QQQ

Away-Patience8556

Bro is like $180k down if he had out everything in QQQ in April

Excellent-Mud2091

The narrative shift with AI did cause some issues with my port but individual companies are to blame more like. Orcl didnt do well in earnings, neither did meta and i was also heavily in QQQ when these events happened

Aggressive-Ad-2707

Basically same as QQQ

topicalsyntax571

SPY and QQQ short term pullback before earnings seasons. Earnings are still strong. Bigger pullback near midterm elections. Bullish on Energy, Financials, Healthcare, and Communications. Flat on bond funds such as TLT. Bullish on gold, silver, and copper with pullbacks inversely with the SP500.

GoProVI

Why is VOO and QQQ dropping so much what happened?

composer98

One reason to be cautious is that SOMEBODY decides which 100 stocks are in the nasdaq. History shows they have done ok in the past, but that's no guarantee for the future. With 500 in the S&P, that's automatically a somewhat safer choice. Both have the failing of "market capitalization" ranking, which means every dollar invested is invested according to the momentum at the moment. You buy S&P500, then you buy a lot of NVDA; you buy QQQ or other equivalents, then you buy even more of it. Works great until it doesn't.

hungover247365

QQQ and SPY straight up drilling to the earths core. Kamikaze dive bombers, giving me WWII flashbacks.

FranklinUriahFrisbee

If the AI bubble pops, everything will take a hit but it will all come back. That said, at 21 you have a lot of time, QQQ would be a very good way to go.

katrav86

wow ... made more on selling covered calls on my QQQ share lots in my "non-fun" account than in my option-selling regard account the past week and this dogshit price action today and yesterday

Inevitable_Pin7755

At 21 the biggest advantage you have is time, not picking the perfect ETF. VTI is already diversified across the whole US market, so if an AI bubble does deflate, you are not concentrated in just one theme. QQQ is great but it is much more tech heavy, so it will swing harder both up and down. If you are nervous about timing, one option is to split it. Put most into VTI for long term stability and a smaller portion into QQQ if you still want growth exposure. Another simple approach is to invest the 15k in chunks over a few months so you are not stressing about one entry point. No one knows what 2026 looks like, but staying invested in a broad fund beats sitting on cash long term. The worst move is usually doing nothing because of fear.

CherryRoutine9397

At 21 your biggest edge is time, not timing. If this money is long term (10+ years), VTI is a perfectly fine choice. Worrying about bubbles is normal, but sitting on cash because you’re scared of a crash usually hurts more than it helps over decades. If you’re uneasy about dumping it all in at once, split the difference. Put half in now and dollar cost average the rest over 6 to 12 months. That’s more about managing emotions than maximizing returns, and that matters. QQQ is more concentrated and more volatile. Higher upside, bigger drawdowns. If you’re already nervous about AI risk, it might not match your temperament even if returns end up higher. The real mistake at your age isn’t picking the “wrong” ETF. It’s waiting too long to get invested or constantly changing strategy based on headlines. Pick a simple plan you can stick with, automate future contributions, and stop watching the market daily. Consistency will matter way more than which ticker you chose.

greyenlightenment

QQQ cliff dive ah

D_Pablo67

Splitting your funds between VOO and QQQ is fine. If you want a lower cost ETF that acts like QQQ, look at VONG, top growth stocks from the Russell 1000.

Fragrant-Badger6608

Cherry picking a moment is in time is laughable… given I have held and DCAed into QQQ for over 24 years

Thebaxxxx

If the market wasnt manipulated against its participants, there would be billionare-made option traders. But it doesnt work that way. I can see behind the scenes, i work in institutional trading. Whenever a large number of market orders fill - the market resides. Whenever an option is bought at market, the price is set up to where the client gets the worst deal possible, or just misses the mark entirely (thus cancelling the order). The exchanges themselves have become a black hole of information that very few can comprehend. But it all leads down a path of lost money for the masses. Long term holders make money becouse the market floats upwards due to inflation. Neither SPY, VOO, QQQ kept up with inflation though. Cost of food energy and living in general is up 300% over 3 years regardless of what the data shows. Doesnt take a genuis to see a house worth 60k 4 years ago is worth 300k today.

