Small investors are taking advantage of the current market carnage and slump. Which stocks are they buying the most?

Retail is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the market, which is confirmed by the latest report of the analytical company Vanda, which comes with interesting data.

While Wall Street is the main driver of the markets, retail investors seem to have a lot to say lately as well

Small market investors have started buying stocks during the recent sell-off, despite the market volatility. According to VandaTrack, they have been buying shares of technology, healthcare and energy companies in particular . Vanda also reports that small investors were active in buying shares of companies that were on the verge of bankruptcy or in bankruptcy, such as GameStop and AMC. Small investor purchases were significant and in some cases even outpaced those of institutional investors.

A complete turnaround

Let's start with what was happening before the banking sector problems in early March - After retail buying activity reached an all-time high in February, net buying activity fell below $1 billion per day in…