Indicator notes

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on July 5, 2020: 49.3 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on June 28, 2020, was 55.7 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell by 6.4 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. Before that the index had stayed in the “Elevated interest” zone for 5 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying shares” at 78.6 versus 92.8 and “Searches about a brokerage account” at 42.3 versus 50.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on May 31, 2020: 60.3 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on May 24, 2020, was 53.9 (“Usual interest”): the index rose by 6.4 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. The index spent a single week in the “Usual interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 65.7 versus 38.2 and “Searches about buying shares” at 42.4 versus 62.9. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on May 24, 2020: 53.9 out of 100, in the “Usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on May 17, 2020, was 65.7 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell sharply by 11.8 points and crossed the 55 boundary. The “Usual interest” zone covers readings from 45 to 55: searches on the topic are about at their usual level. Before that the index had stayed in the “Elevated interest” zone for 3 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 38.2 versus 75.6 and “Searches about buying shares” at 62.9 versus 42.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on May 3, 2020: 55.9 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on April 26, 2020, was 35.2 (“Below-usual interest”): the index rose sharply by 20.7 points and crossed the 45 and 55 boundaries. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Below-usual interest” zone for 2 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying shares” at 39.6 versus 0.6 and “Searches about a brokerage account” at 93.3 versus 78.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on April 19, 2020: 40.6 out of 100, in the “Below-usual interest” zone. The previous reading, on April 12, 2020, was 61.4 (“Elevated interest”): the index fell sharply by 20.8 points and crossed the 55 and 45 boundaries. The “Below-usual interest” zone covers readings from 25 to 45: searches on the topic are below usual. The index spent a single week in the “Elevated interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 28.1 versus 61.4 and “Searches about buying shares” at 0.6 versus 27.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on April 12, 2020: 61.4 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on April 5, 2020, was 82.3 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell sharply by 20.9 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Surge of interest” zone for 3 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying shares” at 27.2 versus 87.8 and “Searches about a brokerage account” at 95.6 versus 96.8. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on April 5, 2020: 82.3 out of 100, in the “Surge of interest” zone. The previous reading, on March 29, 2020, was 97.6: the index fell sharply by 15.3 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Surge of interest” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: searches on the topic are far above usual. The index has now spent 3 weeks in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 62.2 versus 94.2 and “Searches about buying shares” at 87.8 versus 99.4. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on March 22, 2020: 98.0 out of 100, in the “Surge of interest” zone. The previous reading, on March 15, 2020, was 69.1 (“Elevated interest”): the index rose sharply by 28.9 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Surge of interest” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: searches on the topic are far above usual. The index spent a single week in the “Elevated interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 95.4 versus 48.7 and “Searches about buying shares” at 99.3 versus 74.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on March 15, 2020: 69.1 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on March 8, 2020, was 81.8 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell sharply by 12.7 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. The index spent a single week in the “Surge of interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 48.7 versus 75.0 and “Searches about a brokerage account” at 84.7 versus 92.6. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on March 8, 2020: 81.8 out of 100, in the “Surge of interest” zone. The previous reading, on March 1, 2020, was 74.7 (“Elevated interest”): the index rose by 7.1 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Surge of interest” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: searches on the topic are far above usual. The index spent a single week in the “Elevated interest” zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about a brokerage account” at 92.6 versus 78.8 and “Searches about buying shares” at 77.7 versus 73.3. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on March 1, 2020: 74.7 out of 100, in the “Elevated interest” zone. The previous reading, on February 23, 2020, was 84.5 (“Surge of interest”): the index fell by 9.8 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Elevated interest” zone covers readings from 55 to 75: searches on the topic are above usual. Before that the index had stayed in the “Surge of interest” zone for 14 weeks in a row. Biggest component moves: “Searches about buying shares” at 73.3 versus 85.4 and “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 71.9 versus 84.0. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on January 12, 2020: 84.1 out of 100, in the “Surge of interest” zone. The previous reading, on January 5, 2020, was 94.1: the index fell sharply by 10.0 points. That meets our shift threshold of 10 points; the zone did not change. The “Surge of interest” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: searches on the topic are far above usual. The index has now spent 8 weeks in a row in this zone. Biggest component moves: “Searches about a brokerage account” at 76.5 versus 96.2 and “Searches about buying shares” at 81.1 versus 99.2. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.

Retail investor FOMO in Russia on November 24, 2019: 77.7 out of 100, in the “Surge of interest” zone. The previous reading, on November 17, 2019, was 74.4 (“Elevated interest”): the index rose by 3.3 points and crossed the 75 boundary. The “Surge of interest” zone covers readings from 75 to 100: searches on the topic are far above usual. Biggest component moves: “Searches about a brokerage account” at 97.5 versus 85.3 and “Searches about buying bitcoin” at 56.8 versus 64.7. This describes that date's reading; it is not a forecast.