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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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Solid picks overall, but think in roles. IAU is more of a hedge than a return driver, ITA is cyclical and tied to geopolitics, and VGK has lagged the US for years. If you’re already buying QQQ and SPY, you’re heavily US-tilted, so just make sure you’re adding these for diversification, not expecting them to outperform consistently.
TTE, ITA but probably prices in since it is about to start
I am heavy on ONDS, PLTR, and ITA options.
Holding ITA calls over the weekend in case we bomb Iran
XLE and ITA balls deep
Oil or defense stocks for Iran? Thinking XLE or RTX/ITA. Good luck apes.
Oil or defense stocks? I'm thinking XLE or ITA/RTX for Iran? Help a fellow ape out. Good luck regards.
Bullshit. 1. States have budgets, no state can afford to just ignore a huge reduction of tax revenue. This is an issue with the Netherlands previous tax system, not the welfare state. 2. Looking at wealth distribution and tax collection, we still have a system where the rich get richer while lower incomes get poorer. The problem is not preventing that, i.e. not taxing the rich enough. (That assessment is not related to the current tax law changes mentioned in this article, but neither was your comment.) 3. Looking at GDP to debt (https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CAN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA), it seems the USA is much worse off than the EU countries.
Oh well sure my bad then, figure it out yourself. Maybe you should try buying ETFs cuz ITA, PPA, XAR seem to be doing fine 🤔
War is coming. ITA, SHLD
If ITA could save my port that would be amazing
Get in on SHLD and ITA before WW3 with Iran kicks off
WSB after a 1.2% drop after hitting ATHs earlier that very day: LOST DECADE INCOMING 50 YEAR BEAR MARKET ITA FUCKING JOEVER
long $ITA and energy, $XLE
Nobody with money cares about ICE. We're buying ITA and HAL.
Kraken Robotics. Also investing in European defense (WDEF, EUAD, ITA, XAR)
I thought about both and then decided on the lower volatility ETF, ITA. If you are looking for a single company stock, I'd do what somebody else suggested and find one that has not gone up 10x in the last couple of months. Assuming we do not invade Greenland or some other country, defense stocks may go sideways for a while. There is also Global X Defense Tech ETF, SHLD. I know this is not an ETF sub, I'm just telling you what I did.
>**Viewing this from an institutional lens...** ignore the "Turnberry Deal" suspension. That is just political theater. The market largely expected that deal to die the moment the tariff tweet went out Saturday. The real "Black Swan" in this article—and the thing that should actually scare you—is the **"Anti-Coercion Instrument" (ACI).** Most retail traders have never heard of this because it has never been used. It was designed for China, but pointing it at the US is a massive escalation. Here is why the ACI is infinitely more dangerous than standard tariffs: **1. The "Nuclear Option": IP Stripping** Standard trade wars are about taxes (Tariffs). The ACI is about **Property Rights.** * **The Threat:** The article mentions *"lifting of intellectual property protections."* * **The Impact:** If the EU invokes this, they could theoretically tell European generic drug makers, *"Go ahead and copy Pfizer and Merck's drugs; we will ignore the patents."* Or tell European tech firms they can ignore US software licenses. * **The Trade:** This stops being a "Soybean/Farmer" problem and becomes a **Big Tech / Big Pharma** problem. **2. The "Asymmetric Warfare" of the ACI** The EU knows they can't win a tariff war (The US buys more from them than they buy from us). So, the ACI allows them to target **Services and Capital**, not just Goods. * *Investment Restrictions:* Blocking US Private Equity from buying EU assets. * *Procurement Bans:* Banning Microsoft or Amazon AWS from bidding on European government cloud contracts. **My Take:** Watch the language coming out of Thursday's meeting. * If they stick to **"Retaliatory Tariffs"** (Bourbon/Harleys): **Buy the Dip.** That is standard playbook stuff. The market knows how to digest it. * If they officially invoke the **ACI (The Bazooka)**: **Short the QQQ and XLV (Healthcare).** * US Tech and Pharma valuations are built on global IP protection. If that cracks, the premium evaporates. **The Timeline:** The EU moves at the speed of bureaucracy. They meet Thursday. Implementation takes weeks. You have time to hedge. Look at **Puts on US Multi-nationals** with >30% revenue from Europe, and rotate into **Domestic Small Caps (IWM)** or **US Defense (ITA)**, which are immune to European regulators.
Fuck yeah SHLD EUAD and ITA fucking pumping.
Fucking fuck yeah. Jacked to tits in EUAD ITA and SHLD. The generals gathered in their masses..... Let there be war!
They have run for the last 2-3 years as I have been long since Ukraine. There are 3 ETFs: ITA and PPA are mainly domestic plays and SHLD which has Palantir as a large holding and European defense contractors. RTX and KTOS have had great runs. But, I have not sold any shares. I also own KRKNS and VOYG which are plays on the next gen of defense. The other one own that I still think is a reasonable price is HII. While it has also had a run, they have been given many new contracts so the run is justified. They focus on the US navy. One other that is still cheap and a turnaround is Boeing. But they are only 50% defense. Good luck!
