Volatility becomes the new normal: What do investors need?

After a year of strong fluctuations and the setting of multiple new records, Vietnam’s stock market enters 2026 with expectations of growth, accompanied by significant challenges. So what do investors need to do to adapt, maintain composure, and invest effectively?

The year 2026 opens a new development cycle for the economy and a new era of national advancement. Vietnam’s stock market also enters a “new normal”: operating according to international standards after its market upgrade, becoming more transparent, yet still harboring risks from the global economy.

In this context, opportunities and challenges go hand in hand, requiring investors to strongly promote a self-empowered spirit. This is the core factor enabling the new generation of investors to adapt and remain calm amid volatility.

According to a representative of Pinetree – a pioneer in comprehensive digital securities in Vietnam (under Hanwha, South Korea) – the self-empowered spirit is embodied in four “genetic codes”: freedom, automation, confidence, and self-determination.

The freedom gene: Diverse products – Trade anywhere

After a year of significant volatility, portfolio restructuring and risk management have become top priorities for investors. Instead of confining themselves to traditional channels such as real estate, gold, or savings deposits, investors proactively diversify their portfolios and select additional investment channels to spread risk.

Accompanying this spirit, many securities companies and financial institutions have introduced a wide range of investment products tailored to customer needs. A typical example is Pinetree Securities, which has focused on building a diverse ecosystem of products and services such as stocks, bonds, derivatives, thematic investment portfolios, and fund certificates.

The company has also implemented various support policies, including lifetime free trading, free stocks worth up to VND 1 million for new customers; a series of P-Margin margin loan packages with flexible interest rates from 0%; and free derivatives trading for the first three months.

The automation gene: Optimizing the power of technology

Securities is a field that reacts quickly to information, while the volume of news continues to grow, making it easy for investors to become overwhelmed and miss critical trading moments. At this point, the automation gene becomes a key factor, helping investors optimize the power of technology and smart tools to update, filter information, and make timely decisions.

To meet this need, Pinetree has developed intelligent support features such as AI News, SmartNoti, and visual charts.

AI News helps users quickly aggregate market news from many reputable sources and classify information related to stock codes by sentiment: positive, neutral, or negative.

Meanwhile, SmartNoti allows users to set criteria to monitor stocks, such as price increases/decreases or breaking highs/lows, thereby enabling investors to receive timely alerts and make quick decisions.

The confidence gene: Peace of mind trading with a smooth platform

The confidence gene is an inner strength formed through investors’ experience and practical training. This confidence is further reinforced when they have a reliable foundation in the form of a smooth and seamless trading platform.

By fully owning its securities core system, Pinetree proactively develops trading platforms such as AlphaTrading and WebTrading. These platforms are capable of handling large trading volumes, placing orders quickly and flexibly, and operating stably even during peak hours and under different market conditions.

According to Pinetree representatives, when the KRX system in Vietnam officially comes into operation, possessing a Korean-standard securities core enables the company to quickly complete product upgrades, add new features, and easily integrate with the market’s overall technological operating capacity.

The self-determination gene: Calm decision-making amid volatility

In a market context that is sensitive to macroeconomic factors such as the Fed’s interest rate policies or adjustments in public investment and domestic monetary policy, monitoring news bulletins and reports from reputable sources becomes an essential foundation.

The self-determination gene helps investors remain self-empowered and calm in the face of unverified information flows in the market. Instead of reacting emotionally, they rely on verified information and in-depth analysis to make decisions.

Accompanying the self-determination gene, Pinetree has taken the lead in building a diverse system of market bulletins and securities analysis reports. In addition to traditional formats, the company has developed digital formats such as videos, livestreams, podcasts, and motion graphics, making information more accessible to investors.

Pinetree ensures rich and continuous content: from market overviews and industry analysis to stocks, derivatives, and global markets, with a regular broadcast frequency of 24 bulletins and reports each week.

These efforts by Pinetree have been recognized, helping the company enter the Top 10 enterprises with “Best retail services in vietnam’s stock market,” awarded by VietnamBiz in November 2025.

Continuously updating technology, upgrading systems, and diversifying services and products, Pinetree continues to accompany self-empowered investors, helping them strongly develop the four genetic codes – freedom, automation, confidence, and self-determination – toward the goal of sustainable financial freedom and prosperity.

To learn more about and fully experience this spirit and become part of the Self-Empowered Investor Generation, investors can find out more here.