E*TRADE Study Reveals Bullish Sentiment Hits 3-Year High – Business Wire

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC today announced results from the most recent wave of StreetWise, the E*TRADE quarterly tracking study of experienced investors. Results suggest investor views on the market remain positive, while concerns shift:

Despite investor optimism continuing to grow, its apparent that investors have come to terms with the fact that market volatility could be on the horizon, said Mike Loewengart, Managing Director of Investment Strategy at E*TRADE Financial. And though the market has been knocking around record highs for quite some time, investors are wise to avoid complacency. While it remains to be seen if inflation is transitory, the Fed has changed its tune on the timeline for rate hikes, so now is a good time to assess your holdings and consider diversifying into areas of the market that can stand up to a rising rate environment.

The survey explored investor views on sector opportunities for the third quarter of 2021:

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About the SurveyThis wave of the survey was conducted from July 1 to July 9 of 2021 among an online US sample of 898 self-directed active investors who manage at least $10,000 in an online brokerage account. The survey has a margin of error of 3.20 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. It was fielded and administered by Dynata. The panel is broken into thirds of active (trade more than once a week), swing (trade less than once a week but more than once a month), and passive (trade less than once a month). The panel is 60% male and 40% female, with an even distribution across online brokerages, geographic regions, and age bands.

About E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC and Important NoticesE*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries provide financial services including brokerage and banking products and services to retail customers. Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities LLC (Member SIPC). Commodity futures and options on futures products and services are offered by E*TRADE Futures LLC (Member NFA). Managed Account Solutions are offered through E*TRADE Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Bank products and services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, and RIA custody solutions are offered by E*TRADE Savings Bank, both of which are national federal savings banks (Members FDIC). More information is available at http://www.etrade.com.

The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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E*TRADE Financial engages Dynata to program, field, and tabulate the study. Dynata provides digital research data and has locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please go to http://www.dynata.com.

Referenced Data

When it comes to the current market, are you?

Q318

Q418

Q119

Q219

Q3'19

Q4'19

Q1'20

Q2'20

Q3'20

Q4'20

Q121

Q221

Q321

Bullish

56%

61%

46%

58%

61%

50%

61%

38%

51%

52%

57%

61%

65%

Bearish

44%

39%

54%

42%

39%

50%

39%

62%

49%

48%

43%

39%

35%

If you had to pick a movie title that best describes how you personally feel about the market this quarter, which would it be?

Q220

Q320

Q420

Q121

Q221

Q321

Easy Rider

7%

13%

15%

18%

23%

24%

Singin in the Rain

6%

12%

12%

18%

18%

20%

Dazed and Confused

31%

33%

33%

21%

21%

17%

Raging Bull

7%

11%

11%

19%

15%

16%

Pulp Fiction

7%

10%

11%

10%

9%

9%

Jackass

7%

8%

9%

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E*TRADE Study Reveals Bullish Sentiment Hits 3-Year High - Business Wire