Weekly Market Summary
Global Financial Markets
General Overview.
Global equities ended the week lower, with major U.S. indices posting weekly declines despite a late-week rebound.
Market volatility surged, with the $VIX.DEC25 rising sharply (over 40% week-on-week according to several market reports).
Equity markets in several regions also fell: for example, $AUS200 dropped around 2.2% this week.
Key Market Drivers.
High valuations in tech/AI stocks continue to create pressure. Even strong results from companies like $NVDA (NVIDIA Corporation) were not enough to reverse risk-off sentiment.
Government bond yields globally moved slightly lower, signaling a shift into safer assets.
The U.S. dollar strengthened amid risk aversion.
Implications.
Rising volatility + declining equities point to a shift toward defensive positioning.
Attractive sectors in the short term: high-quality bonds, defensive equities, and strong-cash-flow companies.
Watch for macro releases: inflation, employment, and central bank commentary โ these will set the tone for next week.
A very negative week for crypto.
$BTC fell ~12% during the week, hitting a 7-month low near $80,000.
ETH also declined sharply, with sentiment indicators signaling Extreme Fear across the market.
Over the past six weeks, more than $1 trillion in crypto market value has been wiped out.
Reasons Behind the Sell-off
Institutional and corporate investors with BTC exposure may be forced sellers, adding downward pressure.
Uncertainty over Federal Reserve rate cuts continues โ higher rates hurt risk-on assets like crypto.
Weak inflows and ETF redemptions have reduced liquidity and confidence across the digital asset market.
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Our return Year To Date is +31.59% โ
Versus $SPX500 +12.26%
Here is our portfolio Winers and Losers list for the week ending friday november 21th.
Winners:
James Hardie +11.92%
Riskfield +6.89%
Infosys +6.31%
Xencor +6.30%
Taylor Morrison +1.72%
Losers:
Micron -15.99%
eToro -9.16%
Snowflake -8.94%
Seagate -8.02%
Repsol -7.89%
Have a nice weekend!
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