Francisco Jose Ortiz @FranciscoOrtiz13: "𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁..."

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𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹. The first week of February was tough. Earnings volatility, uncertainty, panic selling. Not just stocks. Commodities and crypto also moved lower. This is exactly why it’s important to remember something simple: 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 (𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀), 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱. Many companies didn’t break this week. Prices moved because markets were nervous. This is exactly the kind of week that separates: - investing from trading - process from emotion - long-term thinking from short-term reactions Many of our 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘀 this week, and even 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝘁. 🔵 Core holdings (>4% of portfolio - ordered by current portfolio weight) $META (Meta Platforms Inc) | 6.43% | -7.51% $AMZN (Amazon.com Inc) | 5.80% | -11.70% $MELI (MercadoLibre Inc) | 5.13% | -8.06% $MSFT (Microsoft) | 4.93% | -6.76% $SPGI (S&P Global Inc) | 4.11% | -16.85% These are core positions for a reason. Volatility here is uncomfortable, but somehow expected. 🔹 Other positions (ordered by worst performance this week, including 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲) $SHOP (Shopify Inc.) | 0.26% | -15.22% $COIN (Coinbase Global Inc) | 0.48% | -12.93% $DUOL (Duolingo) | 0.56% | -10.85% $CRM (Salesforce Inc) | 0.73% | -10.68% $ADBE (Adobe Systems Inc) | 0.82% | -9.63% $0700.HK (Tencent) | 2.88% | -8.37% $MSCI (MSCI Inc) | 2.61% | -8.33% $ETOR (eToro Group LTD) | 1.42% | -6.86% Many of these are smaller positions, which is exactly why portfolio construction matters. 🧭 What I did (and didn’t do) ❌ No panic selling ❌ No overtrading ✅ Opened 7 new positions in some of these affected companies (you can see them clearly in my profile under “𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀”) ✅ Took a bit of profits from $GOOG (Alphabet) with a 196% gain ✅ Fully exited $CVX.US (Chevron), continuing to simplify and optimize the portfolio This kind of environment feels uncomfortable, but it’s "𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹". Weeks like this are not about predicting the next move. They’re about staying rational when prices aren’t. This is a long game. And volatility is part of the entry fee. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Happy to read your thoughts and answer questions.