The Power of Solitude: How I Navigated Through the Noise in 2025

2025 was not the hardest year for me,
but it was likely the noisiest one.
April, August, October,
the market felt like someone had hit the volume button.
News came in waves, narratives changed daily,
analysts’ forecasts fluctuated like weather reports,
groups were either filled with panic or urging action.
As soon as you opened your phone,
The world is in a rush to make decisions for you.
Let me first admit something:
Saying I’m not anxious at all would be a lie.
During those months, no one could truly remain calm.
I remember the pullback in March very clearly.
In one month, the account value dropped by -10.81%.

It wasn’t a slow decline that gave you time to prepare mentally,
but rather, when you looked down, the price was already gone.
If you look at that period in detail,
starting from the high point at the beginning of the year,
The portfolio's maximum drawdown is close to 18%.
That feeling isn't 'Did I read that wrong?'
but rather, you'll suddenly start doubting:
Was this year all for nothing?
In that moment, you'll realize,
the market isn’t testing your judgment,
it’s testing your emotions.
At the time, I had no idea,
that the -10.81% in March,
would eventually lead to a +41.05% year-end result.

I only know that if I had followed the noise at that moment,
the road ahead probably wouldn’t have existed anymore.
Those few days, I didn’t have any sophisticated analysis.
No models, no brilliant moves.
I just forced myself to stop,
and repeatedly asked a very simple but important question:
Has the business of the companies I hold changed?
If the answer is no,
then I do nothing.
Later, I gradually realized,
the noise in the market is actually fair,
it's equally loud for everyone.
The real difference lies in,
whether you have the confidence not to be assimilated by it.
This 'confidence'
often comes from those loneliest moments.
Like Palantir.
When it was still hovering around $21,
The market's label for it was simple:
A government-contracted outsourcing company,
No imagination, no scalability, no future.
That kind of loneliness doesn't mean nobody is with you,
But that almost all voices are telling you,
What you bought is a piece of junk.
But what I saw was not just orders,
But an operating system.
It is an underlying platform that attempts to transform a complex world
into computable logic.
From $21 to nearly $200,
many only see the 'nearly tenfold' increase.
But I know myself,
that this journey was not a straight line.
For over 14 months,
the price moved almost sideways,
with zero return,
while doubts compounded daily.
It was a very quiet,
and also cruel time.
No applause, no consensus,
not even the questioning of 'Are you overthinking this?',
was there anyone to share the burden with you.
Later, the account showed a +730% return,

but at that moment, I wasn't particularly excited.
Because I knew,
the real cost,
had already been paid when no one was talking.
Meta is no exception.
My cost is around $519.
During the days when it fluctuated between the five-hundreds and six-hundreds,
It was anything but easy.
That’s not a test of faith,
But rather a drain on patience.
You have to choose to listen only to what you truly understand,
When all voices are loud.
When the year-end statement sho**28%,

Many people will say:
"It’s not too bad, I guess."
But only I know,
it was the countless urges to add to my position, reduce my position,
or think 'maybe I should just exit for now',
that were suppressed over and over again.
It is in these moments,
that I truly understand:
Loneliness is not a punishment, but a form of protection.
It shields me from the noise,
leaving me to face only two things:
As for me,
and the businesses I understand.
Many people ask me,
How can you hold on in this kind of market?
The answer is actually not complicated.
It's not that I am braver,
but my position sizing,
was prepared for times like this from the very beginning.
I know very well that I'm not the type of person
who makes a living by short-term judgment.
So my portfolio has never been about chasing excitement,
but about pursuing a certain state of mind~
Where I can still sleep soundly even when the world is at its noisiest.
On one side are companies with proven business models,
and strong monetization capabilities—tech leaders;
on the other side are growth stocks that I'm willing to wait for in the long term.
At the same time, I've also reserved a portion,
for those assets that may not be vocal,
but never fail to show up.
When NVIDIA and Meta go wild on the screen,
Mapletree Logistics Trust (M44U),
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (C38U),
They are like the anchor stones in my portfolio.
They don’t make noise,
and they don’t see much growth either,
but every quarter, the dividends come in on time,
like a bowl of hot porridge in chaotic times.
It tells me:
Even if the tech narrative collapses tomorrow,
I’m not left standing empty-handed in the wind.
This is not conservatism.
It is a dynamic balance.
While attacking,
Breathe in and out.
It is precisely this structure,
Let me be at the peak of the noise,
Can still stand in place.
Looking back at the whole of 2025,
The months when I really "made money,"
In fact, it will not exceed 5 months.
The rest of the time, it’s either a pullback,
or just waiting.
During the noisiest time in October,
I even had the “sell” button pulled up.
The red characters on the screen,
seemed to be forcing you to admit:
Did you make the wrong call?
I didn’t press it.
I turned off the screen,
and went for a cup of coffee.
Those five minutes of solitude,
may be worth more than any other trade I've made this year.
Looking back later,
it wasn't about staying calm,
but the first time I truly learned —
not to let emotions place orders for me.
Looking back at 2025,
I didn’t make any earth-shattering decisions.
I just slowly learned one thing:
The noisier the world gets, the fewer moves I make.
I turned off some notifications,
got less involved in emotional discussions,
gave my time back to financial reports, back to reflection,
and also back to myself.
Looking back at 2025,
my largest holding,
is not Meta,
nor is it Palantir.
It’s patience.
Because in this era of information overload,
In an era of emotional overflow,
patience,
is the most expensive,
and also the scarcest asset.
In 2025,
I did not beat the market.
I only conquered the part of myself,
that wanted to run away the most,
when the noise was at its peak.

🚨The above content is merely a personal record and reflection of my investment journey in 2025,
This does not constitute any investment advice or operational guidance.
I am not a licensed investment advisor,
The individual stocks, assets, and returns mentioned in the article,
Are all based on my personal holdings and experiences,
And do not represent suitability for anyone else.
The market involves risks,
Investment decisions should be based on one’s financial situation,
Risk tolerance, and independent research.
Any buying or selling actions,
Please make your own judgments and bear the corresponding consequences.
This article,
I’m sharing the process and mindset,
not the answer.