DrHoflich

Look to ETFs. ETFs are a diversified fund. There is a small fee for using them. QQQ and SPY for safer plays. You can even just look what stocks are in these ETFs and copy them purchasing the stocks directly to avoid the fee. It comes down to your risk profile and time window. If you have a long time window, I’d routinely just buy in set intervals stocks like Microsoft, NVDA, Cummins, WM, etc. and set it and forget it. Maybe buying a little extra on dips. Personally, I make some riskier plays, but also value invest. I sold my PLTR, NVDA, IONQ, and AMD for some decent gains, now I am waiting for a larger pullback in the “AI” market to buy back in. I recently purchased, Chipotle and I am up 20% on that, but may sell soon and move the position to Duolingo. I also purchased KVUE at 16.50 (Tylenol) as the company is doing well, but the stock is down on bad press and another company is looking to purchase it at $20 a share essentially just handing 30% gains to stock holders if the deal goes through. Most of my long term stocks are REITs I purchased extremely cheap during the COVID crash.

95Daphne

Unless volume coming back next week pushes us above the 625-630 area on QQQ quickly (really it needs a strong close over 629) the risk with 2026 is higher than I thought. I did slightly entertain the possibility that this year was your "2018" of Trump v2.0 in markets and they may cruise next year similar to 2019, but I think my base case now for 2026 is probably something like 2018. An annoying 5% gain for the SPX and probably a 15ish% decline in the middle of it. 

Ok_Cry7572

Someone is buying $800k in $QQQ 7DTE puts before close

stantbrady

QQQ gonna close below $610 today

PracticalAnywhere225

can QQQ go to zero?

MaxwellSmart07

QQQ has beaten the SP500 more than marginally. It has trounced it. It’s my belief over time QQQ will make up for any great periods of losses. It has already accomplished this in this century which experienced 5 notable bear periods.

bigjimsribs

I wonder if QQQ goes back to 621, impossible to predict really

tystysbaby

!banbet QQQ 500 2w

FuzzyArachnid8537

Dude just go QQQ/VTI 50/50. Keep it simple. Stays growth oriented with way less craze.

argo-navis

I actually didn't! I agree with you that there is already a lot of overlap between QQQ and SPY, largely because tech *is* the strongest sector of the moment. QQQ is of course massively tech-weighted (55%), even moreso than the already-high SPY (35%). In good times for tech (as has been the case for the past 2 decades) they *both* perform well, QQQ even more so. But in the scenario of a tech downturn, there is much more cushioning of SPY from other sectors. It's easy, even *obvious* to assume tech continues to dominate, which is often when a sector is priced to the nosebleeds. Therefore, the next major sector to appreciate may not be tech – which QQQ risks being deeply underweight in. So it feels like a scenario where heads, both SPY and QQQ do well, and tails, SPY is more diversified. That's why I like it more.

StudentFar3340

You have to ask yourself, can you tolerate a 30 plus percent loss for three consecutive years, and then wait 10 Years for th QQQ to Recover? Because that's what happened starting in 2000

ThigleBeagleMingle

You missed the first sentence… - https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/QQQ/holdings/ - https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/holdings/

InquisitorCOC

Sell off? $QQQ down 0.06% so far Is this some kind of joke?

