About this Video

• Video Title: URGENT 2025 Market Crash. What I Am Doing.
• Channel: Invest with Henry
• Speakers: Henry
• Duration: 00:14:23

Introduction

This video discusses the 2025 market crash and the speaker's (Henry's) response to it. Henry reveals his portfolio losses and outlines his strategy for navigating the downturn, emphasizing the importance of long-term investment and a calm mindset.

Key Takeaways

• Market Crash Acknowledgment: Henry openly shares his significant portfolio losses (19% year-to-date, $800,000) due to a market crash, highlighting the widespread nature of the downturn.
• Investment Strategy: Despite losses in various stocks (Nvidia, Tesla), Henry's investment in Apple, initially a successful move, has also been impacted by the broader market decline. He explains his reasoning for investing in Apple based on its lower PE ratio compared to Nvidia and Tesla.
• Black Swan Event: The market crash is attributed to a "black swan event"—a surprise 34% tariff from China on US imports, coupled with restrictions on rare earth exports and anti-dumping probes. This has triggered market panic.
• Long-Term Perspective: Henry emphasizes the importance of a long-term perspective, noting that market recoveries are inevitable, and advises against panic selling. He compares his portfolio performance to QQQ and SPY, demonstrating that his underperformance is minimal.
• Hedging Strategies: Henry reveals his use of covered calls and credit spreads as hedging strategies to mitigate losses. He details his use of these strategies in Apple and other stocks.
• Advice for Viewers: Henry advises against panic-buying puts, highlighting the potential for losses if the market recovers. He advocates for maintaining market exposure and dollar-cost averaging when possible.

1. Henry's Apple stock is down 2% at the time of the video's recording.

2. The fear and greed index is at 6 out of 100. A score of 6 indicates extreme fear and panic in the market.

3. Henry invested in the XLC communications ETF. He initially invested $500,000, but at the time of the video, it was down to $437,000.

4. Henry mentions Apple and Kraft Heinz as examples of value stocks.