He Yi: Nearly 80% of US Stock Traders are Net Buyers, Gen Z Most Likely to Hold Long-Term

The striking part is the gap between trading activity and holding intent: a market where most participants are net buyers, and where the youngest cohort is the most patient, runs against the usual assumption that younger retail traders churn fastest. If that pattern holds, it implies retail flows may act as a steadier bid than the day-trading reputation suggests, which matters for anyone tracking how US equities absorb retail money. Whether Gen Z's long-term intent survives its first real drawdown is the open question.