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Am I on the right track to making a good hedge using this EEM broken call butterfly?
What is the best strategy to allocate and optimize a 100K investment?
I wonder if this is the hedge it was cracked up to be. Put it on then 2 days of profit. Now loss :(
Anyone selling naked strangles on High IV%, highly liquid options chain names?
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My ST Calls today : 11:44 $TMC Now $3.33 $FENG now $1.59 $SNDL now $.91 $EEM $52+
Watch list ... $TMC in the buy zone .. METX I'm Scalping . ATER due for a good move. .. also EEM /SPY emerging markets are at 20 years low vs SPY ..
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Why do so many emerging markets ETFs still have a lot of China exposure?
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Absurd amount of put options open interest for the end of this year.
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EEM not priced for perfection and glory the way SOX and AI are .. at least not for now...besides, we're not going to have any rate increases, so if anything I'd thinking about a long position. But for now, no interest for me.
EEM while youre at it.
When EEM almost hit 69 a share but didn’t I knew that was a sign - 69 is a magic number capable of magical things
IEMG or EEM. it’s an ETF with international bangers.
What are your thoughts on EEM?
I maintain a watchlist of about 20-25 stocks which I like to buy more. I usually wait until the specific stock has a dip in price and get a good entry point. Swap out my lowest price momentum stock for the better stock. I use a stock screener to sort out the stocks based on fundamentals, PE ratio, earning growth, 20 day moving price and price momentum. I currently own about 20 stocks and 5 ETFs, You can get more diversity by adding ETFs investment outside the VOO and also focus on specific sectors for higher returns with some additional risk. You can expand your ETF mix beyond VOO to get a higher return with some more risk. The stocks that I currently own have had a recent high run up in price and I'm at the point of cashing out of some of the stocks to capture profit before market down-turn. **Take a look at theses ETfs with 3 year total returns:** 1. SOXX- 3 year total return 2611%- semi-conductors 2. AIS- 1 year total return 101% -Ai stocks 3. QQQM-3 year total return 102%- Nasdaq index fund 4. VXUS 3 year total return 51% International stocks outside USA 5. EEM 3 year total return 69% Emerging Markets outside USA Good luck.
Not a tax specialist, but it can be helpful to remember that the reason the straddle rules exist is because the IRS doesn't want you to close one side for a loss in this tax year while deferring gains to a future year. So if you're just dabbling in SMH and plan to likely close before the end of the year, then the straddle rules are of no practical importance. If the plan is to hold SMH indefinitely, then the moneyness of the SOXX hedge when it is initiated helps to determine if you have a straddle situation or not. What kind of hedge are you considering? Because if the SOXX hedge works to (in their words) "substantially" offset losses the moment you put it on then it's probably a straddle. But if SMH has to fall a bit first before the hedge springs to life and starts offering protection, then it's not a straddle. I do this all the time myself. I use the (more liquid) GLD contracts to hedge my SGOL. I use EEM to hedge IEMG and SPX contracts to hedge US stocks.
I would buy index funds like S&P 500 VOO, FEZ Europe , EEM International You’ll sleep better at night and you’ll make money over the long run with dividend reinvestments. I’m up 65% in VOO in a three year period
Money still flowing into memory and energy today. FCEL and BE up. Memory is flat but looks strong to me. MU always flat or down on a thursday. Look up the part breakdown of a Vera Rubin NVL72 rack. Or whatever it is called. Memory is critical and still the lion's share of the cost of the whole unit. I don't think Memory is done. Many will disagree. MU. Or EWY and EEM for samsung and sk hynix exposure. There's opportunities. You'll find one! NFA. Don't listen to me!
This post communicated how uneducated you are in this area. If you’re investing with that short of a time horizon with low risk, just throw your cash into a high yield CD, or expand your time horizon and buy the main 3 broad indexes and through a global fund, EEM possibly and call it a life.
Friendly reminder: SPY YTD: +7.5% EEM YTD: +21.8%
I know it’s boring, but I’ve had a big chunk of money parked in EEM as a safe play for international exposure and it’s been doing really well.
