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$PNPNF Recent news seems to have put this company in a great position to strive moving forward..a win-win for all in my opinion.. Power Nickel Closes Final Tranche of Financing
The Aerospace and Defense industry is undervalued
How have you changed your portfolio during the war in Ukraine?
How have you changed your portfolio during the war in Ukraine.
Me as a holder of ITA (Defense ETF) hearing about the recent W@R
What would you suggest would be a good Aerospace & Defense ETF?
Does it make sense to sell VOO from my Roth IRA and use the account to actively trade during this market correction period?
Any decent Airline, Water, Healthcare, Airtech, Energy ETFs out there?
If you $LUV the idea of Airlines, I prefer to maneuver like an ICBM
Leidos(LDOS) or Zynga(ZNGA) long term hold?
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This is my advice for long term investing. 1. Max out your company 401k. Let them manage it. Don’t touch it 2. Open an Ira and buy etfs and mutual funds - SPY, ITA stuff like that. Do recurring investments , max it out. Maybe add some safe stocks like msft and google. 3. Any leftover money put in Robinhood. Buy individual stocks and options and shoot for the moon
Just checked and ITA is already up a lot YTD.
Consider $ITA / defense stocks - tech defense spending should be strong, plus we have quite a bit to replenish apparently.
Thus long on ITA as they supply some of those goodies! Not to mention, military spending on tech is only going up, forever.
Look at capitoltrades.com see what politicians are doing. Otherwise ITA etf, SMH etf maybe cyber security; Palantir, anything tech billionaires are investing in.
God this golden dome is going to do wonders for my defense industry calls. ITA, PPA
All in on ITA calls (defense & aerospace ETF) ahead of the big beautiful bill and the hundreds of billions allocated for Golden Dome
The only real beneficiary from this bill will be defense contractors, especially with the approval of golden dome. Calls on defense/aerospace ETFs like ITA?
SPYG, EWA, IEUR, GDX, IBIT, ITA, UFO (Some etf's that cover most the market combined)
Agreed. I want a 5% down day cause those are fun for old ppl like me to buy stuff for ITA
I've had a defence etf for a while and was already adding to it for a while. ITA up 68% so far.
War = USO down, ITA down, UAL up…. Of course, how logical
Might be adding XAR and ITA to my long term with all this news. Was looking last 2 weeks but didn’t pull the trigger.
Idk about you, but I'm switching to ITA and PPA and XAR
Check out SHLD. Twice the returns! I think PLTR going even higher. I’m getting ITA alongside SHLD for SHIELD baby!!!!
I buy ITA as a hedge in my portfolio against war-related activities reducing other holdings like SP500 Been working OK so far. I got more ITA on Friday, I'll see how it evolves next week
Anyone has a recommendation for good defense stock/ETF’s? Was looking at ITA
Yeah for sure — I’m looking at it the same way: stuff that gets made (LMT, RTX, AVAV) and stuff that gets scarce (oil, uranium, rare earths). XLE and CCJ on my radar. Might just park it in ITA for broader exposure. War sucks, but the market doesn’t care.
I didn’t go crazy, just 1 $118C 6/27, trying to dip my feet back into options after getting fucked last year. Also picked up a share of ITA to go long on defense.
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It’s more useful to think about GDP/debt, then it’s Apples to apples for countries of different size Here’s a map: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD Basically if you made $270,000 a year gross (GDP), and you bought a $370,000 house. Could you pay that off over time? (Yes) It’s why taxes on billionaires are needed (your mortgage payment)
Other popular picks are PPA and ITA, also SHLD. It can depend on how how you care about Boeing being included and to what extent.
It appears that ITA looks overvalued and near its highs. You may want to research oil companies since Iran is a big oil producing nation.
