Epoch 26- risk-off week impacts assets

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Operator desk note

During the week of October 5th to 11th, riskier assets experienced a decline. The SMH semiconductor index dropped nearly 5%, while the DRAM AI memory index fell by about 7%. These downturns were largely triggered by OpenAI's announcement of a $20 billion shortfall between their revenue estimates and actual figures at the end of September.

Cryptocurrencies were not spared from this correction, with Bitcoin losing between 4% to 5% over the week, and even sharper declines observed across various altcoins. This marked a risk-off week, yet sector rotation within the equities market persisted. Notably, there was a rebound in ETFs related to the Finance and Health sectors, as well as the equal-weighted S&P500 ETF. This suggests that sectors typically weaker when high-beta areas like semiconductors and AI attract buying interest are now regaining those flows as these high-beta sectors weaken.

Interest rates did not see a significant increase this week, but they remain high, continuing to be a major concern on Wall Street. These conditions are unfavorable for cryptocurrencies and precious metals, with gold nearing its 2026 lows. A relaxation in interest rates would be necessary to revive interest in precious metals and related sectors like uranium and rare earths, both of which have shown weakness throughout 2026.

With the upcoming midterm elections on November 3rd, market initiatives are limited. However, the Volta portfolio remains opportunistic. Should geopolitical tensions and interest rate pressures ease, it would be strategic to increase positions in precious metals, cryptocurrencies, and speculative sectors such as AI Biotechs. We anticipate a temporary correction rather than a severe downturn in the coming weeks. The upcoming week will be crucial to determine if this temporary correction has concluded, particularly for Bitcoin.

Performance

Over 2026-10-05 → 2026-10-12, net share price printed low 1.007079 and high 1.054592. The largest drawdown from a running intra-week high landed at 4.51%. That is the clearest stress point on the path. Volatility showed up in the band: low to high spanned ~4.53% versus week-open net PPS. Into the last tick, PPS sat meaningfully below week open (≈ -1.80%), a soft weekly finish. Open Performance in the app for the same net PPS basis with full zoom.

What drove the week

From week-open to week-end oracle snaps (cash sleeves excluded; perps: Δ unrealised P&L; spot: notional), sleeve-level marks moved most in favour of CRCL +$18 and most against NBIS −$54. Other listed names on the same basis moved: SMH −$32, QNT −$30, and ONDO +$6.

Allocation by asset class & gross exposure

The clearest sleeve moves vs week open are Crypto +1.3 pp, Cash −1.1 pp, and Indices & ETFs −0.8 pp. Gross exposure (deployed notional / NAV) moved from 52.5% to 53.6% of NAV. (+1.1 pp on gross exposure vs prior week-end). Same asset-class bands as Allocations (History tab); figures are % of vault NAV.

Listed clips: Hyperliquid

Time (UTC)	Instrument	Side	Size	Price	Fee	Realised close P&L
2026-10-06 16:19:18	NBIS	Close Long	0.6500	252.2200	USDC 0.0148	31.5856
2026-10-06 16:19:44	SMH	Close Long	0.1770	635.4098	USDC 0.0101	12.5162
2026-10-06 16:21:10	QNT	Open Long	6.5600	45.7286	USDC 0.0270	-
2026-10-06 16:22:16	ONDO	Open Long	596.0000	0.5035	USDC 0.1350	-

Realised P&L on closes (what Hyperliquid books when a position is closed):

• NBIS +$32, about +19.27% vs the dollar size of that trade (size × price)
• SMH +$13, about +11.13% vs the dollar size of that trade (size × price)

Total from these closes: about +$44, or about +0.24% of the vault’s opening NAV for the week. Trading fees on those fills are not subtracted here.

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