The Iran war turned retail traders into sellers of stocks for the first time in 3 years this week

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• Retail traders are a hardy bunch, but they too have been shaken by the Iran war.
• Data shows that retail traders were net sellers of single stocks for the first time since 2023 this week.
• Analysts note retail traders are diversifying, shifting from single stocks to ETFs amid market uncertainty.

Retail traders have proven to be reliable dip buyers, but the Iran war briefly turned the cohort into sellers of stocks for the first time in almost three years.