I attended a retail investor summit, and the day-trader crowd is mega-bullish on agentic AI

Business Insider | 11-10-2026 12:02pm |

Over 1,000 self-directed traders gathered for the Silvia Investor Summit in New York City on October 7 and 8, hosted by Anthony Pompliano, CEO of ProCap Financial. Speakers included GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen and Opendoor bull Eric Jackson. Attendees, a mix of markets junkies, crypto enthusiasts, and day traders, were most excited about opportunities in AI and crypto. Many retail traders expressed hype about agentic AI reshaping finance, with no AI doomsday scenario on their radar.

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