August 2025 Results: Navigating Volatility Across Forex, Gold, and Real Estate

August 2025 once again confirmed the level of complexity affecting global and European financial markets.
Seasonal flows contributed to lower average returns across several asset classes, while volatility increased sharply, making trading conditions particularly sensitive to economic signals and geopolitical developments.

In this environment, investor behavior increasingly favored assets perceived as stable stores of value, reinforcing long-term structural trends already visible throughout the year.

Market Context: Volatility and Seasonal Dynamics

Historically, August is characterized by reduced liquidity and lower trading volumes. In 2025, however, these seasonal effects were accompanied by heightened volatility, amplifying market reactions to political, economic, and geopolitical news.

This combination created an uneven landscape in which selective positioning and disciplined risk management became essential.

Safe Havens and Defensive Assets

During August, two asset classes stood out for their stabilizing role within portfolios:

• Gold continued to strengthen as an international safe-haven asset, benefiting from persistent geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing concerns around inflation and monetary policy.
• Real Estate showed a notable upswing, increasingly attracting investors seeking tangible assets and income stability amid market turbulence.

These dynamics highlight the importance of diversification across both financial and real assets when volatility rises.

Forex Fund Performance – August 2025

Against this challenging backdrop, the Forex Fund (Aggressive Strategy) delivered the following results:

• August 2025: +1.58%
• Year-to-date (January–August 2025): +25.86%
• Cumulative since inception (April 2024): +55.91%

These figures reflect the ability of the strategy to remain responsive to rapidly changing conditions while maintaining a disciplined framework focused on risk control.

Capital Protection and Agile Investment

In periods of elevated volatility, our priority remains clear: capital protection.

While market conditions may limit short-term opportunities, maintaining flexibility allows portfolios to remain prepared for new opportunities as soon as market dynamics normalize.

This balance between prudence and agility is central to our investment philosophy and guides decision-making across all strategies.

Transparency and Risk Awareness

Detailed reporting remains a key component of our client communication. At the following links, investors can access in-depth documentation:

• Results:
  
  View detailed performance reports
  
• Financial Risks:
  
  Review the financial risk framework
  

We believe that clear visibility on both performance and risk is essential, particularly during complex market phases.

Final Considerations

August 2025 highlights the importance of disciplined execution in an environment shaped by volatility, seasonal effects, and geopolitical uncertainty.

By combining active risk management with diversified exposure across asset classes, portfolios can remain resilient while retaining the ability to capture opportunities when conditions improve.

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