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Call options exercised. Now I am exposed like butthole girl. #IAU
YoLoIng with A leverage ETFs!!!!!!!! to buy RENTAL HOUSES!!!$$$$ 38% TQQQ 38% VGLT 12% VGIT 6% IAU 6% VPU. Rebalanc3 every 3 months and keep adding money whenever I can , currently down but will go up when Market goes back up.
Redwire to the Moon, to Mars, and beyond...
Anyone just trying to match SPY with minimum drawdowns?
Old portfolio is PHYS, IAU, GLD, BABA, AMC, TSLA, PLTR, ASTS, SPOT, MNMD, and last but not least, GME. Current portfolio is straight PHYS, IAU, and GLD. And this is after about a month maybe. Wake up, people, the end is nigh.
Bought IAU leaps couple months back for 2023, and got an email from TD sayign they are only worth 50 shares now?
IAU 7/16 Call Options Purchased Prior to Reverse Split
Why would Blackrock reverse split IAU?
$GC (GLD/IAU/GOLD) TA - Breaking a 10 Year Old Pattern - Lot's of Confluence - Weekly Close for Confirmation
SLV/CPER/FCX. Deep dive on the April CPI data. Inflation is here to stay. Things we can do as investors.
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I just decided that I like IAU and already owned some, got a call or 2 with $60 and it’s been going insane
COIN for my non-retirement portfolio. IAU for my retirement.
You can trade options with IAU, another gold ETF.
GLD for options, higher OI. IAU for shares, Lower expenses.
Been doing weeklies for IAU for the last 2 weeks along witg SLV and I'm up 1600% this week
IAU and SLV have saved my port. Had $300 left. Up $5.2k as of today. +$2.2k today alone.
IAU calls are still eating IYKYK
I bought IAU at $80.70 and it’s going down 🥲
I bought IAU at $80.70. It started to go down. Wtf
.25 expense ratio on IAU is ridiculous
My current alchemy is: SLV CSPs, put the premiums into IAU. Accumulate 500 IAU, convert to 100 GLD. Repeat.
B - barrick mining PHYS. GLD. IAU.
Close my wednesday SLV csps. Open for Friday. Use the collected premium to buy another share of IAU. Repeat.
IAU, XLP, OUNZ all green portfolio down 0.22%
It’s this idea that feels more popular among Pinterest moms than anyone else that the number birthday that matches the date your birthday falls on is especially “special” - AKA if a 2 year old has a December 3, 2022 birthday, their golden birthday would be this December 3, 2025 - turning 3 on the 3rd. I didn’t think it was that big of a deal but then my son was all sad we didn’t do anything special for his “golden” birthday after his classmates told him about the concept. I’d been meaning to do start a small portfolio for him outside of his 529 plan and thought shares of IAU might be fun. I’ve looked into UTMA but I still want a little extra control about when I hand any windfalls over since my son has ADHD and from my experience with other family members with ADHD is that late adolescence can get be the most challenging time when dealing with personalities that can be more inclined than others incline towards addictions and risky behavior. One always hopes their kid will grow up responsible, but I’m iffy on legally being required to hand him thousands of dollars at 18 if he’s going through a rough phase, experimenting with substances, making other spontaneous or unsafe decisions. I’ve seen the previously best behaved kids in my family fall off a cliff at 18 and stumble for a few years and I think a windfall at 18 is just something I’m not comfortable with - if it was 21 or 25, that would be a different story. If you don’t have that specific risk factor with your kid, I love the idea of setting them up with an UTMA.
Bought my son 8 shares of IAU (and an age appropriate real present, don’t worry) for his golden birthday with the promise that he would receive it when he was 18 (with the caveat that I expect 1/2 of it at least should be used for something reasonable like starting his own IRA, textbooks for college, etc.) I didn’t tell him, but I think I’ll add 1 share every birthday moving forward. This is beyond the 529 account. I thought it would be a fun way for him to learn about the stock market a little bit. I fear I’ve created a monster because now he thinks 25% climbs in just 6 months is normal and he checks the stock with dollar signs in his eyes every time he’s near a computer. Anyway, I just got a note to talk to him from his teacher because he was looking up IAU at school today…
GLD and IAU 3x SPY gains over last 12 months...
IAU is a spot gold etf that owns gold bars. So it tracks the spot price.
>redditors sold everything and never bought back in. Eh. Sold half and bought IAU.