Historically defense underpeforms the broader market index by some and technology by quite a bit. It is only comparable to the broader market over the past 5 years due to a large run up since April of this year. In that case why not just VOO or VTI and QQQ/QQQM? At most I could see a 10-15% slot for ITA if you want more diversification. But if you see an opportunity in 2 specific stocks, I'd go with those instead. Why not disclose them? If it were me, I'd be asking for insight on those 2, rather than just saying "hey I have 2 ideas what do you think?"
I’ve held ITA for over 5 years and think it’s a solid investment. Defense will always be a huge expenditure in the US. I think defense stocks are pretty expensive at the moment so ITA would be a nice option if you’re afraid of short term drawdowns.
The broad stock market doesn't seem to care about the war. ITA did not surge as one might expect once the hostilities started. IMO, the risk on defense stocks is to the downside. As soon as there is an announcement of a truce or cease fire or restarting nuclear talks, these stocks could take a hit. Defense stocks may be a good long-term investment, but I wouldn't try to time such investments based on the current situation. The catalyst has passed and the market yawned.
ITA probably benefits from currency appreciation too, and is thought to have a multi year runway
Debating on doubling up on $ITA or leveraging to RTX 🤔
GLD, ITA, HAL, FRO, KBR to name a few
Do you buy individual ones or just go with ITA?
Not forked if you bought calls in LMT, LHX, RTX, ITA....like probably everyone in the Israeli and American governments did.
You mean you guys didn’t buy GLD and ITA when Trump got elected?
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Too late for ITA calls? Jun 20 185C
Is it time to buy some ITA?
War is bullish. ITA calls.
the problem with defense sector doing well is usually b/c it's leading up to war. EU defense stocks are sky rocketing, b/c Trump keeps threatening to pull out of NATO, or not get involved in Russia decides to move into Europe. So, Rheinmetal, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, etc are all going up. I still think there's plenty of action left even though they've massively spiked, b/c what EU is trying to do is quickly militarize to the point that US pull-out of NATO won't be missed. That's going to require a LOT of build-out. If you don't want to do a specific stock, there's defense ETF's that cover various areas. SHLD - Global X Def Tech ETF (all nations + police and security companies) NATO - Themes Transatlantic Def ETF (NATO countries US + EU) EUAD - Select STOXX Europe Aero & Def ETF (EU only) ITA - iShares US Aero & Def ETF (US .. boeing, etc) You can hedge your bets buy splitting your money across all 4, or you can do ITA for US + EUAD for EU. Trump wants to put a lot of $ into military, so don't completely get out of US def sec. But, EU is having to massively build up things.
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD/AUS/CHN/BRA/IND/IDN/KOR/RUS/TUR How about using the G20 as a definition of major economies rather than a selection of cherry picked countries.
[https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG\_DEBT\_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD)
Yes, because it means the goods will be more affordable to people/companies in other countries. Good call on that strike, that was nice, bummer that ITA was only up .55% today.
Do you think the market is underestimating the long-term impact of this kind of fiscal policy, higher yields, widening deficits, and social spending cuts? Also, if the Fed does step in with more QE down the line, wouldn’t that complicate the GLD/ITA playbook by weakening the dollar and inflating asset prices again? Curious how you're weighing that scenario.
The going may get rough but I’m looking at more of a DCA approach to US indices. Cigarettes and weapons have had long standing high rates of returns .. been think of it myself [British tobacco, PM, .. ITA, EUSD, and the new Korean weapons ETF] but the domestic companies are found in the S&P, Russell, etc .. Hard to say what sector will outperform (oil weirdly had its best years under Biden despite the green funding, for example). Warren Buffett said he doesn’t invest in auto makers, but what if there’s a “bailout”should this all important sector fail in the US?
Glad I put almost $300k into $V, $ITA, and $NATO a few years back.
