Portfolio Update 11/15/2025 - Turbulence ⛈️

When All-Time Highs Meet Extreme Fear

Heading into late October, I genuinely thought my portfolio had finally settled comfortably above the 900k mark. The market, of course, had other plans. Since my last update, SPY still managed to grind out a ~1% gain, but my portfolio slipped about 1.5%. Ouch. My hunch is that the prolonged government shutdown drama, fading hopes for a December rate cut, and growing “AI bubble” jitters all fed into the current turbulence.

Crypto didn’t get the memo about “Uptober” or “Moonvember” either, and my COIN or Not strategy extended its losing streak. The bright spot: the new entry, SPHB/SPLV with RSI Ensemble, has been behaving nicely so far and offering at least a bit of performance relief.

On the creative side, I’ve been going through another bout of writer’s block and haven’t been very productive on the newsletter front. I did ship a new feature in QuantMage recently, though, which makes me feel slightly less useless.

Hard to believe 2025 is already heading into the final stretch. Here’s hoping both my portfolio and yours can still pull off a happy ending to the year! 🤞📈