If you had put that money on any gold trust like IAU 30 days ago, you’ve been up 10%.
Gld for obvious reasons, but IAU has cheaper options and is only weekly instead of 3dte, so I play it safer with IAU and when I feel riskier I do GLD, but I do both 2-3dte and weekly calls with GLD. I do weekly for SLV and GDX(J). Might do some small positions for UGL or some kind of 2x when I think there might be a good day, or over the weekend when it usually goes up a few $.
Only those two dropped today for me lmao but my IAU and GLD calls are holding up strong still
Gonna need GLD, IAU, SLV and GDXJ to turn the fuck around by Friday
Start safe, learn, watch, and then make decisions if you want to move things. You’re playing a long game, take the time to watch. Echoing VOO for an easy first purchase, $QQQ for tech, and also agree with others on holding some Bitcoin $IBIT and gold $IAU when things are increasingly become uncertain. Remember, when shit hits the fan, buy gold.
Meanwhile I’m going long on BWX and IAU. Eventually this is gonna burst. Or we’ll all be USD trillionaires.
For the most part not true. Have you ever traded anything with a wide B/A spread (and what's "wide" in your opinion)? What happens? The Market Maker steps in and makes a market at Midpoint. Or close to it. And Midpoint is Midpoint whether the spread is 2-cents wide or 50. And do you even know what the spreads are on these ETFs that trade millions of shares a day? (GLD, IAU, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, SIL, SILJ, XME) And so what if pay a nickel more for a LEAPS Call than I "should" have: do you have any practical knowledge of the leverage these things give you? On GLD it's 5.9 times after adjusting for Delta (the 466DTE 80-delta 340C). Let GLD move up just a penny and already the option has made that nickel back. Apologies for coming down so hard on your flippant remark, but I want others who might read it to know the real story. Tomorrow when the market is open I'll do some trades and post what my fills are and what the spreads are. RemindMe! 1 day
I have mostly OUNZ, which you're supposed to be able to take delivery of (for a fee). I also have GLD, SLV, and IAU that pay dividends.
I’m personally holding IAU (gold etf) outright and then SLV calls dated to expire in March
IAU and other alternatives IBIT for example in a tax sheltered account, 10% of portfolio should be enough. Buy a Rolex.
Let me lay out for you what I do. This'll be long, so grab a Coke or something. Use [Barchart to screen ](https://imgur.com/a/barchart-etf-screening-VbwTWxy)for good-performing ETFs. That's a short video I'd put together on how I do it. I sort them by 3-month performance, but look at 6-month charts. You want 'up' of course, but 'smooth' mainly. Just look at the charts, and don't overthink it. [Momentum persists](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0927538X18303998?via%3Dihub#preview-section-references), and this way works as well as any other. Pick 5 for some diversity. Then buy Calls: 80-delta minimum, ALWAYS. A year out is best, but 100-120 days is okay. Divide up your money into 5 chunks and buy that many Calls of each. If you want (I do), sell Calls against them. Not exactly "Covered Calls," but they behave exactly the same. I'm just looking for a little extra "juice," so I sell them at 16-delta, which is the 1SD point, or the Expected Move. And you're 'supposed' to sell those 30-45DTE, but at the very least, lean hard on the 30 days. I do 2 weeks. Buy the short Calls back when they've lost half their value. Sell some more. Many ways to handle the long Calls, but this is what I do: When they appreciate, their Delta goes up. As soon as the strike below them (a higher strike) gets to 80-delta, I sell the current Call and buy that new one: I've rolled UP. That takes profit out of the Call. When you have enough of that profit as cash, buy another Call (then of course sell another 'CC'). You don't *have* to do that, but it puts that profit to work in new positions, rather than leaving it locked up in the old Calls. When time passes and the original Calls get inside 1 year (or 100DTE), then wait till there's enough profit in them to roll them OUT in time, back to 80-delta in whatever timeframe you're working in. Here's a nuance: Only buy LEAPS Calls, those that are a year out or more. Take profit out of them as before. But *now* when you have enough profit, buy a 100-120DTE Call. 100-120DTE isn't as safe as 1 year, but what you're doing now is using *house money* to play those. Your main investment stays in the 80-delta LEAPS Calls, but your "play money" is in the closer-in-time, riskier Calls. Try it with GLD (or IAU) and/or SILJ, or the precious metals ETF XME. You'll be amazed at the returns if current trends hold.