"I don't see any other place to park investments" alarmist GLD , lol, have fun with that. ITA on the other hand is an excellent idea over the next 5 years.
wouldn't the ratio of interest paid on public debt to GDP be a better indicator than the total debt-to-GDP ratio to evaluate japans financial health? in which case it really isn't that bad? [https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/ie@FPP/USA/FRA/JPN/GBR/SWE/ESP/ITA/ZAF/IND](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/ie@FPP/USA/FRA/JPN/GBR/SWE/ESP/ITA/ZAF/IND)
Is the annexing of Greenland bullish or bearish? Thinking about putting the entire portfolio into ITA calls after we experience SPY 550.
If this think defense deals are bullish, 20% far OTM calls 1 month out on Lockheed, Boeing, etc. (or ITA).
you are in a sub titled stocks, ITA, NVDA, and AMD are all rallying....
I'm similar to you, have \~10% of my portfolio in defense (ITA), I like to limit my exposure with ETF's by having them in individual sectors rather than broad market...I'm still diversified, but I know Reddit says not being heavy in VOO is terrible... Made adjustments this AM to XLB, RSP, and XLI to have \~50% of my portfolio allocation, and bought AMD and NVDA at open as a bet for this UAE deal going on today. I don't mind owning there outright at the moment and its only \~5% of my portfolio
I'm finding that government expenditure is \~35% of our GDP, which when compared to a majority of other developed nations we are actually on the lower end...so i'm not sure why that's a bad thing. Source on your 2.5% and 25% would be appreciated My source: [https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/exp@FPP/USA/FRA/JPN/GBR/SWE/ESP/ITA/ZAF/IND](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/exp@FPP/USA/FRA/JPN/GBR/SWE/ESP/ITA/ZAF/IND) Also I'll believe anew 'higher' bracket for the rich when it gets to his desk and signed. Until then its a worthless platitude and means nothing coming from him. He says one thing, while congress is figuring out what tax credits they can cut and what social services they can remove all the while increasing our military and homeland security spending.
I mean... if you want to look through U.S. Census Bureau & International Trade Administration (ITA) detailed import/export statistics, U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) data on volume and value of imports by category, Resilinc, Dun & Bradstreet, and McKinsey breakdowns of supply chain risks, retailer sourcing data (Walmart, Target, Amazon), industry reports from Statista, IBISWorld, Sourcing Journal, and historical articles about COVID-19 supply chain disruptions on your own.... go right ahead.
We're talking mom's ITA on PLTR 0dte calls
Only some shit ETFs and its barely any % of them. I think ITA the ishares has some Indian defense companies in their defense ETF. You need a brokerage that allows it. You have to convert to rupees, and even then, there are restricted companies.
ITA defense ETF pumping too 
I keep auto-DCA into low-cost index funds (unless you're near retirement). Hold more cash than usual—maybe 10–20%—in case of major dips. Add a bit of gold or a defense ETF like ITA as a hedge. Avoid YOLOing into hype assets (especially AI stocks that have run too far, too fast).
* Calls on private medicine / pharma companies that will take over the research the NIH did, but do it far less efficiently * Calls on Defense (ITA) as we going to sell more hardware to the military and invade Greenland * Calls on bottled water because your water won't be safe to drink in 1 year * Calls on diploma mills and private school SPACs (which are coming, not joking) because the public edu system will be destroyed * Calls on private prisons to imprison the future homeless, "MS-13 gang members", and other undesirables
Another vote for #2 but I'll actually say 50% VTI 20% VEA. I'd consider SHLD over ITA - SHLD is global and a bit more of a growth tilt vs the US-focused ITA. Be careful with commodity ETFs. DBC is structured as a partnership, which you don't want.
So who's the Cleopatra in this current cycle? Laura Loomer? 😭 ITA. We all been here before as a species. I have deliberately made an effort to ignore the day to day dysfunction. I burned out keeping up to date during Trump 1. This term is off the charts and I'm not even gonna try.
I’m 85% cash, have been since early March. 10% is in ITA, since I figure if we go to war, these stocks will shake off the pain that the rest of the market will be feeling and maybe even climb. I call it my WWIII insurance policy 5% in Oklo because it used to be 10% but has since cratered (bought the top lol whoops), and with ex-board member Chris Wright as the literal Energy Secretary (and all the insider trading that’s been happening), there’s a chance the gov’t announces some insane deal with the company.
