AAII research shows that retail investors' pessimism rises to the highest since November 2023
Almost half of Main Street investors who responded to weekly surveys from the US Individual Investor Association are weakened by the stock outlook for the next six months, the largest number since November 2023. This is the most common since the second half of 2023, starting from 42.9% last week.
The historical average of bearish is 31.0%.
Only 28.4% of individual investors who responded to the survey described themselves as bullish only from the lowest reading of a month, starting from 33.3% last week. The historical average of stock optimism was 37.5% over the life of the survey in the mid-1980s. The remaining respondents are stock-neutral.
According to a special question asked by AAII, three out of five investors (57.4%), or 57.4%, believe they will slow the economy and raise prices. About a fifth, or 20.4%, believes that “there is a temporary impact, but not a lasting impact,” while 12.5% believes that tariffs “will ultimately lead to strengthening the domestic economy.” He says that. Approximately 10% either deemed it as ineffective or had no opinions.
– Scott Schnipper
Stocks that make the biggest move outside of business hours: GameStop, Coinbase, etc.
These are the most moving stocks in after-hours trading.
- GameStop – Video game retailers and meme favorites rose 7% in extended transactions. GameStop is considering investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, a source familiar with the issue told CNBC.
- Coinbase – Stocks in the cryptocurrency market rose almost 1% after fourth quarter revenue exceeded expectations.
- Airbnb – Stocks rose 12%. The vacation rental company won 73 cents per share in revenues of $2.48 billion in the fourth quarter. According to LSEG, analysts were penciling in revenue of 58 cents and $2.42 billion in revenue.
Read the full list of stocks to move here.
– Lisa Kailai Han