Lunar_Neo

QQQ +22% YTD. Woah, epic sell off! Now is the time to buy, have at it bros!

argo-navis

You actually bring up to me why SPY is even better, as a result. There is indeed a great deal of correlation because of how strong the tech sector has been. As a result, SPY gives you a lot of the QQQ upside already. Conversely, if the economy rotates away from tech, you'll be left behind on QQQ while continuing to ride the wave on SPY.

bigjimsribs

If QQQ dumps $1 I’ll never trade again

Nuclear_N

I did SPY for 40 years, and split with QQQ the last ten. Solid indexes. There are mutual funds that beat that...but not many

Trevor4032

Need advice. Have been maxing out my Roth IRA for several years, and now finished grad school and have a job where I have enough to also invest in a brokerage account. I invest in VOO, VXUS, and BND for my Roth, and will likely do mainly VOO, VXUS, and maybe QQQ for brokerage (still researching). I have around $30k I want to pull from savings to invest as well. Should I lump sum invest all of it now, or spread out throughout the year (e.g., invest weekly/monthly)? Will also be investing a portion of my income monthly into the brokerage as well. Does anyone have any advice? What are some great ETFs to invest in for a brokerage account? General pointers/advice appreciated as well. (27 years old, employed with $110k salary, not super risk-seeking, and looking for medium/long term).

Trevor4032

Need advice. Have been maxing out my Roth IRA for several years, and now finished grad school and have a job where I have enough to also invest in a brokerage account. I invest in VOO, VXUS, and BND for my Roth, and will likely do mainly VOO, VXUS, and maybe QQQ for brokerage (still researching). I have around $30k I want to pull from savings to invest as well. Should I lump sum invest all of it now, or spread out throughout the year (e.g., invest weekly/monthly)? Will also be investing a portion of my income monthly into the brokerage as well. Does anyone have any advice? What are some great ETFs to invest in for a brokerage account? General pointers/advice appreciated as well. (27 years old, no debt, employed with $110k income, not super risk-seeking, and looking for medium/long term).

Fragrant-Badger6608

I’ve been invested in QQQ since November 2002, without a doubt, the best investment in my entire portfolio.

No_Tie9686

QQQ or SPY will end up at 0% today. maybe both will

Reddithatesamerika

Thank you for you reply. Yes, it’s in a taxable account. The three stock picks are because they are considered the “tax collector” of AI. Every company needs them in some capacity. The reason why I didn’t want to include the rest of the semi conductor entities is because it’s too much for me to constantly worry about buying and selling. I don’t want to sell a bunch if I have 10-15 picks that go up 15% compared to just 3. I’m trying to limit my sells. SCHD Is a safety vault because of the dividend DRIP being turned on it helps fuel that component which between that and SCHG it’s my main two vehicles that help fuel my overall growth and the stocks are used for any potential growth earnings. I then could use the money gained from SCHD to buy more shares of those stocks without touching my principle to buyback more shares or to average down if these stocks take a major hit. Honestly I’m willing to lose 10% from the 15% allocation of these stocks. I’m also not completely sold on this. I’m also just considering just layering into QQQ and $SCHG

Krombus_Nom

Except I think he said QQQI, which is up only 3% in the last year, compared to QQQ which is up about 20%.

No_Tie9686

why does QQQ look like an EKG chart

EvolvingDior

Mexico has outperformed the US tech sector by more than 2x this year. EWW vs. QQQ.

PatientAd9394

Wtf was that V on QQQ.... I've never seen such a straight upward V

FinallyArt

Wow man ridiculous over the top post considering you lost 500 bucks, or nothing as some have commented. You can't sweat what ifs. I sold RKLB for a small loss at $7 and lost more than $500 and didn't lose my shit. In fact I rarely think about it. Shit happens with trading. You're young. Aside from play money, put most of your investment funds in QQQ or VOO and you will be set. I can only wish I had your trading opportunities when I was your age.

bmr1230

I only have a few shares. I have been so busy with work that I ignored these texts and calls. I finally took a few days off but came home to find a stack of Schwab statements. Turned out because I ignored these texts and calls, Schwab punished me by changing my paperless statement status to paper. Jokes on Schwab bc it probably cost them $ to send me paper statements on my 5 Schwab accounts. I just sold all my QQQ. I don't want anything to do with them.

ideletedmyaccount04

Swiss Cheese on Italian bread baked in a toaster oven may not be healthy, but it tastes so good and I will never know love ever again. Positions QQQ and TSLA

Emotional-Power-7242

It's over 30 years or something. Plenty of managers best the marketnfor 5 or 10 years, anyone who bought QQQ over the last 10 years best the market.

