I’m currently experiencing my worst monthly portfolio performance since 2023. Whats even more wild to me is the number of bears beating their chests during this drawdown.. especially because the portfolios being hit hardest are likely the same ones that dramatically outperformed the market over the past several years. That doesn't make losing money any easier but its an important reminder that the volatility hurting those positions today is inseparable from the volatility that produced the earlier gains (even after drawdown my portfolio is still compounding at 73% CAGR). I also value periods like this because they give me the opportunity to rebuild the portfolio around the companies and themes I want to own most once the market moves beyond this digestion phase. The long-term AI buildout isn't stopping but not every company will emerge stronger since the real work is identifying which businesses are experiencing temporary price pressure and which are showing genuine deterioration then positioning the portfolio around the companies whose moats continue strengthening through the drawdown. The same concentration that creates exceptional years will occasionally create brutal months where the goal isn't to avoid volatility altogether but to make sure the portfolio is built around businesses capable of compounding through it and to use the dislocation to improve our positioning for the next phase of the cycle.