🚨 Retail risk appetite is surging.
• February was the 5th-strongest month on record for retail equity purchases.
• Individual investors have now bought stocks for 26 consecutive months.
For comparison, the 2020–2022 cycle saw 29 straight months of buying.
Meanwhile, retail options activity keeps accelerating:
• +14% vs 2025 levels
• +47% vs the 2020–2025 average
📊 Retail investors remain one of the most powerful forces driving the market today.
• February was the 5th-strongest month on record for retail equity purchases.
• Individual investors have now bought stocks for 26 consecutive months.
For comparison, the 2020–2022 cycle saw 29 straight months of buying.
Meanwhile, retail options activity keeps accelerating:
• +14% vs 2025 levels
• +47% vs the 2020–2025 average
📊 Retail investors remain one of the most powerful forces driving the market today.

