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In a Japanese retail survey, investors in their 20s came out more bullish than those in their 50s

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One number came out backwards from what you would expect. A survey of 800 Japanese individual investors, published July 1 by Treasure Promote, asked for second-half Nikkei forecasts. 67.3% said it goes higher. The most common figure was 75,000 yen at 12.6%, followed by 80,000 at 9.9%, and 6.3% called for 100,000 or more. Overall, 39.4% named 80,000 or above. The Nikkei closed in the 69,000 range last Friday, so this is not a distant target. US CPI and PPI both came in softer, rates fell, and AI and semiconductor names — Advantest, SoftBank Group, Kioxia — pulled the index up more than 1,000 points on the week. The expected range this week is 67,500 to 71,500, and the question is whether 70,000 breaks. The odd part is the age distribution. Among investors in their twenties, 58.9% called for 80,000 or higher, median 89,000. For those in their thirties it was 55.2%, median 80,000. But among those in their fifties the share drops to 27.7%. You would expect the group with less capital and less experience to be the cautious one. It came out the other way. The survey did not ask why. So from here on, nothing is confirmed. What is factual is that the two groups have lived through different markets. Most Japanese investors now in their twenties entered after the new NISA in 2024 and have not seen a real drawdown since. Those over fifty spent most of their working lives with the Nikkei below its 1989 peak. They are looking at one index and pulling up different memories. Yen weakness and foreign inflows were the most cited reasons for optimism. Disconnection from fundamentals was the most cited reason for caution. Would the same survey split along age like this where you are?
닛케이 8만 엔 이상을 예상한 비율 (연령대별) 일본 개인투자자 800명 · 2026년 7월 1일 조사 · 전체 평균 39.4% 평균 58.9% 20대 중앙값 89,000엔 55.2% 30대 중앙값 80,000엔 27.7% 50대 중앙값 75,000엔 놓치기 쉬운 것: 설문은 이유를 묻지 않았습니다. 세대 성향이 아니라 각 연령대가 통과한 시장이 다르다는 사실만 확인됩니다.
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