๐ Market Update โ Geopolitical Shock & Portfolio Positioning
Markets are opening sharply lower after a major geopolitical escalation in the Middle East over the weekend. Oil has surged, gold touched above $5,400, and volatility is at its highest level this year. This is a genuine risk-off event.
Rather than reacting emotionally, here is a reminder that portfolio was built for structural geopolitical risk โ not calm conditions.
Why the portfolio is holding up
- Gold is catching a strong bid, acting as portfolio insurance.
- Defence & Industrials (Rheinmetall, BAE Systems) are benefiting from the escalation.
- Treasuries (TLT, IEI) provide ballast as capital rotates to safety.
- ~10% cash gives us optionality. We are not forced to sell. We have flexibility.
Over the past several weeks we deliberately rotated away from concentrated US mega-cap exposure and increased allocation to defence, energy, fixed income, and real assets. That diversification is doing its job today.
What weโre doing now
If high-quality names are indiscriminately sold, we have liquidity to act.
If volatility persists, our defensive sleeves continue to offset equity weakness.
The strategy remains unchanged.
Patience & discipline,
Heloรฏse
(2 March 2026)
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Not investment advice. The author may have financial interests in the mentioned instruments.
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