Stocks are expensive, the market’s more top-heavy than ever, and the risks are piling up – so, yeah, it’s no surprise that investors’ nerves have been jangling. Not long ago, hedging their bets would have come at a bargain price, but with volatility jumping higher and the S&P 500 down 6% from just last month, option costs have rocketed. The good news is, there’s a smart way to protect your portfolio from the trading turbulence and the threat of a deeper selloff – without overpaying. Let’s dive in.
Stéphane Renevier is a seasoned investor with deep expertise in macro strategy, tactical asset allocation, and portfolio management. After interning at hedge funds, he joined Schroders, helping manage 'All Weather' and quantitative strategies like trend following. He later took the reins of a global macro fund at Wells Fargo, developing tactical investment strategies across equities, fixed income, currencies, and commodities. Stéphane’s investment philosophy is rooted in a disciplined approach – merging macroeconomic insights with systematic models and quantitative validation to create strategies that are both data-driven and empirically validated.
