Tautvydas Valatka
๐Ÿงญ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ: ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ• First of all, a small but important change in how I present the data. I have replaced one of the stock market benchmarks I use to compare my strategyโ€™s performance. Until now, I had been tracking the S&P 500 and MSCI World, but these two indices are highly correlated and their results were almost identical. For that reason, I have replaced MSCI World with one of Europeโ€™s key equity market benchmarks โ€” the STOXX 600. Now, back to the usual weekly review. After two weaker weeks, this one was genuinely strong again. My portfolio gained 2.72% over the week, matching and even slightly outperforming the US stock market, while significantly beating European equities, which had a much quieter week. The portfolioโ€™s total return for 2026 now stands at 7.53%, while the result over the full 87-week period is even more encouraging: +71.37%, clearly ahead of the market benchmarks I track. Market volatility naturally tends to unsettle investors with lower risk tolerance, so the number of people copying my strategy fell by 5 during the week and now stands at 320. Still, despite the decline in copiers, the strong weekly performance lifted total copied assets by around USD 10,000. The strategy currently manages approximately USD 532,500. The portfolioโ€™s composition was also strong this week, as reflected in the overall result. Out of 25 positions, 15 ended the week higher, rising by an average of 7.6%, while the 10 declining positions fell by only around 4.5% on average. Three holdings delivered double-digit gains, while none of the declining positions fell by double digits. The clear leader of the portfolio this week was once again $SMSN.L (Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - GDR) , the global technology giant producing electronics, semiconductors and smartphones. Its share price surged by as much as 26.51% over the week. The move was mainly driven by renewed investor appetite for companies in the artificial intelligence supply chain, especially semiconductor producers and makers of high-bandwidth memory chips. Samsungโ€™s rally also coincided with broader optimism across the AI sector and helped the companyโ€™s market value cross the symbolic USD 1 trillion mark. The weakest performer of the week was $FET.US (Forum Energy Technologies Inc) , a US company that manufactures specialized equipment for oil and gas production as well as renewable energy. Its shares fell by 8.56%. Interestingly, the companyโ€™s reported results were not poor at all: revenue increased, profitability improved, and management even raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance. However, after a very strong earlier rally in the stock, some investors appear to have chosen to take profits. Sentiment in the broader energy sector was also weighed down by falling oil prices and expectations of easing geopolitical tensions. Looking at the market benchmarks, the S&P 500 rose by 2.33% over the week โ€” slightly less than my portfolio, but still a very solid performance. The US market was supported mainly by the technology sector, continued AI optimism and strong corporate earnings. The European STOXX 600 index was much more subdued, gaining only around 0.14% over the week. European markets ended the week on a weaker note, as Fridayโ€™s decline erased part of the earlier gains and left the weekly result almost flat. Both this year and over the full period of my strategy, the S&P 500 is currently outperforming the STOXX 600 by almost twice as much. However, over the full 87-week period, my portfolio remains clearly ahead of both the European market and the S&P 500, which I am currently outperforming by roughly 40 percentage points. $SPX500 $NSDQ100 $GOLD $BTC
Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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