Last Week, Investors Were Panicking.

This Week, Many Of Our Strategies Are Taking Profits.

It's funny how quickly sentiment changes.

Just a few days ago...

Technology stocks were under pressure.

Markets were falling.

Financial media was full of doom.

I even had a handful of clients get in touch.

"Should we be worried?"

It's a perfectly reasonable question.

Because when markets fall, emotions naturally rise.

But here's the thing...

We weren't fully exposed.

In fact, we'd spent much of the recent period deliberately underexposed.

Not because we were predicting a crash.

Not because we knew exactly what would happen next.

But because valuations had become stretched and we felt the balance between risk and reward had changed.

So when markets sold off...

We didn't panic.

We did what we've trained ourselves to do for more than two decades.

We looked for opportunity.

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While others were selling...

...we were buying.

Not recklessly.

Not everything.

Not all at once.

We selectively added exposure where we believed the probabilities had shifted back in our favour.

Because that's what volatility creates.

Opportunity.

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Fast forward less than a week...

The mood has completely changed.

Markets have bounced sharply.

The headlines have changed.

The panic has disappeared.

And many of our strategies...

...have already started taking profits.

Several of our Long or Flat strategies are now back to Flat.

They've done exactly what they're designed to do.

Capture opportunity.

Protect capital.

Wait patiently for the next one.

Meanwhile...

Our Hybrid strategies still have only around half their intended exposure invested.

And following another round of profit-taking...

Some of our Active strategies are actually waiting for markets to pull back again before committing further capital.

Think about that for a second.

Markets bounce...

We don't automatically become fully invested.

Because our job isn't to chase markets.

Our job is to manage risk.

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This is where I think investing has gone wrong.

Too many investors have been taught there's only one approach.

Buy.

Hold.

Hope.

Ride every boom.

Ride every crash.

Eventually it'll probably be okay.

Maybe.

But is that really active investing?

Or is it simply passive investing with a higher fee attached?

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At TPP...

We believe there's a better way.

Markets move.

So portfolios should be allowed to move too.

Sometimes that means increasing exposure.

Sometimes reducing it.

Sometimes taking profits.

Sometimes sitting patiently in cash waiting for the next opportunity.

Investing doesn't have to be all or nothing.

In fact...

The best investors rarely think that way.

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This is exactly why our movement continues to grow.

It isn't because of clever marketing.

It isn't because we're louder than everyone else.

It's because people are beginning to realise there is another way.

One that's transparent.

One that's proactive.

One that's built around probability rather than hope.

Every week more investors discover us.

Every week more clients trust us.

And every week we go back to doing exactly the same thing...

Managing risk.

Looking for opportunity.

Trying to outperform.

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To Our Clients...

Thank you.

Thank you for trusting us.

Thank you for trusting the process, even when headlines become noisy.

Moments like last week are exactly why we built TPP.

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To Those Who've Been Watching From The Sidelines...

You've probably been following us for months.

Perhaps even years.

You've seen the updates.

You've read the articles.

You've watched the videos.

You've seen independently verifiable performance.

You've heard clients talking.

So here's a genuine question...

What are you waiting for?

If you're curious about how we approach markets differently...

Book a FREE portfolio consultation below.

No pressure.

No obligation.

Just a conversation.

Because buying, holding and hoping will always be one option.

But if you'd rather invest with a team that's prepared to adapt as markets change...

We'll happily show you how we do it.

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👉 BOOK A CALL BY CLICKING HERE.

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TPP strategies trade leveraged instruments, including equity index futures. Leverage magnifies both gains and losses, and the value of your investment can fall as well as rise. You may get back less than you invest. Capital is at risk.

*TPP client accounts have returned an average of 16.02% year to date, accurate as of 31 May 2026 and referring to the average of all client accounts. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and should not be considered to render any legal, business or financial advice. Opinions and estimates offered constitute our judgment and are subject to change without notice, as are statements of financial market trends, which are based on current market conditions.

This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument. This material has been prepared for informational purposes only.

Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Therefore, you should not assume that the future performance of any specific investment or investment strategy will be profitable or equal to the corresponding past performance.

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TPP is a trading name of UCapital Asset Management LLP.  UCapital Asset Management LLP is authorized and regulated by the FCA - Financial Conduct Authority - with registration number 477155. Registered Company number OC333807..Our past performance may not be indicative of future results. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk, and there can be no assurance that the future performance of any investment strategy or product made reference to will be profitable, equal any corresponding historical performance or be suitable for your portfolio. There is a substantial risk of loss in trading financial markets. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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