Sad Days in Sherwood Forest

As I have been warning, Hertz stock is worth nothing. Today it is back down to $1.20 after being as high as $6.50.

To show you how retail investors buy high and sell low, here is the cumulative loses for Robinhood traders (Assuming 100 shares per position) for 2020.

Cumulative Gain/Loss (assuming 100 shares) of RobinHood Users and No. of Positions

You can see the cumulative loses are now approaching $50 million at a minimum. Of course, the good news is the most that can be lost now is another $15 million or so.

The bottom line is this behavior is pervasive with retail investors and why the average 401k earns way less than the averages.

One Dollar Makes You Holler!

I’ve posted a few things about Robinhood users gambling. I think this graph shows it most clearly. Here are the number of positions held by Robinhood users with a share price under $1.

Number of Positions with Share Price under $1

These positions currently represent close to 10% of all investments by Robinhood users. Cheaper than a PowerBall ticket I guess!