Check out $ITA, $PPA and $XAR too. They’re Aerospace & Defense ETFs, which with increased military spending broadly, is trending (and imo believe) is a sound place to put money also into. Some $QQQ never hurts too.
Give yourself an allotment for ‘low’, ‘medium’ and ‘high’ risk investments. On the ‘Low’, look at indexes like VOO (overall), QQQ (tech) or ITA (military). For medium, speaking purely on tech, ASML, GLW, GOOG, AAPL, etc. On the high, but that into stock you think have the highest potential return. If you wanted to try something higher risk, look at an Options Call on an index fund ETF like $VOO or $SPY that doesn’t expire for 6-12 months.
Im doing well with SHLD , ITA and XAR
I think it's a somewhat better bet in Europe where they have to really spend significant money on that now but things like EUAD etf up 95% (vs the US-centric ITA up 59%; there's also the global SHLD up 99% in the last year, probably in decent part because of the weighting to PLTR) in the last year
APLD for AI infrastructure OPEN for real-estate sales due to falling interest rates XOM for oil ITA for war
SHLD calls up 75% this week. ITA calls up 45%. Micron up 18.5%. I think I’ll just let it ride next week
I hope you got on all these, ITA and XLE have popped off since you posted!
I loaded up literally Jan 1st or 2nd only because I had previously had ITA, but looked for other weighted ETFS chose XAR and SHLD is
ITA doing pretty well too! It’s aerospace & defense together.
I also have PPA, bought at the same time as ITA, and that one lags behind quite a bit
Yes, ITA has been good for me. Also check out XAR, which has been quickly catching up.
ITA is my best performer Check out JEDI too, it’s the modern warfare and AI fund
All aerospace was up. $ITA too. SpaceX IPO will create a huge bubble in the space
I loaded up during the dip and the only other stock I own is ITA
Can I have a ITA pump at least? Or USO ?
My friend who I told go in ITA better thank me
This is why ITA popped bigly today. Some tasty insider trading happening here
**\*\*\*Seeking advice from the pros\*\*\*** I have been in the market for 10 months now, bought my first stock on my 25th birthday. I would consider myself a conservative investor (maybe). This is my take so far, divide my risks (I know no investment is risk free) \- 60% ETF (VOO, ITA, QQQ, IAU, etc) \- 20% top 4 companies (NVDA, GOOG. AAPL, MSFT) \- 20% volatile stocks with potential (RKLB, SOFI, etc) - if I lose money on those 20% it won't be much as its only 20%, but if it booms, it will be enough to impact my annual portfolio return Personally at the end of it all, I found my portfolio to be tech heavy, with a little bit of aerospace, which is not as diverse as I would like to be. But for the past 10 or so years most people made their money in tech, it is almost leading everything. If others think my strategy is weak, please let me know as I am still new at this **and would looove to learn more and more.** Thank you.
Solid picks overall, those SPDR sector ETFs are reliable for low-cost, broad exposure, and ITA's a strong one for defense
I like ITA for defense and aerospace. Don’t have energy. Dont care for it. Healthcare I run VHT, an financials VFH.
Your tech concentration mirrors the Nifty Fifty era. Index-hugging hides structural rot. ITA’s exposure to Boeing’s industrial lag is a liability; PPA offers better depth. XLE works, but XOP provides the upstream leverage needed for a supply-constrained decade. JPM and UNH are the only logical anchors. Because history proves that in tightening cycles, quality and scale always outpace the index.
ITA doesn’t seem good if you believe the Defense industry will boom. Major players, Lockheed and Northrop are underrepresented comparing to Boeing and GE which together contribute to 30% of the index. My personal preference is XAR. Its holdings are more equally weighted.
Any reason why this over ITA or PPA?
Issok! I love me some defense as well, though IDEF is my tool of choice over ITA/XAR.
Exactly why I hold ITA. It’s not a significant holding, but just diversifies what I have.
Can anyone with stock market knowledge tell me what I need to change in my Portfolio please? I currently have VTI, ENB, PLTR, PATH, ACHR, JOBY, ITA, APLD and SMCI because was way below Intrinsic value!
ITA good buy right now. Bullish on war stonks.
Buying more ITA for the inevitable war with Venezuela
ITA is a better defense ETF than WAR
War with Venezuela is bullish af. I’ll be adding to my ITA position.
Yup go review the charts around October 9, 2023. Specifically LMT did 8%+ and SPY was green that day as well. So ITA (leveraged DFEN) would go bananas and gap way up. Problem is they were already in a downtrend at the time in 2023 so it wasn't crazy to return to highs. 2025 has been the Palantir show and ITA has already been leading. Could end up being exit liquidity for big firms this time if ITA jumps and not really move after the initial pop.
Suggestion: VONG (core growth): 45%, CIBR (cybersecurity): 20%, SMH (semiconductors): 20%, SHLD or ITA (defense tech): 15% Rundown of each ETF VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF) Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility.
VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF): Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility. Suggested allocation VONG 50%, CIBR 30%, SHLD or ITA 20%
Regime change imminent, relevant stocks: anything defense related, I have $ITA calls myself
Couldn't read past *"Their debt to GDP ratio is now beyond the EU and US"*. You have no idea what you're talking about, so you're making stuff up to sound knowledgeable. China's debt to GDP is a little over 90% ([up from 88% in 2024](https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GG_DEBT_GDP@GDD/CHN/FRA/DEU/ITA/JPN/GBR/USA/FADGDWORLD)) vs. 124% for the US, 113% for France and 135% for Italy.
Under trump, it's a predictable pattern that lmt ldos rtx northrump and ITA will do well. Which ones are the beneficiaries in metallic material sector? Uuuu? MP? And what?
they probably just wanted something that was like catchy you know... I mean my justification was that China would be cutting us off from rare Earth minerals because Donald Trump would start a trade war with China, and we would have an acceleration of the global macroeconomic trends that have been taking place over the last decade which could be compressed into several years... such as dedollarization, money printing, massive political instability leading nations to acquire lots of defense products. coupled with the fact the United States is rebuilding our entire nuclear arsenal but does not have enough uranium to complete the task, which means that there needs to be a massive increase in uranium mining. Russia used to be our top source for enriched uranium for nuclear plants, but that's no longer an option... in Jan/Feb my core position moved to EUAD, KDEF, ITA, SMH, XME, GLD, SPY, UDN. With some other fun stuff like Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu stock
Let me help you with that. O because of rate drops, VZ because of the dividend and moves they’re making, VOO because the history, ITA or SHLD because world leaders said war is absolutely happening in large scale soon
Ill have to look into SCHG, ITA and SHLD. This is the first I've heard of these, and I dont consider myself a newbee. Thanks for the info!
No. VOO VTI VT SCHG ITA and SHLD. Split evenly and keep adding to all
ITA - up 40%. The better one
You get exposure to the European defense manufacturers. It’s outperformed ITA every step of the way
War stocks only go up! Personally investing in ITA etf to get a little bit of everything
If you guys are interested in my next play, I'm going all in on RTX, ITA, and AVAV. LETS GO MADURO!!
Exactly… park your money 75% VONG and 26% ITA Aerospace and don’t worry
VONG or VOOG Choose VONG if you're seeking broader exposure to U.S. growth stocks, including mid-cap companies, and are comfortable with slightly higher volatility for potentially higher returns. Choose VOOG if you prefer a more concentrated investment in large-cap growth stocks, aiming for stability and alignment with the S&P 500's performance. ITA aerospace and maybe add CBR Cibersecurity ETF
ITA. Profitting from both arms & aerospace industries can't be a bad bet.
Look into HLAL for US coverage? It doesn't seem to have much overlap with a US defense ETF (ITA), only a single shared holding: AXON ENTERPRISE INC (do you consider Tasers to be over the line?) at 0.2% of HLAL.
1- Rare earths 2- things that'll be enhanced by AI, such as genome sequencing. 3- Weapons. After the ukrainian war ends there'll be a new cold war and an unprecedented arms race, billions/trillions will be poured into the arms industry I have position in MP, Illumina Inc. and ITA based on these premises.
I'm starting to buy some defense ETFs. For now I invest in ITA but considering buying SHLD too.
Gifts, unfortunately for your son, [are not earned income](https://itap1.for.irs.gov/owda/0/resource/Commentary_Files_Redirect_ITA/en-US/help/eihave.html). His best investing option right now would be a taxable brokerage account.
> The stock market has essentially split into two, a kinda meh “everything else” line and the “tech and AI” line This year's rally has actually had greater breadth of gains beyond big tech https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/sp-500-rally-sectors-efe6ba9b?st=CEcc7B&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink For example, ITA aerospace and defense etf is up 37% ytd
I have ITA, but only 6%. Pure dollar amounts mean nothing. What percentage is this $50,000?
Chances are people will continue to kill each other in the coming decades, so there is a good chance that military ETFs will do better than average, but as others have said, if this is your only $50k, then you are choosing a risky concentration. At the least I'd split it between more than one ETF... EUAD, SHLD, WDEF, ITA...
Both $ITA and the European version $EUAD have done very well since the inauguration. I’m personally more bullish about $EUAD. After Trump, Europeans shouldn’t rely on Americans to arm them.
The PE ration of ITA is around 40, so it sounds like everyone else already has the same idea and the stocks are priced accordingly.
GE looking expensive which is one of the top holdings in ITA but boeing and a few others have room to go. Ive been holding ITA for the past year
Look at the 20 year plot for ITA compared to IVV. That's will answer your question.
Time to leverage $ITA
1 month of ITA call gains got evaporated by SPX puts in 5 hours for me lol.
LOL - seriously? Poor track record, expensive - compare to others and ask why you'd pay a premium for ARK. What are you interested in investing in? Fairly common known-goods are VOO, VOOG, ITA, SCHG, JEPQ, etc Tons of funds out there, and Ms. Wood is not the creme of the crop
Need some good war vibes to push ITA over $200 -