QQQ

smart_doge

QQQ will green Monday

BorrisZ

Anyone who thinks QQQ will be green monday are delusional  

crazybutthole

Im sorry but if you are worried about down side protection in pull backs - buy some bonds or treasury fund ETFs. If you are putting $500 a month in QQQI - you get what ? 9 shares. That's $5.10 a month in dividends.(Estimated) Do it for a year and by the 12th month, you get $65 a month in dividends. At that pace the QQQI stock price basically stays steady-ish (we hope) and your shares are worth the same amount as you bought them, more or less. So you did all that to make the dividend (13.7% gains in a year before taxes - less after you pay taxes on it) Meanwhile the underlying (QQQ) - is making 17-18% annual gains. If you don't sell you won't need to pay taxes except the miniscule little 0.5% dividend (estimated) If you want the dividend go for it. But i would always rather have the underlying (QQQ) in this case. I don't see the advantage in picking an underachieving dividend fund just in case the market drops. If you think the market is going to drop - buy bonds or just put your money in a HYSA and then, invest it all at cheaper prices when the market drops. I don't know when that will be. I hope it don't happen soon cause I am buying shares and ETFs as often as I can.

murkr

What metrics should I start comparing or backtesting in these option chains? What would be a good starting ground. I’ve traded options but mostly just QQQ. Also futures, stocks, and crypto over the last 10 years. I understand the basics but just can’t find an edge

crazybutthole

Putting money in QQQ is always better than putting it in QQQI (QQQM is even slightly better than QQQ because it's slightly lower fees.)

Miyagisans

Ultimately, my goal with this robinhood account is to grow it and be able to use it for additional daily income. Would the QQQ still be better in that regard?

crazybutthole

Regarding QQQI - why? Why would a 35 yr old guy buy an income ETF when you can just buy QQQ or XDIV(sp500 fund that doesn't pay dividends) Any income fund is going to pay out excessive dividends that are just going to pay you a tiny bit each month and you have to pay taxes on that income - what's the positive about that? Just buy XDIV or QQQ and hold - they will both out perform QQQI including dripping the divs.

BobtheChemist

maybe a mix of VOO, QQQ, VIG, perhaps an international fund, REIT fund, or other bits. I picked a mix of about 5 funds and it got me to retirement early. Your results may vary.

Overall_Host_3029

Depending on how much extrinsic is left, early assignment on 0DTE SPY/QQQ is rare but not impossible. Most traders assume low intraday risk, but it’s still smart to manage positions before EOD and be comfortable with assignment. If you want to eliminate it entirely, cash-settled indexes like SPX/XSP are safer.

Chemical-Fun3692

I am completely new to investing and I’ve been trying to read as much as possible and ask questions. Please let me know your thoughts on this game plan and if there is anything you would change, take out or add? This is just me going based off notes. I am 100% open to suggestions. Step 1: Contribute 4% employer match to 401k on Fidelity. Step 2: Backdoor Roth IRA - contribute $7,500 and invest in SWTSK (any other mutual fund or ETF I should invest in IRA?) Step 3: Invest in SCHB or SCHX in Taxable account Step 4: Invest in SGOV, USFR, and SWVXX in Taxable account - All for liquid funds Step 5: (Consider investing in SCHD in taxable account?) - Dividend focused ETF. Step 6: (Consider a Sweep account at Fidelity which offers a higher % return in a MMA, not sure why?) Step 7: Is SWPPX and/or SWTSX necessary, and if so, which account and why? Step 8: What about international ETFs and/or Bonds, should I add any to my taxable account and if so which ones? Step 9: Consider QQQ in a taxable account (but would this be redundant if I already will have SCHX or SCHB?)

Chemical-Fun3692

Also, is the QQQ necessary if I choose to invest in SCHX or SCHB which are both broader? I am not sure. Here is my game plan: Please let me know your thoughts and if there is anything you would change, take out or add? This is just me going based off notes from here. I am 100% to suggestions. Step 1: Contribute 4% employer match to 401k on Fidelity. Step 2: Backdoor Roth IRA - contribute $7,500 and invest in SWTSK (any other mutual fund or ETF I should invest in IRA?) Step 3: Invest in SCHB or SCHX in Taxable account Step 4: Invest in SGOV, USFR, and SWVXX in Taxable account - All for liquid funds Step 5: (Consider investing in SCHD in taxable account?) - Dividend focused ETF. Step 6: (Consider a Sweep account at Fidelity which offers a higher % return in a MMA, not sure why?) Step 7: Is SWPPX and/or SWTSX necessary, and if so, which account and why? Step 8: What about international ETFs and/or Bonds, should I add any to my taxable account and if so which ones?

