2nd half of the year started with lots of speculation about interest rates. BBs pushed REITs up as inflation data looks positive for a rate cut decision to be made later this year. Thanks to BBs, my portfolio found higher ground and hit a pretty optimistic position before going back down, as interest rate hype faded.
Another source of volatility was Biden dropping out of the presidential race; Trump looks set to be (again) the POTUS. and that tells many retail investors which stocks are set to rise.
Third source was the heavy selloff in tech. NVIDIA's carry did not last long; it had carried tides and tides of new highs.. too high that a correction sent the whole tech index plummeting.
This is also a month of results reporting.. Most of my REITS fared average, all banking on interest rates, but at the same time the better ones stood out and pushed higher than the rest. I am waiting for my Lendlease to recover, since bulk of my funds are trapped inside.
Sold off CLI at a 0.02 margin. Probably not even enough to cover my brokerage fees. Decided to cash out and wait for other opportunities. CLI is too hard to play. Could have exited at 2.8 but cos of uncertainty and bias, tot it would push higher but no.
Update #32:
Warchest: 4902.2
Dividends received YTD: 1432.74