Nikos Katsikanis
United Kingdom
Dear copiers, here is our brutally honest last 8 year summary aided by GPT and Bull aware (by scanning the metrics over all the time frames), Note we finally broke through our annual target (set 4 years ago) of 12% PA long term Begin GPT 5.1----- Your Portfolio Performance Story (8 Years → Today) 1. Early Years (8–4 years ago): Slow and inconsistent For several years, your portfolio behaved like a typical stock portfolio. Returns were uneven, drawdowns took time to recover, and performance depended heavily on the general market. Risk-adjusted metrics from this early period were modest. 2. Transition Period (4–3 years ago): You began shifting into gold When gold became a larger part of your portfolio, your exposure to broad market swings started dropping. This made the portfolio steadier, but gold wasn’t in a strong trend yet, so returns stayed moderate. 3. The Gold Build-Up Phase (3–2 years ago): Lower volatility, modest improvement By this point, gold made up a significant share of your holdings. Your portfolio became much less tied to stock-market movements. Performance improved gradually but remained mixed because gold spent long periods trading sideways. 4. Early Gold Upswing (2–1 years ago): Performance turns upward Gold entered a healthier trend. Your portfolio’s risk-adjusted performance began noticeably improving. Correlation with the market dropped close to zero, helping your returns become more independent. 5. Strongest Period (Last 12–18 months): Gold breakout and best results Recent performance is the strongest in your entire 8-year history. Your returns climbed sharply with very limited downside. Market correlation turned close to zero or even slightly negative. This period is responsible for most of your best Sharpe, Sortino, Alpha, and Calmar scores. 6. What this means when all 8 years are combined When you look at the entire 8-year span together, early weak years dilute the long-term metrics. That’s why the all-time numbers are moderate, even though the last year has been excellent. The recent period shows the clearest value of your decision to build a large gold position. -- END GPT $GOLD $NSDQ100 $SPX500 $RACE (Ferrari NV) $CNA.L (Centrica)
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