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Top 10 Traded Stocks in August 2022

Written by The Inspired Investor Team | Published on September 6, 2022

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With each new month, we take a look back to see what RBC Direct Investing clients have been trading. Here's a look at the top 10 stocks bought and sold by clients in August. Plus, see what stocks clients were adding to their watchlists last month.

Top 10 Stocks Bought at RBC Direct Investing in August 2022

(Rankings based on filled Canadian and U.S. equity trades placed by RBC Direct Investing clients in the month of August.)

1. Tesla Inc
2. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
3. Shopify Inc
4. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc
5. Royal Bank of Canada
6. Bank of Nova Scotia
7. Amazon.com Inc
8. Suncor Energy Inc
9. Toronto-Dominion Bank
10. Enbridge Inc.

Top 10 Stocks Sold at RBC Direct Investing in August 2022

(Rankings based on filled Canadian and U.S. equity trades placed by RBC Direct Investing clients in the month of August.)

1. Tesla Inc
2. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
3. Shopify Inc
4. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc
5. Suncor Energy Inc
6. Royal Bank of Canada
7. Apple Inc
8. Amazon.com Inc
9. Air Canada
10. Nvidia Corp

Top 10 Stocks Added to Watchlists at RBC Direct Investing in August 2022

(Rankings based on number of times Canadian and U.S. equities are added to watchlists by RBC Direct Investing clients in the month of August.)

1. Royal Bank of Canada
2. Tesla Inc
3. Amazon.com Inc
4. Enbridge Inc.
5. Toronto-Dominion Bank
6. Apple Inc
7. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
8. Shopify Inc
9. Bank of Nova Scotia
10. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

To research your own ideas, check out Where to Get Started with Your Research for resources available to you on the RBC Direct Investing site.

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