Heloise Greeff
United Kingdom
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๐Ÿ“Š Market Update โ€“ Context and Perspective to Help Stay the Course Todayโ€™s market weakness is being driven less by fundamentals and more by macro and geopolitical noise. Equities sold off as tensions between the US and Europe escalated, adding uncertainty around trade policy and global cooperation. At the same time, sharp moves in Japanese government bonds spilled over into global bond markets, pushing long-dated yields higher and tightening financial conditions. When markets are positioned for optimism, as they have been, this kind of shock often leads to rapid de-risking rather than a slow repricing. To put today into context: โ€ฃ The S&P 500 is down sharply, while โ€ฃ YTD we remain up ~3.65%, versus a broadly flat market. This relative resilience reflects decisions made well before today: maintaining diversification, holding cash and short-term bonds, and avoiding excessive exposure to crowded trades. Days like this are uncomfortable, but they are not unusual. They are part of how markets process uncertainty. Acting emotionally during these periods tends to be far more damaging than the volatility itself. At this stage, doing nothing is often the most sensible course of action. The portfolio is behaving as intended, and the strategy remains unchanged. Thank you for staying disciplined and focused on the long term. Patience & discipline, Heloรฏse (20 January 2026 ) _________________________________________________________ *๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜จ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.
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