**[Goldman Sachs: Investor Risk Appetite Rises to High Levels, Market Sentiment Remains Optimistic]** Odaily Planet Daily News – Analysts from Goldman Sachs Research Division pointed out that despite escalating geopolitical risks, investor risk appetite has increased from December last year to January this year. According to the bank's research, investors are increasing borrowing to support trades, with margin account leverage surging sharply since April last year, now reaching its highest level since 2021. The research also shows that retail investors are increasingly choosing assets outside the "Big Seven" U.S. stocks, expanding their investment exposure to different regions. Investors are also increasingly placing short bets on the VIX fear index, with the ratio of short positions to long positions hitting a ten-year high, indicating a widespread market expectation of declining volatility. (Jin10)