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Is retail trading dead right now?

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Aug 24, 2026 · 19:53

So, I haven't traded Options for several months now (either paper or live). Today, I decided to try my hand at paper trading again and boy did I get a shock. I tried to place several trades including in SPY, QQQ, XSP and **not one** of them got filled. These are all securities that I have traded in the past many times without failing to fill. This time, all I got was the sound or crickets. Have many of you are experiencing the same? Is it just me or is the market severely muted right now?