Scott Rubner: Retail investors are buying the dip at a record pace

Castle Securities analyst Scott Rubner highlighted that retail investors have been buying the dip at a record pace this year. Data shows that on days when the S&P 500 index declines, retail investors' buying volume is 3.5 times the daily average; dip buying has become the preferred strategy for retail investors in the first half of 2026. This activity surpasses the scale seen during the meme stock frenzy of 2021 and marks the strongest dip buying observed by Castle Securities since it began tracking data in 2020.