KO

Swiftstrike4

I’d probably put 50% in VOO or VTI on the next big dip, 25% in TSMC 10% in in KO or Disney or some stable bank stock and the remainder in Draftkings or Sofi or Hood as my fuck around money.

Glittering-Chair5084

wonder how many panic sellers he's KO'd at this point

3ebfan

It has the same price to sales ratio as KO right now. It is actually quite cheap.

hotmic247

Dividends.  $,KO $O

Matt2_ASC

I don't really understand KO being a stable play right now. If the US ends NATO, you don't think Europeans will stop buying America's biggest branded item?

Jurlaub12

When I look for a wheel ticker, I usually open the options chain on moomoo first and check different DTEs, deltas and how stable the monthly premiums look. Stocks like O, JNJ or KO make the differences pretty clear because moomoo lets you compare greeks and liquidity across contracts side by side. Helps a lot when you’re trying to find something you can roll for years.

Jihelu

Getting back into options trading, I used to do a lot more (Credit/Debit spreads mostly, some condors/butterflies, etc) but was mostly doing it in stupid ways (Lots of earning plays. Made a lot of money, like 30% or more in a month, then got wiped because the numbers numbered in the wrong direction. Oops) Anyway I haven't done anything in really 5+ years and I've just started getting back into it. My personal risk tolerance and outlook has changed a lot, my goals seem to be a lot more "I want to do options" BUT "I want my worse case scenario to be a bag hold" That leaves me things like covered calls, jade lizards, a few other things. I had the idea of basically doing an earnings play on stocks I actively hold where I sell iron condors on them and if it moves in either direction to just be fine with it, so if a stock went down instead of my put credit spread being a loss I just sell the long for a profit and buy more shares, if it goes up I just sell the long and let the shares get called away. The optimal situation here is it stays neutral, or only slightly bear/bullish, and I collect all the premiums (Losing a bit of possible profit due to the longs) Am I over thinking anything here? I guess if I was confident things would be neutral I could cut out the middle man and just leave off the longs but then I lose some hedge. I use RH so I don't pay per legs, I just have awful fills instead (Yippee) Anyone have thoughts on this or other option strategies? I guess wheeling is probably a good idea for me (I usually hate starting with the put side of things, I'd rather roll a call out and up to follow a rising stock than sell a put and have the stock moon right after. I usually /want/ to own an underlying access, not use my cash to make money) Right now, barring that idea, I've been just buying things I intend on going long in. KO, VTI, VT, trying to get out of a position in NOK but still holding it (I'm up on it though), thinking of getting back into F. The Condor idea was mostly meant for earnings to take advantage of the higher volatility but I wonder if there's a use for it in other stocks that trade slowly/stay stagnant (KO/F/Some others), the call side of things especially as I tend to have more shares on hand than liquid cash.

Anxious_Cheetah5589

"Small dogs of the dow" .... Currently KO VZ PG NKE MRK. Dogs of the Dow are the 10 highest yielding stocks in the Dow. Small dogs are the 5 lowest priced of those 10. Big, liquid, well known, well understood, predictable. Sometimes they blow up, but very rarely.

TheFailologist

Not writing the below to be rude or controversial. Just wanted to share my findings. The market has moved away from value a very long time ago. Companies can't just mature then issue a dividend and grow slowly like KO and command a premium in their stock price. Wallstreet wants ever increasing growth. That's part of the reason ADBE is priced as it is. The growth story is feared to be done. Damn the rest of the business and how incredibly sticky the product is. Past gains don't factor into today's stock price, only future gains do. GOOG was priced with such a low P/E before its run up for the same reason. Wallstreet feared that the growth story (and the monopoly lawsuit) was done and when that turned out to be false, the stock moved back up to growth P/Es. Any growth stock (most tech stocks) that stop showing growth will see their share price collapse overnight. That includes the Mag7 and all the big chip companies that have had huge runs in 2025 like: NVDA, AMD, AVGO, CLS, WDC, STX, SNDK

theipd

Yes you have to be very careful though. Find something with a decent premium and very little movement. KO, SOUN are a few. I played with SOUN for a while, selling the 10 Call and selling the 12 Put (CSP). I closed it this past Friday, opening it 30 days ago. Nice premium. So yes it can be done.

spellbadgrammargood

martin luther king coming with the R'KO out of nowhere

RoverV

Yes, you’re asking for an etf. People probably thought UNH was what you describe, until it lost half its market cap last year. The closest on your list is probably WM. Berkshire is probably the closest given its record of recovering from market downturns. Then probably KO, MSFT, and AMZN. If you want different exposures with some stability, look at DXJ and VHT.