Very fair point. My hedge is actually long-dated ATM calls on IAU (gold etf). If lower rates keeps the bubble going, I think the smart money will continue to flock to gold (up 45% YTD) to hedge against inflation and ride out the madness until it finally pops. IAU is just a hedge for me though - I'm still long a couple high-conviction stocks that I want to hold long-term anyway. I'm selling covered calls on those names to collect income from these insanely high premiums while the market remains irrational.
GLD, GLDM, IAU are all gold ETFs.
No comment on META as an underlying to trade, but it's best to buy Calls quite a bit ITM, 80-delta or more, and as far out as you can afford, but 100DTE minimum. And it's fine to think about what something 'might' do, but what if you bought a Call on something that IS going up? Take a look at gold and silver: IAU, GLD, GDX, SLV, SILH
I don't know IAU well, but all the gold held in PHYS is real and audited. I believe you could get physical delivery if you wanted to. if you're holding in a tax preferred account, I'm sure you're fine either way, even with GLD
In my roth I just have a bunch of IAU shares. Is there a major benefit to swapping to PHYS? I got IAU bc of the lower expense ratio but don't know much about PHYS
Why does everyone like GLD over IAU? unless it's just bc the options chain is better?
Watch my GLD and IAU calls climb. Continue wheeling SLV. If they dip hard use the protective put premiums to buy the dip. Repeat.
my wifes holdings IAU +342% SLV +66% and the long term Barrick(B) bought in feb +1225% all calls and if she doesn't make a weekly profit its my fault
Didn't have enough on-hand for GLD, so went with IAU.
I'm starting to think about keeping dry powder in Gold (IAU/GLD)...
No need to flee to cash ( unless you see a near term opportunity to buy a dip. ). Re-allocating some to international markets that are operating at a more sane P/E ratio and have currencies that are getting stronger relative to the dollar is completely warranted. Plenty of short term investments that are better than MMF. Going 70/30 with equities on one side and bonds/commodities on the other makes lots of sense. Personally holding: \~ 70% VUG ( US Large Cap ) VGK ( European Large Cap ) IEMG ( Emerging Markets ) \~20% IAU ( Gold ) \~10% VTIP ( Inflation Protected Treasuries \[ Cash Equiv \] ) The gold and VTIPS damp down on the volatility of VUG and have allowed the overall portfolio to outperform the S&P. When current US monetary, trade and immigration policy come home to roost ( sometime in the next few years ) there will be an opportunity to buy US equities on the dip. In the meantime, an inflationary currency will continue to push equity and commodity prices higher so enjoy the ride.
You're welcome. As for "buying the dip," I don't. One probably should, but I don't have the patience for it. And what's a "dip"? 1 day? 3 days? A week, a month? If you want, wait for a single down day and buy in then, it should make the LEAPS Calls a bit cheaper. You asked about risk: do you buy stocks now? If not, you should start there before buying any Calls. But a 'long' Call (one you've bought) is like being long stock: you're exposed to the stock's ups and downs. And that gets amplified when you own Calls. Fun when the stock goes up, not so much when it goes down. So that's the risk: that the stock goes down. ETFs are safer than individual stocks in that regard, so that's why I trade them. When you buy stocks, do you have a "stop-loss" point? A percent-down where you sell the stock because it's not doing what you thought? Same with long Calls. I generally use half: when the Call you've bought loses half its value, sell it. But with gold ETFs (GLD, GDX, IAU, and even silver, I like SILJ) I don't think you have to worry about them going down in today's environment. So go ahead and buy one and watch it just once a day, or once a week. As the underlying ticker goes up, the Call will go up by that leverage factor I showed. Then you simply hold it until and unless its price goes down by whatever you set for yourself as a stop-loss point. Take care.
I've been loving gold since March, so I'm in **GDX, GLD, IAU,** and also **SILJ** and **XME**. In fact, I just calculated this evening, and 87% of my holdings (nearly 90k) are in precious metals. So yeah, if you like the price action, then just buy some LEAPS Calls and hold on for the ride. u/sam99871 said 90-delta, and that's fine, but I think most would say 80-delta. That's what I use anyway, and **never less.** Because that's plenty of leverage. And that leverage cuts both ways, always remember that. Have you bought LEAPS Calls before? Do you want to buy them for the LTCG tax treatment? Either way, go out to the 448DTE Dec '26 expiration and grab the 60C at 80-delta for **21.10**. Or slide up to 90-delta and take the 51C for **27.75**. Not a lot more, and a good bit safer. Do you know how to calculate the leverage these long Calls give you? (Spot / Call price) x Delta (74.68 / 21.10) x 0.80 = 2.8 The Call will appreciate 2.8 times as fast as the shares. And with GDX doing 21% in the past month, that could translate into 58% if it does it for the *next* month. Pretty stout.
