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50% of individual investors expect the stock market to be lower six months from now, indicating elevated retail bearishness. That level of pessimism may present a contrarian opportunity and could pressure short-term flows and volatility, but the survey alone is unlikely to have a large market-wide impact.

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50% of individual investors expect the stock market to be lower six months from now, indicating elevated retail bearishness. That level of pessimism may present a contrarian opportunity and could pressure short-term flows and volatility, but the survey alone is unlikely to have a large market-wide impact.