MajorFantastic9498

AutoZone and O'Reilly are solid picks, those auto parts stores basically print money since people gotta fix their cars no matter what. I'd probably lean more defensive than discretionary - when times get tough people fix instead of buying new Also might wanna check out KO or PEP if you haven't already, those dividend aristocrats are boring but reliable af

n00bca1e99

Ironically, all my long-term holdings are up. My biggest disappointment of the day so far is KO going up 0.14%, and one of my ETFs in my retirement account being flatlined today.

Admirable_Risk7272

Every KO dip is a blessing

Laureles2

I like how you roll. While I have a lot of Mag 7 tech, I have personally avoided PLTR and TSLA myself... maybe b/c I missed the boat lol. For dividend payers I've also done well with BTI, OMF, and KO.

joeblow2118

I get that but you’re obviously risking too much. I learned the same way you’re talking about. But I learned by buying a single contract at a time, usually in boring stocks with a beta < 1.0. Things like KHC, PEP, KO. Which is against what this sub is about lol. I dabble in options but I’m not a huge fan of the risk associated with it. It looks like you’re going balls deep and will live in this perpetual cycle of getting rich quick and then losing your ass. Likely giving you returns less than the market average. Start slow and learn first. Making little money is better than losing any.

metmajor

I've followed stocks that get a short-term boost being sponsors of Olympic games and the World Cup...KO, PG, BABA, V (Olympics) and KO, V, BAC, HD, MCD (World Cup)

Wowmuchrya

Defensive dividend. PM, McD's, KO.

Icy_Extension_6857

Please collapse coke (KO), would sincerely appreciate it 🥹🙏

daninsatx

I bought COKE once thinking it was KO but that was a winner. Doubled and sold it.

MagicJuggler

I'm starting slow, with boring dividend stocks first fod things I pay for anything. KO, VZ, anything I can reliably wheel before parking gains into house shares. I wish Costco would do a stock split already. Then, anything I can opportunistically scalp under oversold conditions. RKT is on a roll atm, but if it dips, I'll go back into that.

Michikusa

KO = Knockout. Does that help make it more hip?

ernyc3777

PEP and KO are around 15-20% of my portfolio because they’ve never going tits up and they pay dividends. Yeah they’re not gonna make me a billionaire but I know hold steady and keep cash flowing to invest in more volatile stocks or APPL.

Putrid_Leg_1474

Somebody did that yesterday. I think it was: Pepsi tastes sweeter and thereby tricks our monkey brains to drink more PEP than KO. And... some crayon language on a chart about a double bottom wrapped around a triple top. Pretty solid DD really. I like PEP because its close to PEPE and I'm losing on my KO calls

IDrinkSulfuricAcid

Doesn't KO underperform SPY by like 10% a year including dividends? Just buy VOO bro

Clear-Succotash-2577

i buy cheap puts on KO as crash insurance.

Muddykip

Everyone is giving OP shit because he bought shares, but OP offered some decent DD and anyone could have gotten in at market open. KO went up 2.69% today and if people managed to get calls it would have printed.

Admirable_Risk7272

If KO will squeeze then I saw everything in life

sylphvanas

It worked on my KO and MO calls, but unfortunately sold them way too early today

AlGAdams

I have SCHD Jan 23rd calls for sale right now.  You're buying KO so you might as well

Zealousideal-Ad3396

KO? What’s next OP do recommend 3 month CDs

ElVatodor97

First, how dare you give solid stock DD in WSB. I got 175 shares I've been holding since last June. Was planning on adding about 15/20 more shares today. Because KO has been between $68-72 for the last few months, I would recommend you do covered calls. Granted, the premium is not as high like Tesla's or Nvidia's covered calls, but with 5x CCs you got yourself a weekly $20-40 premium.