> EEM I was hesitating to buy EFA calls 2 days ago. But I decided to wait for a deeper dip...
Buy anything I guess. EEM, GLD, VEA, RCL etc etc
The 57 long, 59 short two, 64 long structure is not a pure skew bet. It carries delta and vega profile that depend on where EEM is sitting relative to 59 right now. If spot is on either side of the body, your daily PnL is being driven by directional drift more than the skew compression you are trying to capture, which explains the two days of gain followed by loss with no underlying news. For a cleaner skew bet you want a structure that isolates the smile. A put ratio at the steepest part of the curve, hedged with a small share position to neutralize delta at entry, expresses the view directly. Or a calendar with the front month on the steepened wing and back month near the body, which adds term structure to the view. The Second Leg Down play the book actually describes is closer to a 1x2 ratio with shares than a butterfly. Butterflies have built in delta and gamma traps near the body strike that cost when underlying drifts more than a few percent. Worth checking your PnL attribution after expiry, broken wings typically print theta but rarely capture skew compression in isolation.
"THIS IS ALL JUST MARKET MANIPULATION!!" VXUS is up like what? +30% 1Y? EEM also up another +30% IY. Companies that have nothing to do with the US or an agenda. Is that all market manipulation too? STOXX basically on par with the S&P. Serious answers please
They will be naked calls instead of covered calls. But not so naked, really, because they're backed by collateral that moves either identically with the underlying (SGOL & GLD) or nearly identically with the underlying (IEMG & EEM) or moves "close enough" with the underlying (SPHQ & SPY). In the "close-enough" case it may be wise to not be too aggressive by writing calls against the entire position. eg. Start with the amount of capital invested in SPHQ currently. For example, $150K. With SPY's current share price at $711.62, that $150k translates to about 211 shares of SPY. If both SPHQ and SPY moved identically or even nearly identically with each other (they don't) then writing 2 SPY calls would be safe. But since SPHQ and SPY really only fly in loose formation with each other, I would avoid writing calls against the entire position.
You can make 180k as a Manager for International Development ~ Long $EEM
It looks like your listed fund is about 35% international, but mostly developed like you said. If you are wanting specifically EM exposure you can just add a bit of it, such as EEM etf. I tend to stick with I-shares who have a lot of offerings covering various markets, if you google i-shares and whatever market you want, chances are good it exists.
Fun reminder: EEM +8.9% YTD, SPY -.66% YTD
My EEM puts have been disappointing so far, but I am still hoping for big things.
bro $EEM is up 6%. a fucking large index. international is where it's at.
Whoever sold me those EEM puts, thanks dude
What a day. Trimmed a bunch of calls I was getting wrecked on on that pump. Lot less red now. Then did the obvious inverse move. Already up 34% on XLE calls. Also loaded up on EEM puts at the top a month out. Shout out to Coeur mining. Went straight vertical and helped a lot.
My EEM puts are currently my best performer.
I get why CSPs on big ETFs feel capital-heavy, but smaller, liquid ETFs like IWM, EEM, or QQQ mini options can still offer premium. Focus on volume & spreads, not just size
Good news: made bank on EEM puts and NEXT calls Bad news: my retirement account got fisted and I lost even more
Up bigly today thanks to NEXT calls and EEM puts. At least with this shit show there are obvious plays to make money on.
Got a little over $1000 back from taxes. Slamming the puts button on XLB and EEM tomorrow at open. Both are non stop drilling.
Calls: EQNR, FANG, XLE Puts: EEM, VXUS, HYG Stop stop stop buying msft calls and the like for the love of god.
What are some of the more non-WSB shorts you have made for this? Me, EEM emerging markets going to get fucked by these gas prices.
I’m i’m 70 and I trade Stocks and Options for living. I and I have made many mistakes like that as well. My advice is don’t sweat it you may benefit from your mistake. It’s not the end of the world. Live and learn. Most my gains have come from dollar cost, averaging into S&P 500 funds like VOO, JEPI and some international funds like FEZ , EEM. Every month I buy a few shares of each fund.
