Retail Investors Set Nvidia Opening-Window Record With $111 Million Net Buy

Retail investors made a record net purchase of $111 million in Nvidia shares during the first half-hour of U.S. trading Thursday, Nov. 12, marking the largest opening-window buying balance on record.

Net purchases count shares bought minus shares sold, showing the difference between purchases and sales rather than all shares traded. The $111 million figure covers the opening window, not retail activity for the full session.

Retail activity in that window was roughly 40 times its usual level for the same part of the session. The comparison refers to overall activity, not a benchmark for usual net purchases.

Nvidia has ranked among individual investors’ top stock picks since 2023. Retail buying has often increased after the company’s earnings and during share-price declines.

Nvidia’s chips power much of the accelerated computing behind modern artificial intelligence systems, keeping the company closely tied to the AI trade.