InspectionFirst7256

!banbet QQQ 630.00 2w

qwertyorbust

The market didn’t play you. You played a game you did not understand. First year investing. Trying to trade options. Giving in to panic. These are all things you weren’t prepared for. In all honesty, QQQ and BTC for “bitcoin exposure” isn’t the best move to get you out of this. You seem to seek a thrill and with a thrill comes risk. Consider the index fund approach and just leave the money alone for awhile.

AceCharisma_

$IWM puts and $QQQ puts

heidieliisa

QQQ and GLD to offset.

Haunting-Cry7752

Side note but I see people say VOO and forget all the time, is VOO better than SPY or QQQ? Or is it all damn near the same thing over time

OptionJockey

Agree that SQQQ isn't a great idea for betting against QQQ except at extremes. And to piggyback on HugeAd, SQQQ is often the only way to quickly add a hedge to a basket of long positions in overnight trading when everything is dropping, you can't adjust or sell your options positions, and you can't short stock. It's not perfect, but the computation is simple if you're using TOS. Just beta-weight your basket against SQQQ to find your portfolio delta. Buy enough shares of SQQQ to offset the portfolio delta to neutral. You may still have losses, but they'll be mitigated by 8 am ET, at which point, you can take off the hedge and roll into individual short positions if you prefer exact hedges prior to market open. Early this morning, as futures were dropping, I placed this hedge and cut my losses in half at the open. Better than nothing.

PracticalAnywhere225

There is a ton of open interest for 615p and 600p on QQQ this week.

wild_b_cat

I appreciate what you're trying to do, but I'm not sure you've fully thought it through. On the legal angle: there's not really a meaningful distinction between "one brokerage account" vs. "two brokerage accounts" vs. "a trust with one brokerage account" here. Once you're married, it's all going to be joint to some extent. Your state laws on community property may influence this, but they'd do so with a trust also. Honestly I would just establish a joint account, and get a prenup in place if you want mutual protection. On the financial angle: it will be very inefficient to build an income fund. Most anything that produces consistent income will also produce a relatively low amount of income, just a few percentage points. You'll need to stuff tons of money in there just to generate any meaningful cushion. Things like SPYI and QQQI will return less than SPY & QQQ in the long run - *and* they'll be significantly tax-inefficient to boot. It would be much wiser to just invest more in your brokerage account, and be ready to dip into that if necessary if you need a cushion. Don't get hung up on the principal vs. income distinction. It's somewhat meaningless for most stocks, like dividend-payers, but it's *especially* meaningless for funds like SPYI/QQQI, where it's really not much different than just selling your stocks over time.

tradetofi

Why not just QQQ?

Mountain-Raise7012

$QQQ to 625+ tomorrow at open?

95Daphne

You see, this is why it may be prudent to think contrarian a little bit here. Rates lowered and some liquidity injected must mean stocks go uppy, yes...yes? Will say that my actual personal thought would probably be a slightly annoying +5% year. Stronger later, early in 2026 for now it looks like the woe is me AI stuff is likely to come to a head (QQQ hasn't even fully filled the gap that I thought it'd eventually fill from early Dec I THINK and it showing divergences with the S&P usually does not end well) and then in April you might have selling at the one year mark from the tariff crash.

SportsCardsOnly

621 calls at open QQQ

MidnightAlchemist

Thank you! I mostly just trade SPY or QQQ, but I like Uber and the Quantum and Space stocks seem intriguing. How about you?

PatientAd9394

Brother, all in on 0DTE QQQ or SPY calls options tomorrow.

poop_master_chieeef

I think I should I get a lobotomy for thinking 0dte 619 QQQ puts were gonna hit. Any thoughts?

teamyg

SHorted more QQQ at 621.5, target 617 tomorrow.