ImmediateWonder9935

This actually makes sense as a *parking spot* trade rather than a WSB moonshot. KO isn’t exciting, but cash flow + pricing power tends to matter when volatility picks up and people rotate out of high beta. Valuation isn’t cheap-cheap, but it’s not stretched either if rates come down. Swing vs. long really just depends on how long defensives stay in favor. For anyone tracking how the market is treating KO right now: [https://aimytrade.io/ticker/KO](https://aimytrade.io/ticker/KO)

Initial-Possible9050

Solid boomer play, KO is basically a bond with upside at this point. That dividend reinvestment gonna compound nicely while everyone else is chasing meme stocks. I'm holding some too, sleeping better than most degenerates here

DoubleFamous5751

PEP dd yesterday, now a KO dd? Imma stick to purple drank https://preview.redd.it/14b9gxo2x4cg1.jpeg?width=160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c91aad12994bd17e8f729966472ee48cbbe77114

ai-moderator

#TLDR --- Ticker: KO Direction: Up Prognosis: Long Shares @ $67.45 Strategy: Defensive Dividend Harvesting Vibe: No moonshots, just boomer juice

FoggyFoggyFoggy

Which stock is currently best prepared and positioned for a market downturn or crash in 2026? BRK? KO? AXP? GOOGL? AMZN? Something else?

FoggyFoggyFoggy

Which stock is currently best prepared and positioned for a market downturn or crash in 2026? BRK-B? KO? GOOGL? AMZN? AXP? Something else?

Silver-Barracuda7834

Calls on KO

Putrid_Leg_1474

Then why is my KO call bleeding so much? I'm going to be on RC cola or Sam's choice pretty soon.

Oh_he_steal

BRK.A is the obvious choice. Off the top of my head after that: MSFT, MCD, XOM, GE, KO

FoggyFoggyFoggy

KO

FarAbbreviations2829

I sold $5000 of KO this morning and bought MU. I’ve been on a lucky streak.

IDrinkSulfuricAcid

I literally only know one of those tickers (BBAI) and BTC from this list. If you want to not lose any more money, you can't have all of your money in small cap speculative stocks. I'm not telling you to full port KO and CVX but you will simply lose money without defensive investments.

wjonagan

Seconding KO and WMT especially. Both are solid picks that tend to hold up even when everything else is going sideways. I'd also say don't sleep on PEP if you're already comfortable with KO - similar stability but gives you a bit more diversification since they're also big in snacks. The dividend aristocrats list is honestly a great starting point for anyone who doesn't want to stress about their holdings. These companies have been paying and increasing dividends through multiple recessions at this point. Not the most exciting picks but sometimes boring is exactly what you want in your portfolio

joeblow2118

Love KO, PEP, and CVX!

BeneficialQuality899

Google search dividend kings or aristocrats. I like KO, JNJ, NUE, and WMT

mitchorrizo

Calls on KO

VinMan-3953

You need some energy stocks and ETFs. Some stocks overall I would consider CVX ET PAA KO DUK ENB NEE PG Costco

torfman

Got into wheeling early this year. I’m trading account 4x yours and wouldn’t touch any of those, too expensive. If you get assigned on MSFT it’s your entire account. I’m trading Pypl, Tgt, Xom, BX, MGM, PEP, KO etc using TA. looking for premium OTM, 30-45 days, $100-$200 on companies I don’t mind getting “stuck” holding if trade goes wrong 1 cause I believe in them long term 2 cause they pay nice dividend if I have to hold them longer than expected. (just bonus). Sometimes I’ll just have couple trades going, sometimes I’ll have ten.

Dude_HaHa

Would love it if AT&T, John Deere, Kraft Heinz and KO skyrocket, and tech just gets obliterated.

zxc123zxc123

Probably this. As someone who sells options (puts and calls) and holds BAC as a stock. I don't really bother selling BAC options on either side because BAC like JPM/KO/BRK.A are built to be stable blue chips that are low vol if not outright anti-vol. Also they don't have the huge flows or trading casino floor that SPY does. I hope OP is right, but seeing that it's on front page? More likely that BAC tanks instead. In that case fuck them for jinxing me.

gkboy777

Put $KO on that list too. Diabetes and disposable packaging ain’t doing anybody no good.

