Market Volatility Has Spiked — Here’s Where We Stand

Market Volatility Has Spiked....Here’s Where We Stand...

It’s been a volatile few weeks in global markets.

There’s no point dressing that up, periods like this are uncomfortable, and short-term portfolio movements are rarely enjoyable to watch.

But as always, it’s important to step back and look at what’s actually happening… and how we’ve positioned through it.

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📊 A Quick Recap: The Last Three Weeks

We’re now entering week four since the recent escalation in global tensions.

Here’s how we’ve navigated it:

Week 1:
Markets fell sharply (circa 5–7%).
We were largely market neutral, which helped protect capital during the initial sell-off.

Week 2:
We began to deploy capital into weaker markets, taking calculated positions across strategies.
By the end of the week, our average entry point was approximately 7% below recent highs.

Week 3:
Markets showed early signs of recovery at the start of the week.
However, further escalation midweek led to another sharp leg down across global equities.

Week 4 (current):
Volatility remains elevated, but importantly—we are already positioned.

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🎯 Where We Stand Today

Most portfolios will show short-term declines.

That’s a natural consequence of markets moving lower over a short period of time.

However, from our perspective:

• We avoided the worst of the initial drawdown
• We’ve entered markets at discounted levels
• And we retain flexibility across our strategies

In other words, this has been a deliberate and controlled process, not reactive decision-making.

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🧠 Why We Remain Comfortable

“Comfortable” doesn’t mean ignoring volatility.

It means understanding that:

• Markets move in cycles
• Short-term uncertainty is part of investing
• And opportunities are often created during periods like this

Trying to perfectly time the bottom is impossible.

What matters is how you position through the volatility.

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📈 Looking Ahead

While we cannot predict exactly how the next few days or weeks will unfold, we are confident in one thing:

👉 When the dust settles, we expect the positions we’ve built during this period to work in our favour.

That expectation is based on:

• The entry levels we’ve achieved
• The structure of our portfolios
• And our ability to actively manage risk and exposure
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🔁 A Reminder of Our Approach

Our portfolios are not built to simply follow markets up and down.

We operate across multiple strategies, many of which are designed to:

• Reduce downside risk
• React to changing market conditions
• And take advantage of dislocations like the one we’re currently seeing
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📩 Final Thoughts

Periods like this can feel uncomfortable in the moment.

But they are also where future performance is often shaped.

We remain:

• Actively engaged
• Disciplined in our approach
• And focused on the medium-term outcome, not short-term noise

As always, if you have any questions or would like to discuss your portfolio, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Best regards and have a great day.

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Lane

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