Recent Performance — Last 10 Sessions
| Date | Unit Value | Daily | May Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | $1,868 | -0.9% | +5.3% |
| 2026-05-28 | $1,717 | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2026-05-29 | $1,883 | +9.6% | +6.2% |
| 2026-05-30 | $1,883 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2026-06-01 | $1,855 | -1.5% | -3.5% |
| 2026-06-02 | $1,892 | +2.0% | +6.7% |
| 2026-06-03 | $1,851 | -2.1% | +4.4% |
| 2026-06-04 | $1,865 | +0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2026-06-05 | $1,762 | -5.5% | -0.6% |
| 2026-06-08 ◀ Today | $1,764 | -5.4% | -3.5% |
Apr open return vs Apr 1 ($1,773). Unit values from live Finnhub prices.
Position Scoreboard — Sorted by Portfolio Weight
| Ticker | Sector | Price | Today | Since Entry | Weight | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETN | Infrastructure | $395.96 | -5.4% | +17.7% | 22.4% | STRONG HOLD ✅ |
| NVDA | AI Chips | $205.12 | -6.2% | +15.2% | 11.6% | STRONG HOLD ✅ |
| XLE | Energy/Oil | $57.69 | -1.8% | +22.0% | 9.8% | HOLD ✅ |
| PPA | Defense ETF | $170.52 | -1.7% | -3.5% | 9.7% | STRONG HOLD ✅ |
| EWW | Mexico ETF | $75.12 | -2.9% | +0.7% | 8.5% | HOLD ✅ |
| INDA | India ETF | $47.35 | -1.4% | -8.5% | 8.1% | STRONG HOLD ✅ |
| TMF | 3x Long Bonds | $34.48 | -1.6% | -4.8% | 7.8% | WATCH 👀 |
| URA | Uranium ETF | $45.32 | -9.9% | -16.3% | 7.7% | HOLD ✅ |
| NUGT | 3x Gold Miners | $132.60 | -16.5% | -49.2% | 7.5% | HOLD ✅ |
| MSTR | Bitcoin | $120.46 | -6.9% | -24.8% | 6.8% | HOLD ✅ |
Today = vs prev close. Since Entry = vs Jan 22, 2026. Weight = % of unit. ● = category. Prices via Finnhub.
Portfolio Allocation by Category
- Infrastructure & Defense32.1%
- Energy & Commodities25.0%
- AI & Tech11.6%
- Crypto Treasury6.8%
- Emerging Markets16.6%
- Bonds & Rates7.8%
| Ticker | Sector | Shares | Price | $/Unit | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏗️ Infrastructure & Defense — 32.1% | |||||
| ETN | Infrastructure | ×1 | $395.96 | $395.96 | 22.4% |
| PPA | Defense ETF | ×1 | $170.52 | $170.52 | 9.7% |
| ⚡ Energy & Commodities — 25.0% | |||||
| NUGT | 3x Gold Miners | ×1 | $132.60 | $132.60 | 7.5% |
| XLE | Energy/Oil | ×3 | $57.69 | $173.07 | 9.8% |
| URA | Uranium ETF | ×3 | $45.32 | $135.96 | 7.7% |
| 🤖 AI & Tech — 11.6% | |||||
| NVDA | AI Chips | ×1 | $205.12 | $205.12 | 11.6% |
| ₿ Crypto Treasury — 6.8% | |||||
| MSTR | Bitcoin Treasury | ×1 | $120.46 | $120.46 | 6.8% |
| 🌏 Emerging Markets — 16.6% | |||||
| EWW | Mexico ETF | ×2 | $75.12 | $150.24 | 8.5% |
| INDA | India ETF | ×3 | $47.35 | $142.05 | 8.1% |
| 📊 Bonds & Rates — 7.8% | |||||
| TMF | 3x Long Bonds | ×4 | $34.48 | $137.92 | 7.8% |
| TOTAL UNIT VALUE | $1,764 | 100% | |||
| Entry: $1,920 on Jan 22, 2026 | Current: $1,764 | Since entry: -8.1% | |||||
Value/unit = shares × price. Weights at today's open prices.