Do you guys like IAU or GLD better? Expense ratio is 0.15% higher on GLD, I believe, but it is more established.
Will do thanks! Do you like IAU for the lower expense ration (.25%?)
3x gold ETFs ain’t the same as just holding gold, man - they reset daily, so compounding + decay will eat at you if you hold long-term. You don’t need a 33% drop to get smoked, sideways chop alone can grind your account down. If you want exposure, GLD or IAU is the cleaner play unless you’re scalping short-term moves.
$IAU (gold etf) has looked like a good hedge and will probably continue to be.
Mixed results. I have made good money on Felix's picks like GROY, UUUU, SOFI, RAMBUS, TI, etc. Most recent for me are traded in and out of ATYR, IAU and SLV. Don't buy any of these listed above until you do due diligence They are just references. I made about $8k on ATYR just trading the volatility, but it crashed and I lost $11K in value in one day and probably won't ever recover. It crashed (gapped down) before my stop loss could kick in. Biotech... very risky. And when news drops can be problematic. Journaling is something I need to work on.
that's actually not true. GLD has outperformed SPY even with dividends re invested in over 20 years. a metal has beat out americas top 500 equities... our economy is only getting worse and it will get worse no matter who gets elected. so physical gold, gold proxies like GLD, GLDM, IAU, IAUM, gold equities (mining, streaming, royalty companies) will always be a great buy. people can deny it all they want.
Sold all of my NVDA in my Roth, and split the money to IAU and NFLX. So it is your signal to grab NVDA calls.
I would just redistribute your current portfolio, say, bump up your VXUS percentage and add to VOO. Throw some into SGOV. A little in IAU when gold dips. Maybe research & pick one stock that pays dividends and become a long term investor. Call it a day.
You're welcome. Buy a Call on something and a lot of that will come with experience. When the stock goes up you'll see that your Call is worth more and is at a higher Delta. Then you'll start thinking, "Hey, I could sell that Call, buy another one at 80-delta, and get some of the profit out of that trade. Then some time will go by and it'll become less than a year old, and you'll think, "Hey, I could sell that Call and use some of its built-in profit to buy more time, pushing my new Call out an expiration." Gold has been great for over a year. GLD is good for this, but IAU has a smaller price of entry.
Where else is money going to go? Besides Gold... (check out a 6 month chart of IAU) So much money needs an investment home... and with the falling dollar, uncertainty in the administration's fiscal policy and lowering interest rates... Bonds? FIXED income assets? I dont have the answers, but as a layman, I just keep thinking where else can the capital go in such a chaotic global stability and financial environment?
Bought IAU calls 2 weeks ago and got excited and sold them yesterday. oof
I also run the options wheel strategy on gold-related ETFs (GDX, IAU). Winning so far. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Optionswheel/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Optionswheel/)
I just own IAU shares, I'm not trying to time it with calls, it's a long term story
Never been a fan of miners..if you're bullish on Gold buy calls on GLD or IAU
For gold you’ve got ETFs like GLD or IAU, and for silver there’s SLV. If you’re into miners, look at Barrick (GOLD), Newmont (NEM), or Pan American Silver (PAAS). Just depends if you want metal exposure or mining stocks.
honestly i did not even know those existed till i read your comment. the way it is described is the "M" shares are just the smaller fraction of the whole non-M GLD or IAU share.
Physical try costco, thru brokerage accounts try tickers GLD or IAU.
