{"id":"sentiment-retail-flows","category":"sentiment","title":"Retail Flow and Meme Stock Risk","summary":"High retail concentration signals short-term overextension; monitor for reversal.","trigger":{"always":false,"sectors":[],"tickers":[],"regimes":["trending_bull"]},"ttl_hours":24,"content":{"retail_indicators":["Robinhood most popular stocks list — high concentration = retail crowding","WallStreetBets mention volume — spike in mentions often precedes reversal","Options call volume relative to average — 3x+ average is retail FOMO signal","Small lot trades as % of volume — high % indicates retail dominance"],"meme_stock_pattern":{"early_signal":"Short interest >30% float + rising WallStreetBets mentions","peak_signal":"Options call volume 5x+ normal + mainstream news coverage","reversal_signal":"Institutional sell programs begin + short interest starts declining"},"risk_management":"If a position appears on Robinhood top-10 list — consider trimming. High retail concentration typically precedes institutions distributing to retail buyers.","opportunity":"Fade extreme retail concentration with put spreads on the most crowded names — but size small and set tight stops; squeezes can last longer than expected.","verdict":"Retail flows create momentum opportunities early but reversal risk late. Be a buyer before retail discovers a name, not after it trends on Reddit."}}