Darwin 2026 Portfolio Review: 28 August 2026

Sculpture at Botanical Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand

US Equities bounced a little this week after last week;s ~5% pullback and a test of the June and July highs at ~7600 that is now looking like a level of support:

So, we remain in the bullish uptrend channel and possibly looking for new highs – although, with the Fed’s suggestion of possible rate hikes to curb inflation, we might see some resistance before we see a breakout above ~7800.

Compared to other major asset classes:

US Equities held up fairly well although there was not a lot of movement anywhere except for a dip in Gold prices.

No adjustments were made to the Darwin portfolio this week and the current analysis sheet looks like this:

with a suggestion to add TLT (Bonds) to the portfolio and a hint of short-term weakness in US and International market (SPYM and SCHF) equities. It is a hint to watch and keep an eye on these ETFs.

Meanwhile, portfolio performance looks like this:

with a drop on Friday from a sharp pullback in Gold – also worth watching as we move forward.