Reported 12 months ago
Morgan Stanley data shows that retail investors now hold the highest percentage in the US options market ever, putting significant funds into short-term bets and favoring tech stocks. Retail traders accounted for 18.3% of options trading in June, a historic high. Demand for tech options is the highest in single-stock trades. While retail traders seem bullish on tech stocks, they are bearish on index ETFs. NVIDIA and other AI companies have been boosting the S&P 500 to new highs, leading to a surge in demand for bullish options as investors try to capture the uptrend.
Source: YAHOO