AlGAdams

30.5%, top performer is MU.  Best 1 time trade was AMZN call options.  Worst performer appreciation wise: KO

Icy_Extension_6857

Imma…. Buy puts 🎵 Yes I said Puts 🎵  -But on What ?!?  Why on coke of course Puts! Puts on KO🎶 

teh_herper

In a sense, he was the most diamond of diamondest hands, holding KO since the stone ages probably

Creative-Grocery2581

KO

Mountain-Office1177

$KO 67p

kal14144

Damn Coca-Cola made Santa red for their stupid ads. Puts on KO.

Old_Tone1670

YTD is 200%. I dont think that constitutes a KO

NochillWill123

I literally said few minutes ago it was hanging on the ropes about to get KO

NochillWill123

Hood hanging by the ropes about to be KO

BeneficialQuality899

Google search dividend kings or aristocrats. I like KO, JNJ, NUE, and WMT

Ill-Literature2182

KO looks interesting

Kitchen-Safety4218

Your allocation mirrors the "Quality Factor" dominance seen since the 2008 GFC. It’s a fortress. But at 23, you’re paying a high premium for defensiveness you won't need for decades. UNH, PG, and KO are modern "Nifty Fifty" plays. They provide excellent ballast. So, holding 11% in staples and legacy healthcare suggests a fear of drawdowns your 40-year horizon doesn't justify. It’s a defensive posture for a long-distance race. MELI is your alpha engine. It captures both e-commerce and fintech tailwinds in a developing theater. Which is where the real compounding happens. AMZN and CRWD provide the necessary digital infrastructure exposure. These should be the core, not the satellites. The VXUS and WM additions are concessions to "Modern Portfolio Theory." VXUS is often a performance drag disguised as prudence. WM is a great business, but it's another anchor. Because you're adding capital daily, you don't need this much protection.

oldnortherner

Depends what you're looking to get out of this. Currently there's a mix of safety (VOO, KO) and risk (UNH, QCOMM). Really when I see these names (and the number of them), I read this as a defensive or uncertain approach. If you're investing in individual stocks, you want to know the companies extremely well; their financials, their moats, their competition, etc. That is, when you're investing in a stock, you believe all these things line up and represent a strong company for the long-term. If that's the case, then there isn't so much need to diversify. Instead, you can go in big with conviction. If this isn't how you feel about any of these companies, then VOO might be better allocation. If it is, then maybe a prioritise and trim a little. FYI: I am only invested in 3 companies and they're all conviction plays.

jx25bbxb

VOO 47.4% UNH 8.4% PG 5.2% KO 5.9% CRWD 4.3% COST 5.1% QCOM 4.7% MELI 5.2% AMZN 9.4% BRK.B 4.4% thinking of adding around 15% vxus and wm heading into 2026 by trimming off each individual stock holding

chaotic_world

Great (and rare) to see the honesty, whenever I see anyone ask about a managed fund... my first thought is "why don't you just mimic the portfolio?" and save the fees. Don't get me wrong, I do see the convenience of funds and the "set and forget" approach. OP's original query and risk tolerance doesn't seem to comport, where is the HIGH risk tolerance and aggressive growth in large cap? Perhaps there is room for growth and I'm being a fool again, like I was when I was told I should mine and buy BTC. Real gamblers are going to search for the diamond that pops a 1000%+ years gain off a penny stock. Less risky, search for the undervalued solid stocks (in my case/opinion consumer cyclical like CAG, KHC, possibly KO... REIT ABR, likely not O right now). The first two seem to be in limbo at a very attractive price, adding a bit of the IRA into more CAG and ABR in the next week. \*\*\*I am not a financial advisor, just an idiot with too much confidence and a bit of Dunning-Kruger\*\*\*

BeneficialQuality899

KO is better than PEP

skimcpip

You still haven’t explained what it means for MNOs to sign with Starlink which itself intends to be an MNO in competition with all the other MNOs. It’s like saying KO will sign with PEP to replace the liquid in KO bottles with PEP liquid instead. Why?

