Commercial message: The last month has been very wild for traders and investors in the financial markets. All major asset classes, including stock indices, commodities, cryptocurrencies and Forex currency pairs, have shown significant movements. Navigating this environment is not easy at all, which is why we met with Tomáš Vranka, Marek Nemky, Stanislav Viktorin and Martin Jakubec from XTB. This foursome not only had a good time, but also answered the most frequently asked questions about how to deal with the current situation and what steps to take within your portfolio. What else will you learn in the video?
The events of the last few weeks have been very turbulent indeed, so the video begins with a brief summary of what has happened during this period and why it is causing so much stress in the world and causing a significant sell-off in stocks. However, the sell-off is not uniform across the world - some stocks are falling more, others less. And there are also significant differences in valuations.
All of these topics were discussed at our Online Trading Conference on Saturday. You can find the full recording for free at this link: https://cz.xtb.com/online-trading-konference-2025
One of the most common questions is what to do with your portfolio right now. Should you buy stocks, wait, or sell? Long-term statistics show that the best investment strategy for most people with a long investment horizon is to continuously buy ETFs regardless of the current situation in the world. But is this still true now, or is the current crisis different?
A more defensive alternative to the classic S&P 500 stock index can be a balanced index, because the classic index works by weighting companies according to how big they are (by market capitalization). In the Equal Weight index, however, each company has the same weight of 0,2%. This reduces the impact of changes in the prices of technology companies on the index, so in the event of another wave of stock market sell-offs, the decline in this index should be smaller.
A large portion of investors have long favored Berkshire Hathaway, led by legendary investorstorem Warren Buffett before ETFs on the S&P 500 index or global stocks. This company works very much like an index, as it practically brings together a large number of companies, mainly from traditional industries. But how are Berkshire shares doing and what does their future look like compared to the index?
In addition to stocks, investors are adding other assets to their portfolios. One of them may be gold, which is benefiting from the current uncertain geopolitical situation and is at historical highs. maximech. In this millennium, gold has even outperformed US stocks. But does it make sense to include it in your portfolio in the long term?
Gold is not the only alternative, however. Other assets, such as energy commodities, can also be used for current economic or tariff developments or as short-term hedging. Oil has weakened significantly since Donald Trump announced the tariffs. The United States and China are two countries that contribute significantly to global oil demand. If the trade war were to actually slow the global economy, demand for oil would decrease, putting pressure on oil prices.
The US dollar, Swedish krona, can usually be used as collateral.carSwiss franc or Japanese yen. However, the current situation is different. In this case, the US dollar is weakening, which is a significant difference from situations in the past. Usually, the US dollar strengthens during a stock wash, which dampens the decline in the value of portfolios in euros or crowns. But this time it is different, because in addition to stocks, the dollar is also weakening, which deepens the losses. So does it still make sense to diversify even at the level of currencies that were considered safe havens?
We answered these and many other questions in the latest installment of the Talking about Markets series, which you can find for free at this link: https://cz.xtb.com/povidani-o-trzich
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