The morning the S&P 500 erased four months of gains in eight hours
A personal account of watching the March 2026 market selloff unfold in real time, the panic decisions I made, and the hard lessons about staying invested when every instinct screams sell.
Trading the Q1 2026 S&P 500 correction with put spreads and a lot of ibuprofen
How I used put spreads and carefully timed entries to trade the S&P 500's 9 percent correction in early 2026, and why the strategy almost fell apart on a single Thursday afternoon.
How a bond rally in February 2026 made fools of every equity bull I know
A deep dive into the unexpected Treasury rally of February 2026, why yields crashed when nobody predicted it, and how I was one of the few people in my circle who benefited.
Why I closed my Robinhood account, deleted the app, and bought index funds like a normal person
After three years of losing money day trading, I shut down my active accounts, moved everything into low-cost index funds, and discovered that boring is the most profitable thing you can do with your portfolio.
The VIX hit 48 and I realized my portfolio was a house of cards
When the VIX spiked to 48 during the March 2026 selloff, it exposed every flaw in my concentrated, tech-heavy portfolio and forced a complete overhaul of how I manage risk.
Copper hit $5.40 a pound and my whole investment thesis crumbled
Rising commodity prices throughout early 2026 shredded my deflationary assumptions, forced me out of growth stocks, and pushed me into a defensive posture I never imagined adopting.
I watched Nvidia peak at $182 and told myself it would go higher
From the euphoric highs of the AI stock mania to the devastating crash that followed, I rode the bubble up and then watched my paper profits evaporate in a matter of weeks.
The dollar collapsed and my European stocks doubled in value while I slept
How the weakening US dollar in early 2026 transformed my modest international holdings into the best-performing part of my portfolio, and why I almost sold them at the worst possible time.
Gold hit $3,200 an ounce and I owned none of it
How I watched gold rally from $2,640 to $3,200 in the first half of 2026 while convincing myself it was overpriced at every level, and the costly psychology of missing a trade you knew was right.
Rotating into healthcare and utilities in May 2026 was the smartest thing I ever did with my retirement savings
A step-by-step account of how I shifted my Fidelity 401k out of tech and into defensive sectors during the mid-2026 rotation, saving my retirement from a second-half slump that crushed everyone else.