So I'll take a page from Bessents most recent talk as he's the closest thing to an adult in the room (you'll have to kind of look past the parts where he has to talk the administration's book). The big elephant in the room is that trade with China isn't really 'free' trade in that China has pretty strict capital capital controls so they can keep the Renminbi from appreciating. This permits them to "de value" their currency and support an export led economy since they don't have enough local demand to sustain all the industries being built, which in turn causes deficits (a lot of it the US) where new currency (dollars) are printed in order to buy those exports. This has in turn resulted in a hollowing out of many previously industrialized economies as you simply cannot compete with the cheaper labor. This is not a big deal in a world if you think Wars are a thing of the past, but the Covid pandemic made it very clear how integrated supply chains were and how fragile the foundation of the US's power was (where the value of the dollar is also implicitly backed by US military power). This is a big big problem in the world where you just print money to satisfy global demand, since eventually the world wakes up and realizes they don't need to take your printed money if you have no means to enforce it. This is really a clash of two super powers and everyone else is caught up in it. Now the execution? Total dogshit. [https://www.youtube.com/live/NsyNHd5Ce3c?si=bKDvAOhtUHy6eJzh](https://www.youtube.com/live/NsyNHd5Ce3c?si=bKDvAOhtUHy6eJzh) [https://www.brookings.edu/articles/chinas-currency-policy-explained/](https://www.brookings.edu/articles/chinas-currency-policy-explained/) [https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/CG\_DEBT\_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/CG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA)
The wikipedia article is quoting the IMF. I found the IMF data first on theie website but wiki also had the historical data and had a more convenient presentation. https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/HH_LS@GDD/CAN/GBR/USA/DEU/ITA/FRA/JPN/VNM
Probably ITA nothing like global tensions to boost defense spending
U.S. ranks only 13th in household debt to GDP ratio. Switzerland, Australia, S Korean, Canada, Hong Kong, UK are all higher than U.S. Canada is at 103%, while U.S. is only 73%. https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/HH_LS@GDD/CAN/GBR/USA/DEU/ITA/FRA/JPN
Hoping for a solid day at open so I can get out of these calls and load up on some puts for eow. Also calls on ITA
Defense has been a regular winner for me. That's the real too big to fail. Love ITA and XAR.
No it’s not. It’s based on a lie. China’s national debt is lower than their GDP https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD
This is misinformation. China’s national debt is less than its GDP. Source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD
1/3 Berkshire Hathaway, 1/3 snp500, 1/6 Nvidia, 1/12 Microsoft, 1/12 ITA (aerospace & defense etf). Thats what I'm rocking right now. In over exposed to tech but I'm an alpha male who does what he wants. And tech stocks bring home the real bacon. ITA doesn't make sense to my brain but it does to my gut.
Going defensive. XLE, ITA, PAVE, COMT, GLD. Thinking of INDA for some additional non-US exposure. Im thinking not just recession, but major geopolitical disruption. Commodities for stagflation or reserve status loss, ITA/XLE for war.
Anyone think ITA etf or individual defense stocks might be a safe grab after this speech?
Ah yes, unlike strong, fiscally responsible nations, like Turkmenistan and Cambodia. *They* are secure. [https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG\_DEBT\_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA)
Buying the ITA etf. Held for years.