Initial_Ad_9250

He bought puts on QQQ

Shavenyak

I had to apply for it, but I can't remember the process. I believe I spoke with a rep on the phone about it and maybe applied right after that. There was also a minimum balance required to do it but can't remember that either. I was selling daily covered calls with QQQ for a few months before I asked a rep about spreads. Btw if you ask for a rep on the phone who knows about multi leg spreads they are a great resource and they'll discuss lots of stuff with you.

music_is_gud

Can QQQ hit 620 before EOW? or else my calls are fucked :(

Gcard1986

I did that. Using margin in a dot com bubble bear market is a really bad idea! But not to be deterred, I continued to put 5-10% of every check into ETF tracking indexes. I now am retired and have 10x that money for retirement. SPY and QQQ will always return on average 8%.

Excellent-Mud2091

NBIS for eu based tech, rest in QQQ

Fragrant-Badger6608

QQQ, Apple, Amazon, Intel , JNJ, kmi, msft, soun, ionq, qtbs, rgti, google, SMH, XLK, Kratos, JEPQ, Walmart, Tilray, Green Thumb, BOTZ, Ford, Duke, as well as a few other smaller positions. Currently I am dcaing monthly into qqq, rgti, ktos and xlk

BorrisZ

QQQ will be +1% at best monday.  

Galaxy_AI

Monday QQQ +6% guaranteed. .

Exponential-777

50% QQQ drop. That's why it's not happening.

SportsCardsOnly

If you bought puts yesterday and timed it right you would of fifty times you money on QQQ

GoZukkYourself

I have my eyes on this little startup called QQQ. I'm getting in on the ground floor.

Immediate_College918

I’m holding QQQ and IWM calls and it’s telling me I’m most likely fuk lol

Zuko2001

Does anyone think QQQ moons premarket too? I need to exit these idiotic calls

TN_REDDIT

2x nasdaq QQQ mutual fund

Fit_Service8662

Buying QQQ, yes?

Nuclear_N

I make $$ every year on Leaps. I do exactly what you are doing but for QQQ and SPY. Have been doing it since 2019. I got cocky and the 2022 downturn crushed me, but I continue on making bank every year. Options contracts this far out are an excellent investment.

Nuclear_N

Leaps. I buy calls on QQQ and SPY that are all the way out into the future. There is risk, but not as much as a full on short term option. Have doubled my investment most years, but lost it all in 2022. Before you comment....It is a small portion of my portfolio, I know the risk and have been doing this since 2019 with every year making earnings, I got this strategy from Warren Buffet who is long on the 500 markets, These contracts never come within a year of expiring.

EthanRio

QQQ gonna open up +1% War is bullish

Critical_Survey_975

So are my QQQ calls fucked ?

Zuko2001

Please do the same for QQQ

dirty_F0x

Brother what you on? You want to recover losses and you buy OTM options on ETH based on some Fib level..?? My poor brother, you are in for a rude awakening in 2026. Cut them losses, but the remaining money in SPY/QQQ/GLD/TLT/IBIT/EFA and pray for another couple of great years in the stock market. And keep adding in those every month when you receive your pay check. And do not touch an option until you have banned technical analysis from your vocabulary and understand the importance of realized and implied volatility.

LanceX2

......The fuck?? International is not trash. Its clearly not QQQ but its not trash

Thebaxxxx

Thanks to an abundance of retail investing, dark pools have enough power and user data to sway the sp500 +/- 0.50% at any given moment. This may not seem like a lot, but its just enough to influence the outcome of leveraged positions. The challenge they face is maintaining range. This is why you'll see pretty much equal volume every miniute of every day. with slight varience. But then again, we saw that when softbank sold - even that multi-billion dollar liquidation was pumped right back into range by the largest single order the QQQ has ever seen (something like 30 million in the span of 10 mins), which is likely an emergency buffer.

