Unpaid margin debt hits $1.502 trillion, signaling market warning
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View chart & analysis → - 1FINRA reported unpaid margin debt reached a record high of $1.502 trillion in June.
- 2Over the past 30 years, there have been four instances where unpaid margin debt increased by at least 65% within 12 to 19 months.
- 3The ratio of the average bear market duration to the average bull market duration of the S&P 500 recorded 3.6 times.
So what's the key point?
The amount of money borrowed to buy stocks has reached an all-time high of $1.502 trillion. Looking at past cases, this can be a signal of risk in the market.
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