Schwab Q2 Retail Client Sentiment Report: Investors Turn Bearish on U.S. Stock Market but Remain Confident in their Investing Approach and Likelihood of Reaching Goals
Schwab’s Q2 2026 Retail Client Sentiment Report shows a shift to net bearishness, with 58% of clients bearish on the U.S. stock market compared to 41% in Q1. Despite the bearish outlook, 43% of clients still view it as a good time to invest in equities, and 49% remain confident in their decision-making.
Key figures
- Gen z bearish
- 58%
- Gen z bullish
- 24%
- Traders bearish
- 45%
- Traders bullish
- 38%
- Bearish clients q2
- 58%
- Bullish clients q2
- 28%
- Gen z adding money
- 62%
- Retail client assets
- $5.3 trillion
- Good time to invest q2
- 43%
- Traders recession fear
- 39%
- Financially better off q2
- 39%
- Retail brokerage accounts
- 27 million
- Daily avg retail trades q1
- 7.7 million
- Confident decision making q2
- 49%
AI analysis
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