E*TRADE Study Reveals Bulls Charging Into New Year, yet Concerns Linger
E*TRADE Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) today announced results from the most recent wave of StreetWise, the E*TRADE quarterly tracking study of experienced investors. Results indicate increasingly bullish investor views:
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“We ended 2019 with record highs and the market continues to show strength as we start the New Year,” said Mike Loewengart, VP of Investment Strategy. “Amid a backdrop of strong economic fundamentals, investors are looking past the near-term noise of Middle Eastern tensions, trade disputes, and impeachment inquiries and staying focused on their long-term goals. The market is nothing if not unpredictable, so having a basket of diversified investments will be paramount for investors to help weather the inevitable market highs and lows.”
The survey explored investor views on sector opportunities for the first quarter of 2020:
IT. The tech sector has consistently remained a top performer and, with a final Phase One US-China trade deal, investors see opportunity ahead with nearly half (46%) showing interest in the sector. Energy. As Middle Eastern tensions rise, investors are seeing opportunity in the energy sector (45%) as supply and demand concerns take hold. Interest in the sector ticked up 4 percentage points for this quarter. Health care. The health care sector remains a key area of interest for investors (44%). Despite bullish sentiment for this quarter, health care stocks are typically viewed as a defensive play with the ability to weather economic downturns.E*TRADE aims to enhance the financial independence of traders and investors through a powerful digital offering and professional guidance. To learn more about E*TRADE’s trading and investing platforms and tools, visit etrade.com.
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About the Survey
This wave of the survey was conducted from January 1 to January 10 of 2020 among an online US sample of 907 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 and Important Notices
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E*TRADE Financial Corporation 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 www.dynata.com.
Referenced Data
When it comes to the current market, are you?
Total
Q1’20
Q4’19
Q3’19
Q2’19
Q1’19
Bullish
61%
50%
61%
58%
46%
Bearish
39%
50%
39%
42%
54%
Where do you predict the market will end this quarter?
Q1'20
Q4'19
Drop (Net)
25%
36%
Drop - 20%
1%
1%
Drop - 15%
1%
3%
Drop - 10%
7%
8%
Drop - 5%
16%
23%
Stay where it is
19%
22%
Rise 5%
37%
26%
Rise 10%
13%
11%
Rise 15%
4%
4%
Rise 20%
2%
2%
Rise (Net)
56%
43%
If you had to pick a movie title that best describes how you personally feel about the market this quarter, which would it be?
Total
Q1’20
Q4’19
Raging Bull
22%
7%
Easy Rider
22%
21%
Singin' in the Rain
19%
12%
Dazed and Confused
17%
32%
Pulp Fiction
8%
10%
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
5%
7%
Jackass
4%
8%
Apocalypse Now
3%
3%
Which of the following risks are you most concerned about when it comes to your portfolio? (Top 2)
Total
Q1’20
Q4’19
US trade tensions
44%
47%
Recession
30%
34%
Market volatility
23%
22%
Gridlock in Washington
23%
24%
Economic weakness abroad
20%
20%
Fed monetary policy
16%
16%
Flattening/inverted yield curve
11%
11%
Brexit
7%
8%
Softening job market
5%
4%
Low inflation
5%
3%
Other
8%
5%
None of these
4%
3%
How many years do you think we have left in the bull market?
Total
Q1’20
Q4’19
5+ years
5%
4%
3–4 years
23%
23%
1–2 years
37%
34%
The end is near
25%
28%
I don’t know
10%
11%
What stage of the business cycle do you believe we are currently in?
Total
Q1’20
Q4’19
Peak
56%
52%
Expansion
27%
19%
Recession
13%
24%
Trough
2%
4%
Recovery
2%
1%
What industries do you think offer the most potential this quarter? (Top three)
Q1’20
Q4’19
Q3’19
Q2’19
Q1’19
Information technology
46%
47%
47%
44%
38%
Energy
45%
41%
41%
48%
40%
Health care
44%
43%
48%
48%
50%
Financials
33%
31%
35%
34%
36%
Real estate
27%
-
-
-
-
Utilities
21%
32%
26%
27%
29%
Communication services
20%
21%
23%
22%
23%
Consumer staples
19%
30%
25%
22%
30%
Industrials
17%
18%
21%
22%
20%
Materials
16%
17%
16%
19%
16%
Consumer discretionary
13%
19%
18%
15%
17%
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