Diversification
Spreading capital across multiple assets, sectors, or strategies to reduce the impact of any single loss on the overall portfolio.
Explained Simply
Diversification is the only "free lunch" in investing. By holding uncorrelated assets, your portfolio's total risk is lower than the sum of individual risks. A portfolio of 10 stocks across different sectors is less volatile than holding one stock, even if each individual stock is equally risky. Over-diversification (30+ positions) can dilute returns without meaningfully reducing risk. The sweet spot for active traders is typically 5-15 positions with deliberate sector and strategy diversification.
How Tradewink Uses Diversification
Tradewink's RiskManager enforces diversification through sector concentration limits (max 30% in any single sector), position limits (max 5-10% per position), and correlation monitoring. The AI avoids clustering signals in the same sector or beta group. If the portfolio is overweight in tech stocks, new tech signals are deprioritized regardless of their individual quality.
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