In this Friday edition of Advisors In Focus, we review what your clients are researching in order for you to understand their interests better, and, ultimately, to provide you with additional customer insights. This data is critical, not only as a sentiment barometer for where your clients may be investing but also another avenue to identify potential investment opportunities. For example, while COVID-19 stocks continue to see interest for obvious reasons, another name in the healthcare space has come to the surface: Aptorum (APM). The stock rallied 290% Tuesday after the biotech company, which makes novel technologies to treat infectious diseases, announced the launch of a liquid biopsy diagnostics subsidiary along with licensing agreements.
As shares nearly tripled in one day, APM was on the radar of many retail investors and was at the top of the list for surging traffic early this week (compared to the week before), according to TrackStarIQ rankings. Please find the complete list below.
Top Stocks by Retail Investor Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | Ticker | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | AMBO | Ambow Education Holding Ltd |
| 2 | OXBR | OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS Ltd |
| 1 | APM | Aptorum Group Ltd |
Top ETFs by Retail Investor Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | Ticker | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | SPMB | SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF |
| 2 | EFO | ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE |
| 1 | EVX | VanEck Vectors Environmental Services ETF |
Top Industry Groups by Retail Investor Traffic Surge* :
| Rank | Industry Group |
|---|---|
| 3 | General farms, primarily crop |
| 2 | Carwashes |
| 1 | Insurance – Reinsurance |
Top ETF Categories by Increase (or smallest decrease) in by Retail Investor Traffic* :
| Rank | ETF Category |
|---|---|
| 3 | Alternative Energy Equities |
| 2 | Hedge Fund |
| 1 | Communications Equities |
*Surge in traffic is evaluated by the increase in average traffic from the previous two days from the five-day period preceding it.
| Top 20 Surging Stocks by Retail Investor Traffic (two days vs. prior week) | Ticker | Top 20 Surging Industry Groups by Retail Investor Traffic (two days vs. prior week) | Top 20 Surging ETFs by Financial Advisor Traffic (one week vs. prior week) | Ticker | Top 20 Surging ETF Categories by Retail Investor Traffic (two days vs. prior week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aptorum Group Ltd | APM | Insurance – Reinsurance | VanEck Vectors Environmental Services ETF | EVX | Communications Equities |
| OXBRIDGE RE HOLDINGS Ltd | OXBR | Carwashes | ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE | EFO | Hedge Fund |
| Ambow Education Holding Ltd | AMBO | General farms, primarily crop | SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF | SPMB | Alternative Energy Equities |
| Allied First Bancorp, Inc. | AFBA | Employment agencies | Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF | GSIE | International Government Bonds |
| Us Energy Corp | USEG | Automobiles and other vehicles | iShares MSCI Denmark ETF | EDEN | Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities |
| Amira Nature Foods Ltd | ANFI | Steel pipe and tubes | ProShares Short Small Cap 600 | SBB | Mortgage Backed Securities |
| Electronic Control Security, Inc. | EKCS | Hardware stores | iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF | IYZ | Transportation Equities |
| ATI Nationwide Holding Corp. | ATIN | Semiconductor Memory | ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF | EMDV | Latin America Equities |
| MTU Aero Engines AG | MTUAY | Computer Communications Equipment | IQ Chaikin U.S. Small Cap ETF | CSML | Volatility Hedged Equity |
| Houston American Energy Corp | HUSA | Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores | iShares MSCI Canada ETF | EWC | Building & Construction |
| FutureWorld Corp. | FWDG | Transformers, except electric | iShares Core 10+ Year USD Bond ETF | ILTB | Inverse Bonds |
| Chesapeake Utilities Corp | CPK | Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products | ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF | EFAD | Commodities |
| Cognetivity Neurosciences Ltd. | CGNSF | Services-Social Services | First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF | DVOL | Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds |
| Piedmont Mining Company, Inc. | PIED | Cigarettes | O’Shares FTSE US Small Cap Quality Dividend ETF | OUSM | Global Equities |
| Cti Biopharma Corp | CTIC | Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures | ProShares Ultra Real Estate | URE | Consumer Staples Equities |
| Tal-Cap, Inc. | TALC | Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials | iShares Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF | IGLB | China Equities |
| Pedevco Corp | PED | Industrial Metals & Minerals | First Trust Strategic Income ETF | FDIV | Japan Equities |
| Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc | ADIL | Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies | Direxion MSCI Cyclicals Over Defensives ETF | RWCD | Energy Equities |
| Greenpro Capital Corp | GRNQ | Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products | ProShares MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETF | EUDV | Mid Cap Growth Equities |
| Purple Beverage Co., Inc. | PPBV | Data Storage | Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1x Shares | SPDN | Consumer Discretionary Equities |