Honestly, putting 100% in QQQ is super concentrated, so thinking about adding diversification makes sense. If you’re planning to hold for a decade, I’d personally lean toward adding a global ETF like URTH or ACWI, it gives you exposure to markets outside the U.S. and different sectors that might outperform at different times. Gold (like GLD or IAU) is more of a hedge; it won’t grow much, but it can reduce volatility and help during market stress. You don’t have to go all-in at once, maybe start with 5-10% into the global ETF and see how it feels. That way you’re not trying to time a perfect pullback but still start building balance into your portfolio
Yes, stick to **ETFs**! That's a lesson I've taught myself over and over through the years, but this time I really mean it! I JUST got done typing this up to my sister, 2 years younger than my 62, so I'll paste it here in case it's of any use to you. Best of luck to you! x-x-x-x Divide your money into 5 ETFs equally. ETFs are safer than individual stocks. So each position will get a 20% allocation. **Gold** will have a permanent slot, using the ETFs **GLD** or **IAU**. **US Treasury bonds** will have a permanent slot. **TLT** for that (which are 20-year Treasuries). Then I'll choose 3 others based on recent 3 to 6-month performance. Right now tonight, those might be: **MCHI, ARKW, NLR** Check them after a month, run a new scan, and replace any that are underperforming. To get you a little bit excited about that, here's a chart of **NLR** over the past 6 months: [https://imgur.com/a/pDWXDzD](https://imgur.com/a/pDWXDzD) 64% in 6 months. And sure, it might not do that for the *next* 6 months, but it should keep going up for a while. And when it *stops* going up, you find something else that *is* going up. Here's a 3-month view of **GLD** and **TLT**: [https://imgur.com/a/n8tI3u0](https://imgur.com/a/n8tI3u0) They're in the mix not so much for their gains, but for a bit of protection, because they usually move the opposite way as the market, especially when the market moves down hard and fast.
Both 😄 Some people mean physical bars/coins, others mean ETFs like GLD or IAU. Depends if they want real metal or just price exposure!
Both 😄 Some people mean physical bars/coins, others mean ETFs like GLD or IAU—depends if they want real metal or just price exposure!
This probably sounds like a noob investing question so please forgive me, but when people talk about buying gold, are they talking about buying \*actual\* gold? Like physical gold bars? Or are we talking about buying gold ETFs? Like GLD, GLDM, IAU?
Agree that GDX is kind of leveraged to gold. The rides up are nice, but the drops can be doozies. Re: GLDM, I'm not so much worried about mark price, but I do have some IAU I've bought when I didn't have enough cash to put into GLD. And GLDM doesn't have options. Double-check for me wouldja the margin requirements for GLD and its options? I'm not seeing ANY buying power improvement at Schwab. Yeah, I bet those ATM Calls have been doing GREAT for you! 45 days *and* ATM? So much leverage. I *always* stick to 80-delta, but on some I've moved in to 100-120 days, and those have been phenomenal. So I can only imagine what the ATM ones have done for you! Have a look it TLT, it's great for the PMCC.
Ignore this and just buy IAU (or similar). If the fund liquidates, you are *legally entitled* to the physical gold the fund holds in vaults. If the legal system can't function to enforce this entitlement, it definitely can't stop the govt from taking your Costco gold, either.
I've been long **GLD** LEAPS since March 5th. Such a beautiful chart for the prior 18 months. Then April and the doldrums. But I held through, steadily selling CCs, so I'm glad for the breakout. I'm also in **GDX, IAU,** and **SAND.** That's all for gold, but for silver I'm in **SILJ**. And for general metals, **XME** and **WPM**. This precious metals run has a while to go in my opinion.
Real rates are coming down and so will fed rate gradually (.25 x 3 for 2025) and likely stay there for 2026 We remain in a higher inflation period for the decade with technical low rates due to elevated inflation (ie 2.5-3% inflation, 4-4.5% interest, 1.5-2% real interest rate( Trump has executed a very bold and interesting plan in a chaotic and mischievous manor - tariffs, reshoring stablecoins/dollarize ex-US/ restore euro dollars You can hold some cash but understand that assets are going to inflate and absorb the inflation , you have to be exposed to hard assets in this regime All-Weather Portfolio $VOO 25% $IAU 25% $BTC 25% $ETH 25%
IAU calls 4 months out
The ETF comment is probably the right answer. It’s really hard to see JPM, MSFT, or MA and/or V not existing and making money in 15 years. A lot of answers will be tech, JPM and old banks like that have been here for 200 years. Not the largest, or highest growth (again, VTI/VXUS/BND/BNDX is a really good split maybe with IAU as insurance), but around. MSFT has a wider diversity than most of the tech stocks, that would be the one I pick to survive the forthcoming AI bubble crash that will likely occur within that time span you specify.
