Risk appetite psychology among individual investors is declining sharply:



Retail trading activity as a percentage of total stock volume has dropped to 8.1%, the lowest level since Q3 2024.

This ratio has fallen nearly half from its peak of 15.0% in November 2025.

For comparison, the peak of the 2021 meme stock frenzy was 11.5%.

Current retail market participation is equivalent to levels recorded during the 2020 pandemic period and the 2022 bear market.

Meanwhile, 0DTE options trading volume as a percentage of total has fallen to 57%, the lowest level since Q1 2025.

The retail sector is hastily retreating from the market.
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