Early_Apple_4142

Don’t chase hot. Chase consistent. “Past performance isn’t indicative of future results” except it mostly is. KO, CAT, AAPL, AMZN, WMT, WFC. Don’t over complicate it. Research companies that you already know about with products you already buy. Look for companies with consistent returns, decent cash flow, and consistent or increasing dividends.

KawaiiGeorgiaPeach

25yo student with no job. I have had a portfolio since 2023. I was given most of this by my father and don’t know where to start looking for advice. I bought VTI, VXUS, and BND after reading about 3 fund portfolios. What do I move around? Need to maximize growth so I can afford food while in school. Can’t afford much risk now. KO 2 shares SLV 1 share PFE 50 shares bought by grandfather in the 1960s SPYM 3 shares since I can’t buy fractional VOO VOO 38 shares BND 2 shares have not made money VXUS 2 shares VTI 3 shares

Prestigious_Age5422

KO, according to Renaissance Tech holdings

FinalChihuahua

By hating Musk and thus all people of Tesla (I suppose lol?) you aren't touching one of the best high beta names for trading. So your emotions are stopping you from making the most of your money and that's not limited to tsla. You're not investing because you want to support morally right companies and if you do be honest to yourself. Everyone who's investing wants to make money period. Nestle is more evil than tsla btw. Do you share the same hatred for this company? $KO is literally stealing water of lots of countries and selling them THEIR water for a profit again. Do you have the same morally righteous energy? If Tesla should go to 0 then I have to assume you want these other companies to go down too lmao And if that's the case too wtf are you doing investing if not for making money

starlordbg

I am currently scaling my position into a growth biotech stock, which is in fact my only stock for the time being, but I would go for obvious ones like KO, PEP, JNJ, PG, CL, WMT, some food giants, BRK.B and such.

PablosCocaineHippo

Most brutal KO? He wasnt even out lol

Worried_Quarter469

Most brutal KO I’ve ever seen because he was at 1% before the finisher

FoggyFoggyFoggy

Just buy KO and take a nap. It's not that hard.

LysergicMerlin

Jake looked like such an amateur id bet on baumgardner to KO him lol

Michaelreidhooper

I’m up 13%. Most of that was from substantial gains in GOOG, as well as moderate gains from SPY, NOBL, BRKB, KO, V, APPL and MSFT. This is not as good as the 20% return I had last year, but I’m quite happy with it. I did receive some gains from Day Trading although the gains from this trading activity is minimal because I don’t risk much in the day trading arena I just do that for fun

BitterrootBackpack

And the fight was 100% fixed. AJ was told not to beat him up too bad, but once it was obvious how bad JP was doing, AJ did him a favor with the KO.

csr8765

KO next round

thinkneo

We've all been there. Panic selling feels like relief in the moment, then regret hits when you see the rebound. The good news: you didn't lose the money, you just moved to cash. The positions are still there to buy back. Yeah, you might pay a bit more, but that's tuition, not a disaster. For stable stocks that help you sleep: \- \*\*GOOGL / MSFT / AMZN\*\* - Big tech but less volatile than NVDA \- \*\*BRK.B\*\* - Buffett's portfolio, boring but steady \- \*\*COST / WMT\*\* - Consumer staples with pricing power \- \*\*Dividend aristocrats\*\* (JNJ, PG, KO) - Won't make you rich quick, but won't keep you up at night either The real fix is position sizing. If a normal pullback costs you sleep, you were probably too concentrated. Spread it out, size down, and the dips won't feel like emergencies.

lotoex1

PG, KO, and SCHD. Boring I know.

GardenOk7022

Totally agree about sticking with quality stocks. I use moomoo to track long-term ROE and dividend consistency before entering any wheel trade. The earnings and valuation charts are easy to understand, and paired with their options analysis features, it gives me a lot more confidence to manage assignments calmly. Stocks like KO or JNJ may move slowly, but they bring steady results.

