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Reassessing My Strategy: Trading in a Shifting Market

This past week has been a time of reflection and action for my portfolio. With a lot of market uncertainty, I've been reassessing my approach to investing and making some changes. The backdrop, of course, is the ongoing discussion around the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole meeting and the President's latest tariff movements. These are two major factors influencing market sentiment and a trader's decisions, and they've definitely been on my mind. For my ETF strategy, I've started to shift away from some of the higher-risk investments I was holding. I've begun to focus more on funds that I believe will provide a more stable foundation, specifically preferred stock and Treasury-focused funds. This is a deliberate move to increase my exposure to income-generating assets and potentially reduce volatility in my overall holdings. On the individual stock front, my trading has been quite active, with a focus on "swing trading" or capturing smaller, short-ter...