#retail-sentiment

#retail-sentiment

Shares of Carvana ( NYSE: CVNA) jumped 10% in pre-market trading on December 9, 2025, following news that the company will join the S&P 500 on December 22. Yet retail sentiment tells a starkly different story. On Reddit and X, traders remain deeply skeptical, with social sentiment scores hovering around 25 out of 100, firmly bearish territory. While institutional money prepares to pour in through index funds, retail investors are calling it "one of the greatest market manipulations in history."

Shares of Novo Nordisk A/S ( NYSE: NVO) dropped 1.9%today, closing at $48.25, just a whisker above the 52-week low of $45.05. Sometimes we see a divergence in share price and sentiment, but with Novo Nordisk they're actually well correlated. Discussion on Reddit has remained uniformly bearish throughout November. Novo Nordisk is trading more than 50% below its 52-week high, a stunning collapse for a company that was once viewed as the premier play on the obesity treatment revolution.

A meme worthy interview wtih CEO Alex Karp wielding a sword during captured the attention of retail investors already primed by Palantir's blowout Q3 earnings. In that Q3 release the company reported an impressive $1.2B in revenue. That not only beat estimates, it delivered on an enviable 'Rule of 40' score of 114%. More on that in a moment. U.S. commercial revenue surged 121% year-over-year, and total contract value jumped 151% to $2.76B, signaling accelerating enterprise adoption.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the crypto market may be nearing a turning point as retail exhaustion deepens and institutional demand quietly builds. Appearing on CNBC, Hougan - who oversees $12 billion in assets at Bitwise - said retail sentiment is at "maximum desperation" following months of liquidations, leverage blowouts, and yield protocol failures. "It's hard to find a crypto native investor who still has much enthusiasm," he said. "That market is close to a bottom."

The turnaround coincides with a noticeable shift in retail investor sentiment on platforms like Reddit and X. The stock has now gained 413.84% year-to-date, transforming from a cautionary tale into what traders are openly calling a meme stock with legitimate turnaround potential. What started as skepticism in early October has evolved into cautious optimism, with sentiment scores climbing from neutral territory into somewhat-bullish range by late October.

Shares of Align Technology (ALGN) are up 0.30% today, but the real action is happening off the tape. Reddit mentions on r/wallstreetbets surged dramatically over the past 48 hours, with sentiment shifting from neutral to outright bullish as retail investors spot what they see as a buying opportunity. The stock has pulled back 2.2% from its October 21 high of $136.22, and that dip appears to have triggered a wave of retail interest that peaked Monday night.