How to Use Global Macro as an All-Weather Portfolio Engine

Traditional diversification feels comfortable right up until reality proves it fragile

Did your portfolio feel diversified in 2022? For many investors, a trifecta of a selloff in equity and bond markets, elevated inflation, and increased market volatility delivered a resounding “no.” When both stocks and bonds fall in unison, it forces a critical question: how reliable is your current diversification strategy in the face of modern market stress?

This environment demands strategies that perform on their own terms, independent of traditional asset direction.

Today I will show you how insights from global macro, can be used to navigate and profit from the very forces that undermine conventional portfolios. With Federal Reserve policy in transition and rate-cut environment influencing markets, understanding how to interpret and trade macro signals is not just relevant—it’s essential.