U.S. buybacks hit record pace; retail investors buy stocks 21 weeks straight—longest ever.

U.S. Companies are buying back stock at the fastest pace in history 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/ftNXyp6RTW

— Barchart (@Barchart) May 7, 2025

🚨This has NEVER happened before:

Retail investors have been buying US equities for 21 weeks STRAIGHT, the longest streak EVER.

This significantly beats the previous record of 10 consecutive weeks before the 2022 BEAR MARKET.

All while hedge funds have dumped more than ever. pic.twitter.com/JX6Kmn4Fz6

— Global Markets Investor (@GlobalMktObserv) May 7, 2025