Young Traders Seize Opportunity in Market Turmoil

0:00Sydney's story is making news on March 12th. A massive $110 billion got wiped off the share market in just hours on Monday, kicking off a super volatile week tied to missile. Strikes and Middle East tensions. While many folks panicked, some savvy young investors saw it as a golden chance to buy low. Oil prices went wild with tankers stuck in the straight of Hormuz, causing big swings. Then on Tuesday, a mistaken social media post from a US energy official about a navy escorted tanker tanked crude prices by 17 percent before. The White House set the record straight. Young retail traders jumped in with both feet. A Sydney financial planner in her mid-20s grabbed discounted exchange, traded funds in resources and tech stocks right after the drop. A 27-year-old financial influencer held back at first, then loaded up on tech and defense linked ETFs when things stabilized a bit. Trading platforms lit up like never before, even on a public holiday in some spots.

1:01Newer investors under 40 dominated with long-term ETF buys, especially Vanguard products where buyers made up 91 percent of trades on the Dominion and, top one, older hands focused on individual stocks like mining giants, woodside and BHP, with buys and sells splitting even. Social tracking funds saw huge rushes too, as folks hedged against rising pump prices amid the chaos. A message from our sponsors supports today's story. Podcasts hit different when the sound comes from your pillow. Once you try it, it just makes sense. S-O-L-I-S-O-L-Pillow.com.