BREAKING: US margin debt surged an additional $53 billion in January, reaching a record $1.28 trillion.

This marks the ninth consecutive month of increase.
Compared to the same period last year, margin debt has increased by $342 billion, or 36%, the largest increase since the meme stock frenzy of 2021.
Moreover, margin debt as a percentage of actual disposable personal income has exceeded 6.0% for the first time in history.
This ratio is now nearly three times higher than the peak of the dot-com bubble in 2000.
Market capitalization-adjusted margin debt also hit all-time highs.
Investors are leveraging more than ever before.