Michaelreidhooper

You need to get out of options and puts and own real good stocks and ETFs like SPY, BRKB, KO, V, GOOG. Own these stocks outright, don’t buy options.

TheoryInttro

Maybe not KO, but since his MO is paying opponents to take a dive, yes, he'll win.

Traditional-Cloud154

Jake will KO Joshua unfortunately

Traditional-Cloud154

Jake Paul first round KO

Ok_Employment_192

Santa wears red because he was a coca cola advertisement 🤔 so just buy KO calls and you should be fine

PomegranateEasy5816

I (37M in US) recently inherited roughly $300K and am not sure what to do with it. I feel kind of behind on saving for retirement (\~$100K in IRA mainly in $VTI/$VXUS/$BND/$VNQ, small positions in $KO, $HD, $DE, $MSFT), \~$50K in a taxable account that's mostly in $AAPL). I don't own a home but don't feel like this is a great time to be getting into the market as a first time buyer. I wouldn't necessarily need to use the money any time soon, but it would be nice to be able to use some of it for a down payment if an opportunity to buy a house came up. No debt - no mortgage, car is paid for, and student loans were paid off some time ago.

Bowdallen

Within the next 10 shots im gonna KO and when i wake up gold and silver are still gonna be where they are and not spiking downwards like every market open for last week and my gold and silver stocks are gonna be feeling good and that's gonna hold for the day amen.

DistributionBroad173

I would work on doing due diligence. You should pick one stock and treat it as your foundation. A solid company. Gamestop, BigBear, and AMC theatre are NOT solid companies. KO is a solid company. PG is a solid company. They are boring, but solid. MSFT, GOOG, GOOGL, AMZN, WMT are solid companies, growth stocks. Not as boring as KO and PG. You are working on the going for a grand slam on each and every trade.

nebulaedlai

MO is similar to KO in that people buy it for dividends, not growth. However, MO is riskier and less stable, even though the payout is higher. It is still considered a defensive stock tho. I’d say with higher volatility next year, allocating some assets to defensive stocks suck as MO, KO, or PEP is not a bad idea.

skilliard7

Internet/mobile service is only a short term decline, not a long term one. People aren't going to stopping using the internet or cellular data. Over the long term, there is a lot of earnings growth potential. Debt is a moderate concern, but their leverage is not that significant. > CAG and GIS being food companies are bound to trade cheap. Historically, consumer staples traded at very high multiples due to their resilience during recessions. KO trades at 23x pe, PEP at 29x, hershey at 32x PE. GIS and CAG are cheap because they have faced some challenges the past couple years. >PYPL is a value stock but gets overlooked by V and MA. I think the concern is competition in the digital payments space, whereas V and MA still survive even if digital payments take off because people use credit cards to make digital payments

MichaelJamesBurry

Santa rally only works on KO

jorickcz

I got 2060 KO in August 2020 for £326 When I built my previous PC. I got the 32gb 6000 ddr5 cl 30 Viper kit for £70 This August when I built my current PC. Not that it would be intentional or anything but good timing on both

Shazam10-SAP

Took 30$ profit on a single KO call and thought I was making small dough. But now, I’m just glad I’m not losing big dough.

greenpride32

The SP500 index has continued to grow over time because it cycles in winners and cycles out losers. It also adds more weight to the growing and successfuly companies. Today, those growing and successful companies are indeed tech as the world moves more digital. Index can grow because you have tech megacaps making $100b in profits a year. Forget about profit, you have many members of SP500 who don't even have $100b in revenue each year, and not even close. Let's take a KO as an example. I am a shareholder, but I recognize it is not going to be the one moving the index forward. I have it to get a bigger distribution than VOO/SPY, acknowledging it will have lower long term capital growth. I guess point is you can't have your cake and eat it too. Had you divested of tech, you would have substantially smaller gains than someone in VOO/SPY who gained from tech. The whole point of the index is to let it do the work for you - not have you guess which companies or sector is going to grow. Also there is a place for many types of equities depending on your goals (as my KO example illustrates). Data: RSP (SP500 Equal weight): 1Y: 6% / 5Y: 54% VOO: 1Y: 13% / 5Y: 87%