Affectionate-Raise-8

Now put all in 0DTE QQQ at opening 💰💰💰

bananashakewithice

You wanna learn how to invest I would suggest downloading Yahoo finance and practicing there, do some paper trades and understand how things work within your budget. Treat it like actual money and loses. Try it for 6 months, while in your actual account park your money in VOO, QQQ..etc

jreadersmith

As someone who doesn’t even invest QQQ I agree, especially with the last point of regardless of the swings just stay in the market and keep buying for the long term.

Icy-Motor-8519

Hopefully some juicy tech news next week from CES. Today was a good day for Bulls except if you were playing SPY and QQQ.

Live_Pattern_3302

In a sense. Limited upside in bull markets. It’s an income (dividend fund) and not a growth fund. So the focus is on getting people income. Whether that’s to pay bills or to pull out for retirement. If you want growth do QQQ.

joe4942

Actually kind of crazy how bad of a day it was for software stocks despite the QQQ only being down -0.19%. IGV (expanded software ETF) down -2.9%.

Cruian

Don't focus on large growth. Small value has tended to win in the long run. The inclusion criteria for QQQ(M) is absolute nonsense. If you do want a tech tilt, there are tech funds that don't discriminate based on the exchange. FTEC, VGT to name 2.

PracticalAnywhere225

Next week QQQ has large open interest for 610p, 600p, and 595p.

PracticalAnywhere225

Does anyone here just follow open interest? Last week QQQ had massive open interest for 615p and 600p. Next week QQQ has large open interest for 610p, 600p, and 595p. I am gambling the weekend will be green, so I think I will open positions Monday, reason being: "follow the money".

Zuko2001

Please give me a chance to dump my QQQ

BorrisZ

QQQ 630 by Monday

joe4942

* QQQ: -0.19% * MAGS: -0.92% * RSP: +0.68% Notable.

Zuko2001

I need the same but with QQQ Godspeed brother

MagJack

Im moving my port into nothing but VGT QQQ SMH and VTI and just gonna sell puts for extra cash. boring af but prob outperform 90% of sub.

punker1996

I bought QQQ Jan 16 620 call when Qs was 617, then a second time at 613 and a third at 611. I need the Monday open to gap and close out lol

Zuko2001

I’m praying QQQ goes green on Monday

ten7four

QQQ red and meme stocks up +10%, that's so funny

wilhelm96

First time I’ve ever seen QQQ red while the semiconductor index was simultaneously up 4%

Worried_Quarter469

Didn’t expect QQQ red and half the tech stocks up 10% today Who knew 🤷‍♂️

punker1996

Back to 620 on Monday for QQQ and 690 for SPY. Eat it

Zuko2001

If QQQ doesn't absolutely Rip on Monday I'm finished

Level_Counter3062

Damn took a break went shopping come back QQQ still down lmao

teamyg

Shorted QQQ again at 614.6, 🐻

No_Tough_2065

Best power hour of 2026 is gonna be lit!!! QQQ to +2% eod 🫡

ideletedmyaccount04

I am sad the weekend is here and I can't buy or sell QQQ 0TDE. A 7 day trading week solves this /u/nasdaq

AICHEngineer

Systemic covered calls strategies always underperform their raw equity equivalent (QQQ). Using them to dca into bitcoin is no different than holding 70/30 QQQ/Cash and just takingthat 10% yield by selling shares and putting it into bitcoin. Theres actually only downside involved. Youre paying 35 bps expense ratio instead of 15 for QQQM and 9 for SGOV, so youre at least 0.2% CAGR worse off the bat. Secondly, selling call options involves bid ask spreads. The rise of covered call "i come" ETFs have created a measurable distortion in the near term options marketplace. An oversupply from fund managers demanding more "yield" products flood the market, forcing managers to either accept worse NAV performance (offer lower and lower strike prices for the same premium) or accept lower premium to run the same relative strike target on the calls. Its simply supply and demand. So much supply of calls means people looking to buy them have the pick they want, and they (me) are getting better deals on levering up long on equities because we are buying cheap calls from JPMorgan and granite shares and all these dogshit scam "income" etf providers.

AICHEngineer

This makes zero sense. The covered call yield isnt coming out of thin air. Youre selling efficiently priced future gains for cash today, effectively decreasing your exposure to plain QQQ. You can get almost identical results with a portfolio of 70/30 QQQ/SGOV. Youre taking an equity allocation and then reducing your exposure for cash to invest in bitcoin? Just buy bitcoin and QQQ then. Or, just buy QQQ and sell small bits periodically to buy bitcoin. Thats what youre already doing but it would have higher expected returns since youd have a higher equity allocation.