While the [West](https://www.reddit.com/r/Indiana/comments/1nqa72x/indianapolis_residents_have_shut_down_a_proposed/) [rallies](https://www.reddit.com/r/Syracuse/comments/1or5w3c/micron_chip_factories_in_upstate_ny_will_be/) [against](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/comments/1r63k0h/how_do_europeans_feel_about_the_data_center/) building more advanced infrastructure and getting highly-paid jobs, India and the developing world receive them with open arms. Short $SPY and $IEUR. Long $EEM, $INDA, $EWZ
Before the new year it was easy: VGT/GLD/VYMI (36/36/24%). Since the new year: VGT/HDV/EEM/GLD/VYMI (24/8/4/36/24%)
I am in EWY, EWZ, EEM. July calls Saw EPU (Peru) is actually as good as Korea. Then EWP, EPOL, even EWC, and many different Es are rocketing up, new ATH daily.
VYMI up. EEM up. HDV up. Lots of good things this year!
I see no evidence that Trump understands economics or the nuances of trade policies. Listening to Howard Lutnick months ago, explaining how tariffs are going to reduce the debt of the country and we’re all going to benefit was a joke. He lied about Epstein and he’s lying about tariffs. Like others on here I’m diversifying out of the S&P 500 . I’m buying more SLV, and mining stocks. Also international funds like FEZ, EEM, VXUS every fund I look at is kicking the ass of the US index funds.
$EEM has basically become East Asian AI play, it's a great diversifier to $SPY $EWJ has lots of industrials that will likely benefit from the reindustrialization wave in the West $EWZ is Latin America + commodities, another diversifier for the above East Asia and U.S.
Friendly reminder SPY -0.5% ytd; EEM +9%
I bought EWY, EWZ, EEM calls at start of the year. Freakin' EWZ is up 21%, my calls are big chilling atm, may rotate them into FEZ (Europe) or EWJ (Japan) if a bear thesis on Brazil gets louder.
Anyone else in EEM (Emerging markets etf)? Seems like a strong play, plus you get exposure to TSM and Samsung
You can throw VT and EEM in therr
Oh, and if you want to add a little risk, a small EEM could be worthwhile.
Friendly reminder: SPY up .66% YTD; EEM up 7.5%
SPY down, VXUS flat, EEM up
MUFG hasn't transformed yet. But it will. Majority owner of MSCI, and look at how hard MSCI, EEM indexes and MS are popping up.
TA > FA. Stocks that are breaking out from bases at least 1Y long. $XLE and related energy stocks look good. As do banks like $JPM and $BAC. I prefer emerging markets though like $EEM, $VALE and $CIB, as well as $BABA. I'm intentionally underinvested in U.S. equities. Commodities also look good, from nickel to lithium to copper to gold and silver to rare earth minerals.
I have VEA, IEFA, SFNNX, EEM,VWO, LXEMX, HAINX, and PIVYX in various accounts. 🤣. Bought at various times in a few different accounts. I like IEMG/VEA. Part of me thinks active managed funds could be able to beat the indexes in international and small cap markets for a while though. There are a lot of sleepy companies.
Good idea IMO. Schwab Fundamental International Equity Fund SFNNX is an active fund that’s well managed and has outpaced the developed mkt index ETFs. But ETFs are usually my rec. IEFA or VEA are two developed mkt ETF’s with the main difference being IEFA includes South Korea and Canada, VEA doesn’t. EEM and VWO are emerging market ETFs. You do get China at 25-30% of these which hurt them until mid ‘24, but strong since. There are also active emerging market funds like LZEMX and there’s a good case for active in these markets. International markets have been outperforming the US recently but still avg ~35% lower on forward PE so there’s room to continue, and strong cash flows into these ETFs continue into 2026. They have good yields as well - around 3% for the developed mkt funds. Finally - the weakening dollar and the “sell America” trade help near term performance. Diversification away from the Mag 7 and US only portfolios is just good risk management.
