{"slug":"is-there-a-minimum-holding-period-for-stocks","qid":"tape_churn","label":"Trades and share volume per session, six household names, September 2026","post_title":"Is There a Minimum Holding Period for Stocks?","post_url":"/blog/is-there-a-minimum-holding-period-for-stocks#q-tape_churn","columns":["ticker","avg_trades_per_session_thousands","avg_shares_traded_millions"],"rows":[{"ticker":"NVDA","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":2586.6,"avg_shares_traded_millions":112.7},{"ticker":"AAPL","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":811.1,"avg_shares_traded_millions":42.8},{"ticker":"MSFT","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":449.5,"avg_shares_traded_millions":21.3},{"ticker":"KO","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":248.1,"avg_shares_traded_millions":15.5},{"ticker":"XOM","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":166.1,"avg_shares_traded_millions":14.1},{"ticker":"PG","avg_trades_per_session_thousands":121.6,"avg_shares_traded_millions":8}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    round(avg(transactions) / 1000, 1)     AS avg_trades_per_session_thousands,\n    round(avg(toFloat64(volume)) / 1e6, 1) AS avg_shares_traded_millions\nFROM global_markets.stocks_daily_aggs\nWHERE ticker IN ('NVDA', 'AAPL', 'MSFT', 'XOM', 'KO', 'PG')\n  AND date >= '2026-09-01'\n  AND date <= '2026-09-30'\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY avg_trades_per_session_thousands DESC","computed_at":"2026-10-05T15:13:23.660423+00:00","elapsed":0.002447192}