Odd Lots · Thursday, October 1, 2026
Despite September traditionally being a slow month for retail investors, trading activity has seen a significant rebound, reaching 89% of the June peak. This activity is led by well-known tech names like Micron and SpaceX, but also includes a growing number of unfamiliar tickers, indicating a persistent search for volatility and quick gains.
“And more recently, what we've seen is supposed to be traditionally a slow month, September for retail. It's really rebounded quite, quite strongly.”
“September, last numbers I have are about 89% of the peak that we saw in June, we're back to. So it's been a really strong month for buying.”
“And a lot of it's the names you would suspect. It's your Microns, your SpaceXes, those lead it. But every day when I look at this, There's a name in the top 25. I consider myself someone who knows a lot of tickers. There is a name that I do not recognize and have to look up very often.”