Good idea IMO. Schwab Fundamental International Equity Fund SFNNX is an active fund that’s well managed and has outpaced the developed mkt index ETFs. But ETFs are usually my rec. IEFA or VEA are two developed mkt ETF’s with the main difference being IEFA includes South Korea and Canada, VEA doesn’t. EEM and VWO are emerging market ETFs. You do get China at 25-30% of these which hurt them until mid ‘24, but strong since. There are also active emerging market funds like LZEMX and there’s a good case for active in these markets. International markets have been outperforming the US recently but still avg ~35% lower on forward PE so there’s room to continue, and strong cash flows into these ETFs continue into 2026. They have good yields as well - around 3% for the developed mkt funds. Finally - the weakening dollar and the “sell America” trade help near term performance. Diversification away from the Mag 7 and US only portfolios is just good risk management.
Could consider International Investments. $EEM for emerging markets and $EFA for developed international
Best port is VGT, GLD, VYMI, EEM at 36/36/24/4.
Best port is VGT, GLD, VYMI, EEM at 36/36/24/4.
Im still playing MU myself. EEM has sk hynix and Samsung, the other 2 memory giants in it. But it has China exposure if you dont like that. EWY has only korean exposure. And there's a smaller company called Everspin (MRAM) that does the toughest memory that can survive space, pressure, and radiation. If we get more space aged, they'll need that. I'm still researching it but it's interesting. Only $15 rn
$EEM and other emerging markets like Brazil, copper, energy, $CVX and $XOM, physical gold and silver, lithium and nickel, even $MOO looks great. So much stuff looks great I don't have anywhere near enough capital to get all I like. And lots of China like $BABA
If you haven’t gotten the message yet: US companies are out. International is in. EEM and VXUS: +7% YTD SPY: +1.3% YTD QQQ: +1.6% YTD
I got laughed at here for going big into EEM last year (“everything except ‘Merica). Up close to 30% vs 16ish for SPY
Debasement narrative makes it hard to trust puts Buy calls on EEM, IEFA, ILF, VEA etc etc
ILF, EWY, EEM is what I’m currently playing. I would say just look for the ones with the solid returns (duh) but the options chain also has high volume otherwise you’re gonna get fucked by the bid/ask spread when you roll or cash out
Maybe EEM short puts can be a good low cost option. I currently have a EEM diagonal but that might be a little more complicated
Emerging markets, foreign ETFs. EEM, FXI, etc. Be advised with the impact of currencies on foreign assets. Anything will outperform SPX this year.
I made 35% last year in EEM (which is easy to recall by the moniker “Everything Except Merica”)
Agreed 100%. That's why I'm long $EEM and other emergin markets this year and preparing for a prolonged recession in U.S. stocks. I'm only swing trading certain high beta stocks very aggressively, taking profits aggressively, and only in U.S. stocks I'm comfortable being in for 3-5 years.
VEA, EEM both +33% in 2025 while SP500 +17% Periods of sustained weakening dollar has resulted in outsized gains to international stocks relative to US equities. Look at 2002-2007
probably. pundits already talking about sell america trade being back on. it's a great time to invest in foreign stock markets. $IEV, $IEMG, $EIFA, $EEM
Literally all of them. But cheap ones (on a relative basis) still are coal, oil, nat gas, iron ore, lithium, potash, agriculture to name a few. Emerging markets are fantastic as well like EWZ, EEM, ILA Other good ones that are breaking out so not at their cheapest but still low are copper, uranium, and of course silver gold platinum palladium have all led the way. Everything else is following. But this is only the start. Chart commodities against S&P and you can see us breaking out from a generational falling wedge into a double bottom
Generally investing in passive broadly diversified funds like VOO and VTI make sense. As pointed out elsewhere, they overlap so pick one. The issue now is becoming that a few large tech consituents are an extremely high percentage of the index. It is worth temporarily considering an allocation to RSP, equal weighted S&P 500. I am also a big believer in global diversification, so consider adding an international developed (VE or IDEV) and an emerging ETF (EEM or VEA).
