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Weekly and fortnightly portfolio reviews documenting account value, positioning, lessons, mistakes, and market context from my own portfolio.

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Trading 212 Portfolio Review - 6 August 2026

Account value
£2,009.30
Weekly move
Qualitative review only
Main trade
Re-entered Microsoft with £41.40 on 8 July
Main lesson
The best decision of the month was Microsoft. Among the largest technology companies, I believed it was undervalued and still had room to grow. More importantly, I had sp

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Capital Research Review 04 - 23 June 2026

Account value
Not recorded
Weekly move
Qualitative review only
Main trade
Re-entered Alphabet near the planned level
Main lesson
The first lesson is that good results can hide weaknesses in the process. The Microsoft trade was profitable, but I failed to record it properly when I made it. SpaceX in

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Capital Research Review 03 - 22 May 2026

Account value
Not recorded
Weekly move
Qualitative review only
Main trade
Sold Alphabet for a realised profit
Main lesson
The biggest lesson from these weeks is that cash is not simply money waiting to be invested. It is an active part of the portfolio.

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Capital Research Review 02 - 28 April 2026

Account value
Not recorded
Weekly move
Qualitative review only
Main trade
Recovered from the first drawdown
Main lesson
The portfolio has ended this period only slightly above where it began. If I looked only at the starting value and the current value, it might appear that very little had

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Capital Research Review 01 - 30 March 2026

Account value
Not recorded
Weekly move
Qualitative review only
Main trade
First proper drawdown
Main lesson
During the third week, the portfolio fell to £1,860.18. Compared with the initial value of £1,996.96, the account had declined by £136.78, or approximately 6.85%. For a p

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