No_Ganache_1753

QQQ 621 going to print

teamyg

Shorted QQQ again at 621.6, target gap fill 615. Watch out below.

Resident-Tumbleweed9

Bought QQQ puts, wish me luck

andytobbles

QQQ is literally consolidating/flagging and yall think this shits going down. Give it a week or 2 for the breakout.

Th3RoyalKnight

QQQ get to 621 and my soul is yours

MoonBasic

Realistically he'll break even in a couple of months just investing in index funds like VOO and QQQ. Then it will be like nothing ever happened. Which means... try options again!!

NYGiants181

"How are you holding up?" QQQ is down a half a percent dude. Ask me how I'm holding up when it's down 50%.

bigjimsribs

QQQ will not finish below 620

kiwimancy

>If you don't like either one of those the problem is not them This is not valid. SARK is deeply negative since inception. TARK is barely positive since inception, and has underperformed QQQ by almost 100%. The problem is both of them.

idontmisstwice

Scalped QQQ puts 😎

idontmisstwice

aaaand out of calls and in QQQ daily puts CLOCKWORK

PapaCharlie9

LEAPS calls only offer one advantage, and many disadvantages, over just buying SPY shares, or if you want to go more concentrated, QQQ. You don't have to buy 100 shares, you can buy whatever you can afford and then DCA more in over time. The one advantage is leverage, so unless the one and only thing you care about is leverage, enough to put up with all the disadvantages, just buy shares. The CSP trade you described is called The Wheel. The Wheel is just a bull stock trade with more steps. It performs worse than just holding shares in a bull market. It performs slightly better than shares in a bear or flat market. So my advice is just stick your 5% back into reliable ETFs. I'm not sure what "slow growth" means -- kind of sounds like bad ETFs to me -- but if they are good ones, just reinvest. The good ones would be SPY, VOO, VTI, VXUS, VT, or QQQ. If you don't have shares in any of those, you are probably leaving money on the table.

Coyote_Tex

Run the scenarios in a spreadsheet and be sure to account for income taxes from your VOO investment when you pull out that $238K or less. You would probably be better off paying your home down some at a faster rate and continuing to invest some. I'd suggest you consider an S&P and Nasdaq index fund ETF. I'd also think you have maxed out all of the possible contributions to tax free vehicles such as 401K's, SEP's, etc. You can beat your mortgage interest rate in the market with index funds fairly easily if you do a little research and you do not need to pay a lot for those funds either. Just buy the QQQ or the TQQQ (3X) and let it ride for the NASDAQ and the SPY for the S&P. There are a lot of products out there that make a good sales pitch, and they perform quite differently, so check carefully. My suggestion would be to be patient and ensure you get your house paid off in 10-15 years and invest heavily.

Sick0h

Huh? Between first and last trading day of November QQQ closed $13 lower

Rock_or_Rol

QQQ double valley for double peak forming? Or just more theta pain?

vroomvroomcars

!banbet QQQ 590 2w

vroomvroomcars

!banbet QQQ 610 1w

vroomvroomcars

!banbet QQQ 600 2w

AceCharisma_

$QQQ going back to the 500s soon

PatientAd9394

Be greedy when others are fearful. Buying OTM QQQ631 QQQ calls expiring January 2nd.

drew-gen-x

It's looking like the Oct 29th high for $QQQ and $NVDA will remain this market cycle's top. Since then we have seen lower highs and lower lows. The reddit bulls stop looking like geniuses when the avg stock buys are all in the red for the last 3 months. It's much harder to hold once your positions are all in the red.

Alive-South-8808

QQQ green by 3

Samjabr

What time QQQ 625?