You're not making points, just baseless claims. To be honest, it's quite tiring because it's always the same "arguments", just a different Reddit username. But sure... *"China has been in a property collapse since 2021. The entire wealth across the nation and citizens has been destroyed"* The real estate sector accounts for roughly 30% of China's GDP. So much for "The entire wealth across the nation". China could literally cover the entire valuation of their real estate market by new debt and they'll still have less debt than the US. They just prefer a long but healthier resolution over printing cash and throwing it at the economy like we did in 2008. And that's due to their political system where politicians are not under pressure to deliver before the next election, at the cost of future generations. Land sales have dropped but aren't going to disappear overnight. The Chinese have a different culture. They save a lot (45% vs 3.6% in the US) and invest mainly in real estate. Financial assets are not as common as they are in the US. The last report from early February states that land sales have stabilized. The "hidden" debt you're referring to is estimated at less than $2T, so if you add it to the 84% [reported by the IMF](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA), you're still under 100%. The US is currently at 123%. I would add that they've been on a Western-like Keynesian trend lately and that's probably not a good thing, but still in better shape than us, like being late for a trash-your-house party.
I have 5 core holdings in my long term account, ITA, VIS, XLK, XLF, BRK.B. I don’t actively trade them, just buy and hold. In my small brokerage account I mainly buy puts or calls on stocks I think overbought or oversold. I use Finviz to screen and find them, or just scroll through tickers I’m already very familiar with. I try to stay up to date with news and data but not obsessively.
Everything electronics related is not under tariffs in any WTO entity. Please google "WTO ITA (Information Technology Agreement)".
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Yes rare earth minerals mining and processing is critical to national defense; however mining industry in the US is subject to regulatory requirements and even with the new administration mineral extraction and processing is capital and time consuming. You maybe better off investing in a defense company or a defense sector ETF. For defense companies check out Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, aerovironment. I am not long in any of those however I am long in Kratos (ktos) defense and mining LAC. For ETFs checkout ITA PPA XAR and UAV.
With the upcoming U.S. administration, several sectors might see significant shifts based on anticipated policies. The energy sector could benefit from a possible emphasis on oil and gas deregulation, though this may face legal and regulatory challenges. Traditionally, defense spending increases under Republican administrations, which may positively impact defense contractors and related industries. The technology sector could experience a mix of outcomes. While some companies may benefit from deregulation, potential tariffs and immigration changes could challenge parts of the industry that rely on global talent. In healthcare, if there are efforts to repeal or adjust the Affordable Care Act, insurers and providers might experience volatility as they adapt to changes. Meanwhile, the financial sector could see profitability improvements through deregulation, supporting banks and financial institutions. Several ETFs might align with these potential trends, such as those targeting the energy sector (XLE), U.S. defense (ITA), financials (XLF), and healthcare (XLV). However, given the broad and often unpredictable nature of market influences, a diversified and long-term strategy is essential for managing potential risks effectively.
You'd honestly be better off asking in r/ETFs. I don't really invest in defense stocks, but if I was going to, it would be one heavily weighted in LMT. Quick search shows ITA, SHLD, MISL but those expense ratios are higher than I would pay.
For anyone interested in playing the election uncertainty with options that won't cost you an arm and a leg - ITA, KCE, XLE, XLB, and XLF still have reasonable premiums at the strike price.
What a absolute pile of a gift-wrapped turd, spewed with ignorance kind of post is this. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/adjusted-net-savings-per-person?country=DEU~FRA~GBR~MEX~BRA~PRT~COG~DNK~USA US on the way up. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-population-in-extreme-poverty?tab=chart&time=latest&country=CHN~DNK~OWID_WRL~FIN~FRA~DEU~IRL~ITA~JPN~NLD~PRT~ESP~GBR~USA GDP great for US https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gdp-per-capita-maddison?tab=chart&time=1980..latest&country=OWID_WRL~Western+Europe+%28MPD%29~Eastern+Europe+%28MPD%29~BEL~FIN~DEU~ISL~ISR~IRL~ITA~JPN~LUX~NOR~PRT~POL~ESP~SWE~CHE~GBR~USA GDP growth since 1950 aint amazing for US https://ourworldindata.org/economic-growth-since-1950
What's your choice in healthcare? My plays are JNJ and MRK. Dumped JNJ recently. I had better returns with my military picks LMT and ITA, but also dumped those recently too.