QQQ

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

NVDAismyg0d

Shocking!!! BTC gapping up. QQQ to follow. Buy calls. 

NVDAismyg0d

Shocking!!! BTC gapping up. QQQ to follow. Buy calls. 

InternationalTop4495

Would recommend a balanced portfolio - probably 50/50 bonds and equities. Would put most of your equity exposure in blue chips and maybe 10-20% into the S&P or QQQ that give a decent dividend yield. You pretty much guarantee a 4% annual payout with 80-90% allocated to income yielding assets which covers your 70k nut without touching principle and then benefit from some market appreciation

NeuroDrink

!banbet QQQ -10% 4w

epic_pharaoh

When it comes to the market, time plus money generally leads to more money, but it is not linear. It moves up and down with a long-term upward trend. Personally, I would look at holding three to five well-researched ETFs that diversify risk across sectors and countries. Right now there is a lot of overlap. SPY and VOO are essentially the same, and QQQ is a concentrated bet on the riskiest growth and tech portion of the market. If you are holding QQQ, it can make sense to set a target and eventually move some of that into SPY, since SPY already holds many of the major companies that drive QQQ. I would also consider adding an ex-US ETF to reduce concentration risk. Something like a portion of the portfolio outside the US can help balance exposure over long time horizons. Progress in the market is not linear, but buying during downturns lowers your average cost per share. When prices recover, you reach break-even sooner and gains compound more smoothly. At the same time, money invested while the market is rising still benefits from that upward movement. This is different from investing in a single company, where failure can wipe out your position. With broad market ETFs, you are buying into the market as a whole rather than one outcome. Disclaimer: this is not advice on exactly what to do. Allocation should reflect your own risk tolerance and how you feel about current market conditions.

banditcleaner2

back down again, and the gap up wasn't even that much. I wouldn't say QQQ calls just yet.

NVDAismyg0d

Bitcoin gapping up as usual. Looks like QQQ calls at open 

illinformed-will

Did you know 50% GLD+SLV / 50% QQQ port outperformed for the past 5 years ? 😏 Won't tell you by how much this year, too much downvotes already 🤭

lobeams

Bro, if you understand the risks so well then why do you want to trade SPY and QQQ? Trade SPX instead, or XSP if you can't afford SPX. I run a bot that opens an SPX 0DTE trade every single day and I rarely even look at the trade until after market close. With assignable securities, you're going to have to be watching those trades like a hawk all day to avoid getting liquidated by your broker.

Juic3-d

SLV, NVDA, SPY and maybe QQQ

JakeSal10

Precious metal calls, QQQ puts

Kitchen_Collar_4527

This is solid advice but I'd lean toward option 2 if you can stomach potentially losing some of that 30k Short timeframes suck for stocks but if you're genuinely risk-tolerant and don't \*need\* the money back, might as well roll the dice on QQQ or something instead of settling for bond returns

Own_Profession410

Different risk tolerances. QQQ (or QQQM) has 7-10 tickers that account for nearly 50% of the total ETF. Lots of people aren’t willing to take that risk

Much_Candle_942

Entirely fun money port. Let me know what y'think of these micro-caps. Don't worry - the "core portfolio" is legit, mostly QQQ etc. - SATL (ignored space play) - KVUE (only till merger) - IMSR (smhow have faith in this) - LENZ (smartphone addiction story; insiders purchased) - RR (too cheap to ignore)

fre-ddo

ITM QQQ or XSP? No guarantees anything can ensure you get a return of 10k to replace the amount you took out from your portfolio.

raiyan586

Hello! I am 25M and I max out my 401k and HSA each year, which automatically invest into FXAIX and a little bit of QQQ every month. I want to buy a house and engagement ring within the next 5-6 years and was wondering what I should do with the rest of my cash. I’ve already built an emergency fund of 6 months sitting in a short term treasury bill ETF and was wondering what is the best next path for me. Not sure if I should invest the rest into the equities right now, put it into the treasury bill etf, or get into more fixed income assets. Appreciate the help!

dataCollector42069

start with cutting cost each month (less uber eats, less subscriptions). Use that money to DCA into etfs like SPY/QQQ

Aware-Picture-397

QQQ 615C leaps would require QQQ to go up 20% to double in value

Resident-Tumbleweed9

QQQ LEAPS in April you’d have had multi hundred % returns

therealjerseytom

To be real with you, if you don't even know what these investments are, that should be a red flag to yourself. And nothing about your portfolio or investments is "conservative." In any event, QQQ, or more generally the NASDAQ 100, includes companies like Cintas (the uniforms company), Costco, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Kraft Heinz, Marriott hotels, Monster energy drinks, O'Reilly auto parts, Pepsi, Ross Stores, Starbucks, etc. The NASDAQ 100 is merely 100 of the biggest companies excluding financials. At the moment it happens to be even more overweight in tech giants than the S&P 500, but it can swing in whatever direction. Not to say that it's a bad investment, but again this is a point to highlight of what are you even getting into?