Voo and chill is dead, it is not IAU/GLD and chill. Gold up 3x as much as spy YTD lol
Is it better to hold IAU, which is a gold trust, or a basket trust of many different metals like GLTR? I currently hold both.
Gold goes up when there’s uncertainty. I’ve taken full advantage of that lately. Buying physical gold or an ETF like IAU. SGOV/SNSXX seems like a good way to diversify as well. You can diversify into XMAG, VT, etc but those will tank if the mag7 tanks.
Yeah just buying IAU should be good enough, look at the chart. I find it funny that in investing you can just say past history doesn’t matter when everything from analyst targets to employee salaries to elections and science experiments is based on past history.
Switching funds or adjusting allocations within an IRA doesn't trigger tax penalties. US policy inherently allows you to adjust your portfolio within your account at any time. Penalties or taxes only apply if you withdraw your funds before retirement age, so you don't have to worry about short-term adjustments. As for holding for less than a year, the concept of "capital gains tax" doesn't exist in an IRA; all investments are tax-deferred. 🌿 In addition, with market volatility high right now, and US stocks and bonds not particularly resilient, gold is an asset that central banks and institutions are increasing their holdings. Consider allocating 5–10% of your IRA to gold ETFs (such as GLD and IAU). This will not only preserve value over the long term, but also provide some hedging against stock market declines.
So, gold? IAU? MCD? what's the play here?
I second u/DennyDalton's recommendation of buying high-delta LEAPS Calls on companies or ETFs you like. Do you think NVDA will be higher in 2 or 3 years? TSM? SOFI? WMT? How about ETFs like XLK or IGV? Maybe gold via IAU or GLD? If you do, then buy a Call at 80-delta or higher, and a year or more out. 2 years is better, and 3y better still if those are offered. You'd still be investing in, say, NVDA, but with a *stock substitute*. A 2.3-year out 80-delta NVDA Call (the Dec'27 145C at 69.95 Midpoint) would give you 2.1x leverage to Nvidia. So if you like the last 6 months' 40% gain, you'll like it even more when your long Call goes up 84%. Do you sell Covered Calls now? You can sell a Call against a Call you own. It's a Diagonal Call Spread, also called the Poor Man's Covered Call when the long leg is at least a year out. Sell Calls at about 30-delta, about 30 days out. Buy to close when they've lost half their value. Or roll up and out if challenged. PMCCs are all I do now, using the leverage of LEAPS Calls to amplify moves of stocks & ETFs. The CCs are gravy on top. Have fun!
With stocks green today, IAU and GLD could be good opportunities 🌟
There are other conservative investments you can make which would be better than money market. A non-callable CD might add 1% to your annual return. Another option I would recommend is gold. Significant economic risks (overvalued stock market, inflation, recession) expose your current investments; gold would be a hedge if any of these risks occur. IAU is an ETF that tracks the price of gold; it is easily bought and sold.
Dunno about that. The future contract is rallying, spot physical is actually lower on the day, which is what backs IAU.
It was me, just sold my IAU shares fml
ETF. Use GLD or IAU. Physical gold costs to much to buy and sell.
Put all your money into some combination of VOO, VTI, VT or VXUS. Could add a hedge in GLD or IAU. Then leave it there and don’t touch it. Say goodbye to that $7k, though, it’s not coming back. Or you could try your luck flipping comic books or Pokeman cards.
The point was really about capital allocation, since all of us have limited capital. With NFLX you make 2.65% on allocated capital when you get it right. With CRWV you make 14% on allocated capital when you get it right. Obviously there is a huge IV difference between the two, and that does matter a lot from a risk management perspective. I personally don't care about the stock, I just go by the numbers, but I understand what you are saying wanting to be in on long term bullish. Maybe Gold would work for you then? I think the planet is bullish on Gold 🪙 check IAU.
I've put a little more than 10% of my portfolio into gold (IAU). I have about 10% in money markets and short-term bonds. The remaining 80% is in equities that should be mostly resilient. I have completely divested the big dog AI stocks.
I put a little into IGOV and BWZ which are non currency hedged ex US developed market government bonds. It hasn't really performed well - I think I bought near the top. I'll probably continue holding for a good while - it's mainly for asset preservation. I increased a decent amount of my asset allocation in January/february, about 10% into gold (GLD and IAU). Unfortunately, I'm holding GLD in a taxable brokerage for a long time, the gains are substantial, and I can't swap into GLDM because of taxes.