Despite escalating geopolitical risks, Goldman Sachs Research analysts report a notable increase in overall investor risk appetite from December to January. Key indicators show a sharp rise in margin account leverage since April of last year, reaching its highest level since 2021.
This shift is characterized by two main trends: retail investors are diversifying their portfolios beyond the dominant "Big Seven" U.S. stocks to gain broader regional exposure, and there is a significant increase in short bets against the VIX volatility index. The ratio of short to long VIX positions has hit a ten-year high, signaling a broad market expectation for declining volatility in the near term. $BTC $ETH #bnb #MWAM_Crypto