LogicalAthlete2

oh what is QQQ, thought it was just tech my mistake

Aware-Picture-397

QQQ 615C expiration January 2027 will double if we go up 20%. seems like a good bet to me

SoullessGinger666

This is just QQQ with extra steps

Easik

You'll beat the QQQ in gains and losses, so you are effectively gambling on the market direction. I'd stop contributing to this and buy a hedge

Silent_Resort_2619

QQQ or SPY and chill. Fire your financial advisor.

Own-Philosophy-3986

QQQ 635 next week

frogboyjr

!banbet QQQ +7% 5w

Diabetic_Crab

How come? The dividend is good (4%) but you see better average returns on QQQ even accounting for the dividend. If you wouldn’t mind explaining your reasoning I’d be very appreciative:)

wenxuan2

!banbet QQQ -7% 5w

FranklinUriahFrisbee

Well, first off I think JGASX is a mutual fund and not an SMA. My understanding of an SMA is it is a portfolio of individual stocks owned in your name managed by a "manager". That said, I would probably put 1/2 in QQQ, 1/4 in VOO and the remainder in MAGS. For me, simple is always easier plus you avoid a percent or two in fees.

External-Conflict500

You should fire the Financial Advisor. You didn’t state your age or when you want to start drawing down the money. If you have 10 years or more: 50% in FXAIX or VOO, 30% in FCNTX and 20% in QQQ. Be prepared when the market goes down the value will go down - DON’T TOUCH IT - the economy will recover. Start moving some money out when the market is up within 3 to 5 years prior to needing the money.

No_Following2682

Better off buying VOO or QQQ and let it sit in those. Proven and safe

imaPeptide

Look up the genius act and schedule F . The yen dollar trade makes dollar lose value and hyperinflation a real threat and so we may see a giant QQQ dump sometime soon. Burrys not wrong but hes always early

kountconk

What I'm doing once we get some pullback on the SPY / QQQ.

Bydaniig

I would add QQQ

CloudAnchor2021

Putting aside all the advices here asking me why I'm asking question here when I've a FA (not going to waste my time answering those)... Sounds like majority here is saying, fire the FA and build that portfolio using low cost ETFs, mix of VTI VXUS QQQ VOO IWV. For those that think I should keep my FA, what do you think are the advantages of the SMA over these low cost ETFs? Appreciate your insight.

StrategicCollapse

QQQ short term-credit spreads if you have time to monitor.

sillygoosez

Invest in the S&P 500, or growth funds like QQQ. Better returns than Bitcoin or any crypto long term

Time-Sail346

I just put a double calendar on QQQ this week will be looking at one for SPX this week

Confident_Many4898

Hey man. I’m in the same boat as a 25 year old investor. Right now in my Roth I have about 70% VOO, and 30% NVDA. Planning on getting it to where it’s about 60% growth fund (QQQ/VUG/VOOG, etc), 30% VOO, 10% NVDA. Will lean more into VOO as I get older though

Morocier

around 40% in ETFs. Vood, QQQ, IWM, etc. 10% in bond funds and money markets and only a very small amount in actual bonds. 50% in self picked stocks. Actual bonds really do pay horribly. Things like O and junk bond funds pay better while acting like bonds to limit drawdown.

Low_Masterpiece1560

The question you should ask yourself "What is the probability that I will successfully pick a five-year ten bagger?" Suppose you are a wizard and one in five of your picks turn into ten baggers...  then your 5 year expected annualized return is under 15%, which underperforms broad tech sector ETF's like VGT, QQQ etc. My advice: stay the heck away from trying to pick ten baggers.

hudson701

I am a U.K. based user of Robinhood - I cannot trade SPY, QQQ, etc or any of the other US based ETFs, they are banned in my country. However, SPX is allowed, which is what I trade, including other goodies like CFDs and spread bet indices on other brokers - SB are completely and utterly tax free under U.K. legislation, which is pretty amazing when you think about it.

WornToga

Thanks for the liquidity! I can't wait to see your loss porn in 2 years. 2027 QQQ LEAPS. Amen.

NVDAismyg0d

Next week is massive green and QQQ to ATH. There has NEVER been a time SPY reached ATH and QQQ didn’t. 

Initial_Ad_9250

QQQ calls Monday

katrav86

wow.. these MU 260 naked puts are going to expire worthless next week SPY 700 QQQ 750

BagHoldersOfAmerica

As a precious metal guy I'm happy this year but would love to see Space have the same rally as that really is the final frontier. Also QQQ 700. The future is now. Thank you for your attention to this matter.