In my taxable account, I got for diversification these days. Though I have long-term positions in mega caps that I keep and sell covered calls on for bonus income. But for any incremental investment, I just DCA into SPY these days. I also hold IWM and EEM for geographical and market cap exposure.
Sold $EEM at close. Big exposure to Taiwan and Chinese stocks. Looking to rebuy lower!
Emerging markets be emerging. EEM breaking out of a big ol base
my $EEM is booming. another big year for intl
Right now, I'm sitting on cash. The market is just not paying for downside protection right now for Low IV stocks and ETFs. A month ago, I got pretty good money for EEM and XLF (just over 1% for <30DTE) and now I would be lucky to get a quarter of what I got in late November. So it's not worth tying up my money in something that's paying me like 6% annualized. I'm not sophisticated enough yet to start doing bull call spreads or calendar spreads or whatever. So I do paper trades on higher IV stocks and ETFs and try to learn from what they do in the meantime.
2026 plays? EEM, IEFA, IEV, Taiwan country ETF, BABA
Lots of international stuff. Gonna continue to outperform US assets. VYMI, TEI, EEM. Gold is going to continue to strengthen. Have to maintain some exposure to tech through VGT or XLK but pared back a bit.
Cool list, but let's add some context: Most of these are either: Sector bets (gold, silver, copper miners) -extremely cyclical and volatile. They crushed it in 2025, but check their 3-year or 5-year returns. Many were deep red before this run. - Leveraged/niche plays** (3X miners, thematic ARK funds) high risk, high reward. ARKK was down -67% from peak to 2022. One good year doesn't erase that. International diversification (EZU, VEA, EEM) - these lagged the S&P for a decade. They're finally having their moment, but that's mean reversion, not sustained outperformance. The real takeaway: You can beat SPY/QQQ... if you pick the right sector at the right time. But that requires timing and luck. Most people who chase last year's winners end up buying high. Boring truth:A diversified portfolio (like VT, XEQT, or even just SPY) won't top this list in any single year, but it'll keep you invested through all market cycles without trying to predict which sector pops next.
nice to see someone actually talking about investments on here: EEM (broad emerging markets) EET/EDC (leveraged version, be careful here... does poorly in a flat or down market) ACWX (includes developed markets too, so less risky overall) EEMA (Asia focussed) ILF (South America focussed, probably has a very long runway due to macro political and economic changes. As always, not fa. do your own research
PHYS, EEM, IEFA, VEA, IWM, XLK, XLP, XLV some tech now maybe, in shares
Buy value stonks, $EEM, and gold / commodities.
*grins with donkey teeth* AHAAAHHHH GOT EEM
You could look at low IV ETFs like EEM or XLF that selling a CSP on could net you about 1.1-1.3% per month. Plus what you're getting from SPRXX (or the equivalent MM while your cash is held as collateral) you could hit 16-18% a year all in. If the CSP expires unassigned then you just make the premium and start again. If you get assigned, you've got a little bit lower cost basis than the strike you chose so you can sell immediately or start writing CCs against them. A lot less risk because you don't have IV crushing you out of nowhere. Yes, it's boring but it's the kind of thing that doesn't YOLO $250k off a cliff. I want income off this not insane growth.
I'd say that is a fine approach. However, I will note that $SPY and $VOO are actually basically the same thing (both hold the same underlying companies) so I'd recommend just choosing one of those two just to keep things organized/consolidated. $VOO charges a lower fee, but a lot of people choose $SPY because it has more volume (so a tighter bid-ask spread). If you're planning on holding for a long time $VOO is the better choice. I'd go with 50% $VOO, 20% VT, 20% $VTI, 10% $EEM.
BRO, lol. Those Buttcoiners were all like as soon as it's over the liquidity will begin flowing back to their bags. GOT'EEM! https://preview.redd.it/v0p6h7gd9y1g1.jpeg?width=32&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9234fb370e7e02bb6da9a7615723bc151d7fd20