Monthly Track Record
| Yr | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | +7.6 | +0.9 | +2.5 | +0.2 | -0.8 | +5.5 | +1.5 | +3.6 | -1.6 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.5 | 25.3% |
| 20 | +2.5 | -3.0 | -6.2 | -0.7 | +1.1 | +0.8 | +8.2 | +9.1 | -11.4 | -3.3 | +0.1 | +7.3 | 4.1% |
| 21 | +4.7 | +1.3 | -7.9 | +10.6 | -4.4 | +9.7 | -5.1 | +4.0 | -4.3 | +19.8 | +0.5 | +1.7 | 25.8% |
| 22 | +1.5 | -6.2 | +1.7 | -6.2 | -1.2 | -18.7 | +13.7 | +1.7 | -22.0 | +31.0 | +11.6 | +1.8 | -25.8% |
| 23 | +12.3 | -12.4 | +9.8 | -1.8 | -13.9 | +13.2 | +0.2 | -4.4 | -10.8 | +0.7 | +13.2 | +14.0 | 14.7% |
| 24 | +1.4 | +14.1 | +9.3 | +5.1 | +8.8 | -8.3 | +1.1 | -3.3 | +4.5 | -0.7 | +15.0 | -10.1 | 39.0% |
| 25 | +5.8 | -2.5 | -4.3 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +5.0 | +4.0 | -1.4 | +5.7 | +0.1 | -8.7 | -2.1 | 7.4% |
| 26 | +3% | -3% | -8% | +10.0% | -3.5% | -6.3%▲ | — | — | — | — | — | — | -8.1% |
▲ Current month through today. YTD from Jan 22, 2026 entry.
📊 Market Narrative — Monday, June 8, 2026
A brutal start to the week. The Safe Growth portfolio shed 5.4% today, bringing our unit value to $1,763.90 and pushing us to -0.5% since our January 22nd entry. Let's be direct about what happened: Friday's hotter-than-expected labor data sent Treasury yields sharply higher, triggering a violent rotation out of duration-sensitive and speculative growth assets. This portfolio — by design — carries meaningful exposure to high-beta, long-duration themes (AI semiconductors, crypto proxies, leveraged bonds, uranium), which means days like today hit harder than a vanilla index fund. That's the trade-off for the upside capture we've enjoyed in rallies. Today was the cost side of that equation.
The damage was concentrated in our highest-conviction growth names. NVDA cratered 6.2% to $205.12 — not on any company-specific news, but purely on multiple compression mechanics. When the Fed projects one cut and futures price zero, the discount rate on future earnings rises, and that math punishes long-duration assets hardest. URA was our worst performer at -9.9%, falling to $45.32, as the uranium complex got caught in the broader risk-off sweep despite intact fundamentals around nuclear power demand. MSTR dropped 6.9% to $120.46, tracking Bitcoin's continued weakness as crypto flows turned negative in May. The silver lining: NUGT bucked the trend at +0.9%, as gold miners caught a modest safe-haven bid amid the equity carnage.
Two macro stories dominated the tape. First, the rates shock: with the Fed-futures divergence now fully priced, every inflation and labor print becomes a potential volatility event through the June meeting. TMF fell 1.5% to $34.48, though notably this was more contained than the equity damage — suggesting bonds are finding some equilibrium at current yield levels rather than entering freefall. Second, the Iran situation: we're now 100 days into elevated Middle East tensions, and while WTI holding near $92.78 kept XLE relatively resilient at just -1.8%, our energy exposure didn't provide enough offset against the growth-heavy drawdown. ETN suffered a steep 5.4% decline to $395.96, as its data-center and electrification exposure made it trade more like growth than defense today.
Key Watch for the remainder of today and this week: (1) The 10-year Treasury yield — if it stabilizes below 4.60%, we could see dip-buying emerge in beaten-down growth; if it pushes higher, expect continued pressure on NVDA and the leveraged positions. (2) Bitcoin's $60,000 support level — a breach there would likely send MSTR into another leg lower. (3) Any Fed commentary that softens the "higher for longer" narrative would provide immediate relief to TMF and the duration-sensitive names. (4) Crude oil's hold above $90 — a fade below that level removes our energy hedge's relative strength.
Our stance: Hold, but with heightened vigilance. Days like today test conviction, but we're down just 0.5% from entry despite absorbing a 5.4% single-session hit — which tells you the portfolio has built meaningful cushion during recent rallies. We're not chasing this dip yet. The playbook here is to let yields find a ceiling and watch for stabilization signals before adding. If NVDA holds the $200 psychological level and TMF finds a floor, that's our green light to potentially lean in. For now, we sit tight, respect the volatility, and remember that this portfolio's construction is designed to capture asymmetric upside — which requires accepting asymmetric downside days like this one.
AI Research: Claude Opus + Perplexity live intel | Rating: A+ | Monday, June 8, 2026
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