February Recap: Gold & Oil Soar! Will March Crash Repeat?

The market narrative for February was completely rewritten in its final hours by geopolitical turbulence. Moving from early-month AI mania to a late-month "safe-haven" mode. $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ : -3.38% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : -0.87% $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ : +0.17% In the face of the Iran crisis, did your portfolio have enough Gold or Oil as a "parachute"? Did you protect your profits in February? Will gold break $5,500 in March? Will crash history repeat itself this March?

avatarTiger_comments
02-28 20:45

February Recap: Gold & Oil Soar Amid Geopolitical Smoke! Will March Crash Repeat?

The market narrative for February was completely rewritten in its final hours by geopolitical turbulence. Moving from early-month AI mania to a late-month "safe-haven" mode. 📉 Index Performance: A "Late-Winter Chill" for Tech $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ : -3.38% – The epicentrer of the sell-off; late-month "panic selling" amplified the decline. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : -0.87% – This marks the largest monthly drop in nearly a year. (Context: The last major crash was in March of last year at -5.75%. Will history repeat itself this March?) $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ : +0.17% – Bucking the trend, the Dow showed extraordinary resilience thanks to energy and traditional industrial sectors. I
February Recap: Gold & Oil Soar Amid Geopolitical Smoke! Will March Crash Repeat?
avatarAN88
05:29
no won't crash
1. Black swan preparedness: no I was underweight both $ETFS Physical Gold(GOLD.AU)$ and oil in my portfolio due to renewables transition 2. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ lesson: yes I am aware of high expectations for $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ and why the stock has fallen dispite earnings outperformance 3. Did I protect my profits in February: no I was positioned for continued tech performance . Yes gold is likely to exceed $5500 in march
avatarhighhand
02-28 23:55
no gold or oil, just hold and buy stocks that drop.