GrassOrAss954

If there’s any justice in the world left, QQQ has to moon into close to wipe out all those $615p’s that are deep ITM

optionsCone

QQQ just dump 1% today, then ~~rip~~ plunge like crazy next week

thethinkernut

QQQ just dump 1% today, then rip like crazy next week

Zuko2001

Eat dik, QQQ will rise again

Zuko2001

QQQ is dead, they crucified and dragged him through the streets, I can only hope he rises again.

Zuko2001

What about QQQ?

teamyg

Covered all my QQQ shorts at 611.2 (from 613, 621 and 621.2); took profit 🥳🥳🥳

Zuko2001

Please on QQQ

Zuko2001

Please be true. I’m drowning in QQQ

hungover247365

To think QQQ and SPY were up almost 1% at open to now this shit. LOL 5 straight down days and no V in sight. They killed V

hungover247365

MU casually doing 8% while QQQ is eating ass

hungover247365

OSV showing max pain at 615 for QQQ and 684 for SPY......Let's get to max pain, cuz that means a 1% move up. Holy fuck this rug pull.

Zuko2001

QQQ is dead long live shitco's

OrangeForeva

Yeah, the opening price action with semis going to the moon and SPY/QQQ and MAG7 dumping was quite peculiar.

KingDrenn

QQQ to 625 by Monday

Zuko2001

QQQ has ruined me, I need a miracle reversal

Largeshmarge

Some one last night said tomorrow is a +3% day on QQQ. Then they followed it with a cry laughing emoji. Fuck that guy

Ok_Cry7572

My 100% tsla stock port is gonna easily outperform spy/QQQ by eoy 2026 Seeing some $650/700 calls being picked up for Feb and Mid 2026

GoldmanProduction

QQQ in shambles

Zuko2001

what is wrong with QQQ, its been dead money for months. For the love of god can you not have one regular 1% up day

teamyg

Market is not looking good, just shorted some QQQ again at 613; possible target 550 in the new month.

95Daphne

I think we just witnessed the final gasp attempt to push QQQ over the 629-630 resistance and that failing is going to set the tone for a negative January for the S&P. Did think that a blowoff into February was possible, but there's no chance of it it looks like. Just imagine if AI infra was joining the party with software today.

stantbrady

i maxed out ROTH ira last year but haven’t allocated it yet I’ll probably just do all VOOG or like QQQ n shit is it better to wait to make my contribution for this year now or later

joe4942

QQQ +0% since October.

Parallel-Quality

A 2% swing in the QQQ in one hour is crazy.

Infamous_Ad8730

Stop playing the casino, and invest in the overall S&P 500, QQQ, and VT. Don't chase individual stocks.

teamyg

Covered more QQQ shorts at 611.5 (from 621.5, 621.6, 621.9) and took profit, 🎉🎉🎉

Zuko2001

no chance bro, it's fallen way to far to see any kind of meaningful reversal to highs of the day at least for QQQ

looool_k_libtard

QQQ 610 calls

punker1996

Avg down twice on QQQ 620 Jan 16 calls at 617 and 614. Still not the height of the day lol But am I cooked?

Delicious-Life3543

Jesus Christ my guy, that was a stupid move. You should read a few books: the richest man in Babylon, the simple path to wealth to start. If I’m being totally honest, you had an opportunity to get well ahead for yourself and your family financially. Instead, you basically went to the casino and gambled it on slots like a degenerate. Own that, take the rest, pay off your debts, throw the remainder in a broad based index fund like VOO, maybe some in QQQ. Keep adding more when you can. Don’t fucking touch it. Don’t touch options cause you’re an idiot, don’t know how they work, and might have the beginnings of a gambling addiction. Good luck.

joe4942

QQQ -1.5% from the days high.

lookingforajob2020

QQQ with a casual 10 dollar dump in an hour

Gdap1992

QQQ to 610 before noon

Worried_Quarter469

QQQ negative crazy reversal

All_Hail_Xanthia

What part of the QQQ is actually dumping? Semi's and crypto names through the roof, and Mag7 fairly flat.

BorrisZ

I have QQQ 626 calls that expire monday, am I fucked?

sudharsansai

Damn that dump on QQQ

teamyg

Covered some QQQ around 614.8 (from 622.6, 622.8) and took profit, 🎉🎉