sectors.
“Insiders are currently extremely bearish:
Only 11.1% of companies with insider activity are experiencing more buying than selling by corporate officers and directors, the lowest ratio on record. In the past decade, this figure has never dropped below 15%.
This indicates that insiders were net sellers in nearly 90% of companies with recent transactions. Insiders exhibited neutral or negative sentiment in 10 out of the 11 S&P 500 sectors, with utilities being the exception.
Selling was widespread across company sizes, spanning from small to large-cap stocks, showcasing an intriguing divergence.”
Furthermore, InsiderSentiment suggests that corporate insiders and executives often outperform the market by purchasing their company’s shares before price surges and selling before declines.
“On average, they achieve a return that is three times higher than the market return (on a one-month horizon).”
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