SuccessfulCell7125

First off — you’re asking the right questions. Most people six months in are still chasing strategies instead of trying to understand why they’re losing or winning. A few thoughts from someone who went through a very similar phase: 1. Consistency usually comes from process, not more strategies Covered calls, CSPs, LEAPS — those are all fine. The issue usually isn’t what people trade, it’s how they structure and manage risk. What moved the needle for me wasn’t finding a new setup, it was: Having a clear thesis before entering Knowing the break-even and realistic payoff Accepting that being “directionally right” isn’t enough in options A lot of early losses come from good ideas paired with bad contracts. 2. Full-time traders simplify, they don’t do more This might sound counterintuitive, but the traders I know who do this full-time: Trade fewer tickers Trade fewer strategies Spend more time pre-trade than staring at charts With a full-time job, the goal shouldn’t be “more screen time,” it should be better decision structure so you’re not reacting emotionally after the fact. 3. On QQQ LEAPS specifically LEAPS are often marketed as “safer,” but they still have risks: You’re exposed to long periods of chop You can be early and still bleed Strike selection matters a lot One thing that helped me was comparing different LEAP strikes against the same price target instead of just defaulting to ATM or slightly ITM. Sometimes the “safer” strike isn’t actually more forgiving when you look at break-even and ROI. 4. Tools & resources (what actually helped me) Most books felt outdated to me too. What helped more than content was forcing myself to quantify trades before entering. I personally use a calculator (OptionHype) where I plug in: Ticker (e.g. QQQ) My expected price by a certain date Then compare how different contracts behave It doesn’t predict anything, but it made me realize how often I was choosing contracts that needed near-perfect outcomes. That alone cut down a lot of unnecessary losses. Other helpful resources: Tastytrade (for understanding mechanics, not trade ideas) Tracking your trades in a journal with reason for entry and expected outcome Studying position sizing and expectancy more than indicators 5. What to focus on next If I had to boil it down: Learn risk and expectancy, not more setups Focus on one market (QQQ is fine) Stop asking “what should I trade?” and start asking“What does this need to do for me to get paid?” That mindset shift mattered more than anything else. You’re honestly not in a bad spot — a \~$1k unrealized loss six months in while actively learning is pretty normal. The fact you’re reflecting instead of doubling down is a good sign.

FrankDrebinOnReddit

Sure, it's a tech heavy fund. QQQ (Nasdaq-100), to use an example, has 20.3% in gains this year. TARK is up 13.3% plus the 25% they paid out = 38.3% in gains, which is about what you'd expect from a 2x leveraged tech fund.

Burtonwurton

Made a quick profit on AMZN. Gonna be patient as SPY and QQQ looking like its going flaccid.

22slevin22

Ditch Doge 100%. It would be smart to have your initial 50k in SPY, QQQ, DIA, IWM to limit risk on your initial investment, and if your spec stocks do real well, take some of those gains and keep funneling them into index shares. Indexes will never have “a bad quarter” the same way a single stock always has potential for, or potential manipulation. I like MU as spec play for next 2-3yr.

JayRoo83

Grabbed a couple 0 DTE put on SPY/QQQ on that recovery attempt so if we could just make a new low for the day, I’d appreciate

teamyg

cover more QQQ shorts at 619.2 (from 623 and 624.8); so far so good 😆

teamyg

Okay, alright; let's cover some QQQ shorts at 619.6 (from 625 and 625.5); so far so good 😆😆

teamyg

By the way, my QQQ shorts are looking so far so good, 😆

PatientAd9394

Okay ladies and gentlemen. Time to put my money back into 0DTE QQQ options today. Let the gambling begin

Resident-Tumbleweed9

Why QQQ dumping

NVDAismyg0d

And just like that QQQ melted up 0.3% to flat. Massive Shrek at open 

LowImpressive1989

Options on SPY and QQQ are not capital intensive. You can buy an in the money option for a $100-120, or less depending on the time of day. I really think you need to paper trade to see how this all works.

Blumoon305

BTC just start the rally… tomorrow my eyes 👀 si all in QQQ

NVDAismyg0d

BTC RIPPING. Might be a +3% week on QQQ

obee1can

Buy the SPY/or QQQ, and sell a close in call. I’ve been doing this for years.

Gom_KBull

I will suck so much dicc if thats what it takes for MU to go mega uppies and QQQ to go mega downies