Group 1 - The core viewpoint indicates a rebound in pessimistic sentiment among American individual investors, with bearish outlook rising from 36.7% to 41.9% over the past week, marking the 26th week above the historical average of 31.0% in the last 28 weeks [1] - The proportion of respondents holding an optimistic view for the short-term outlook decreased from 37.7% to 32.9%, remaining below the historical average of 37.5% for the 16th week out of the last 17 weeks [1] - A significant 64% of respondents identified "tariffs, economy, and/or inflation" as the most important factors influencing their six-month stock market outlook, followed by corporate earnings (11%), valuations (10%), and monetary policy and interest rates (9%) [1]