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Trader Bullishness Ticks Downward as Younger Traders Take a More Cautious Stance
WESTLAKE, Texas, February 26, 2026--Charles Schwab, a leader in investing and trading with $12.15 trillion in total client assets and more than nine million daily average trades, today announced the findings of its Q1 2026 Trader Sentiment Survey, which found that trader market sentiment declined modestly with 52% describing themselves as bullish, compared to 57% in Q4 2025. The dip was driven by traders at each end of the generational spectrum, with the most pronounced decline seen among younge
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