Context

This data set consists of >1 year of historical data about the number of users that hold each stock available on the Robinhood stock brokerage. It is the dataset that powers https://robintrack.net/

Content

Data was collected from the Robinhood API once per hour over the entire period.

The popularity metric represents the number of unique accounts that hold at least one share of the asset. This only includes normal, long shares (not options).

Acknowledgements

Robinhood provides their popularity data publicly, which I feel is a great step in the right direction for an industry (finance) where data has traditionally been expensive, low-quality, and hard to find. I feel it's only right that I share this historical popularity data freely as well.

Caveats + Possible Issues

Robinhood gives free shares of a certain set of stocks as rewards to users for referring others to their platform. Some of the most popular stocks are at the top because of this.

The popularity metrics change over weekends and when the market is closed due to the fact that Robinhood accounts can be created/closed/transferred over those periods. The metric reported at each timestamp is the exact value that the Robinhood API reported at that instant.

Inspiration

This data can be used as a measure of retail sentiment. By seeing what traders do in response to changes in price and different news events, it can be determined if retail traders are "buying the dip" or panicking and leaving the market.

I didn't include price data due to possible legal limitations. However, it should be relatively easy to obtain this data yourself from a different source and combine it with this data set.

Other-Long-Term-Assets Time Series for Robinhood Markets Inc. Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, joint investing accounts, event contracts, and future contract services. It also provides various learning and education solutions comprise Snacks, an accessible digest of business news stories for a new generation of investors.; Learn, which is an online collection of guides, feature tutorials, and financial dictionary; Newsfeeds that offer access to free, premium news from sites from various sites, such as Barron's, Reuters, and Dow Jones. In addition, the company offers In-App Education, a resource that covers investing fundamentals, including why people invest, a stock market overview, and tips on how to define investing goals, as well as allows customers to understand the basics of investing before their first trade; and Crypto Learn and Earn, an educational module available to various crypto customers through Robinhood Learn to teach customers the basics related to cryptocurrency. Further, it provides Robinhood credit cards, cash card and spending accounts, and wallets. The company also owns and operates a digital currency marketplace that allows companies and individuals from all around the world to buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash. Robinhood Markets, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Cash-and-Equivalents Time Series for Robinhood Markets Inc. Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), American depository receipts, options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company offers fractional trading, recurring investments, fully-paid securities lending, access to investing on margin, cash sweep, instant withdrawals, retirement program, around-the-clock trading, joint investing accounts, event contracts, and future contract services. It also provides various learning and education solutions comprise Snacks, an accessible digest of business news stories for a new generation of investors.; Learn, which is an online collection of guides, feature tutorials, and financial dictionary; Newsfeeds that offer access to free, premium news from sites from various sites, such as Barron's, Reuters, and Dow Jones. In addition, the company offers In-App Education, a resource that covers investing fundamentals, including why people invest, a stock market overview, and tips on how to define investing goals, as well as allows customers to understand the basics of investing before their first trade; and Crypto Learn and Earn, an educational module available to various crypto customers through Robinhood Learn to teach customers the basics related to cryptocurrency. Further, it provides Robinhood credit cards, cash card and spending accounts, and wallets. The company also owns and operates a digital currency marketplace that allows companies and individuals from all around the world to buy and sell bitcoin, litecoin, ethereum, ripple, and bitcoin cash. Robinhood Markets, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.