QQQ

howardcs

19% Equal amounts of the indexes VOO, DIA and QQQ with a nice boost from a small amount of Micron and AMD (bought both too late for the full impact).

Seattleman1955

I don't recall. It's only obvious in hindsight. All I remember is that during the "lost decade" I remember thinking "I have a decent amount of money but it's barely going up". I bought QQQ back in that time frame and never sold and it's up 1,400%.

Gcard1986

Put your money in the QQQ and SPY and sit back and watch it grow.

Blooblack

Oh, I see. Understood, and I like the way you think. So, if I may ask, do you buy options more often on individual stocks (e.g. your Nvidia example), than on, say, SPY or QQQ? Or do you do both stocks and ETFs? If you do both, what if any difference in success rate have you experienced when comparing the two categories?

TheSixthNonsense

That's a surprisingly small drawdown in Feb-Apr, considering your holdings. Smaller dip than QQQ.

slothfullyserene

Same, 26%. No buffoonery. VOO, QQQ, VLCAX, PRCOX, FSELX.

Seattleman1955

Put it in QQQ or something similar and call it a day.

Mihermano2002

People sleep on it, not as liquid as QQQ but yea it can fs pay well during hot small cap cycles

Iunatic

So you basically mirrored just being long SPY/QQQ anyway?

NiceOwner

Bought today in goodbye to Warren buffet, Berkshire stock, VOO and QQQ, QQQM let’s see who wins next year lol

Alternative_Fact2866

With that money, you literally just need to sell cash secured puts on QQQ or SPY at 20 Delta to make a bank. If assigned, just do covered calls. You're a clown 🤡

GayFIREd

It’s just VTI and QQQ

Qs9bxNKZ

Exactly. I mean I can go after the AI play and subsequently the hardware driving it like MU But I exited TSLA a year ago and instead went overall market. EOY saw me exit some minor positions and I’ll revisit next year when the dust settles in the first week. Minor is $120K or so. Immediate short list includes MU, QQQ (buffet indicator). The AI lawsuits (for some reason excluding xAI) are worrisome so I’m not touching the software plays at this time.

D3AtHpAcIt0

QQQ shaboiyaoing between 600 and 630 legit nothing else

EvolvingDior

QQQ hasn't made a new high since October.

NotEasyOne_Regard

Because it indeed was genuine. I could’ve not seen to be honest 5 years ago that OZOP would crash. If you’ve put 10k 0DTE SPY or QQQ or whatever, I would’ve called you a regard but no because again, I looked at reports and graphs of OZOP 5 years ago and I could’ve not seen the crash.

Odd-Block-2998

SPY: 16.64% QQQ: 20.40% GLD: 61.48% SLV: 139.21% Main portfolio return: \~46.19% Portfolio return since 9/1/2025, when I started theta gang: \~31.96% QQQ return since 9/1/2025: 7.70%

TreGet234

QQQ 3% off. It does suprise me because so many ai meme stocks are down much more than that from ATH.

Crazy_Donkies

What's your definition of a QQQ wobble? If you think it's going to drop, I disagree. The AI trade for many layers of AI, is just getting started. Orders are just piling in. From power to memory. If you think QQQ overal will be range bound, or flat. My opnion is perhaps-to-Likely. A healthy market will stay flat for a while, which SPY and QQQ have been doing. Therefore, look to individual companies and develop conviction. Two tips from a random stranger: 1. 15% - 20% profit growth is forecast for 2026. That's fitting of a 22PE, so you need to wait and see. If you can't wait, buy an ETF outside of AI/tech and close your app. America is not on the precipious of disaster like people here believe. Even the feds just said the market is still strong.

AlphaHarmony

So you think SPY/QQQ just keeps dumping come Friday?

Ridiculous_Society

It’s highly correlated to QQQ

ckami_91

banbet! QQQ 610 2d

hungover247365

Perhaps 2026 is a year for defensives, bonds and cash. AI is priced for perfection and any scare (Valuation or geopolitical) will likely case the QQQ to wobble. Metals have gone full meme, and CME is a criminal org. Does that make me ghey?

StocksStormTrooper

Buy the dip SPY QQQ, most economists say low unemployment and very strong economy

stantbrady

QQQ shot dead at NYSE

AlphaHarmony

Does it appear that people are closing QQQ puts so dealers are starting to buy back the underlying?

stantbrady

Is it possible for QQQ to be below $612 on Friday EOD?

stantbrady

I lost $4k on debit spread unless QQQ $612> by jan 2

LAtoBay

If there is a correction the VTI will be less volatile than VOO or QQQ. VOO is heavily weighted in the magnificent 7 stocks. With less volatility and risk you are trading some upside but when the market corrects you will be better off than those holding risk on assets.

teamyg

QQQ closed the weekly gap, then lost momentum; more downside ahead 🐻

FlyWannaBeRichGuy

Loaded up a FOMO calls QQQ trade, LETS GO

YOLOdollhair

Just let this goofy market run SPY to $690 and QQQ to $622 and end the year on a good note!

Zuko2001

Should I just full port QQQ calls for eow? I feel like we rip on Fridays

ScottDinh2610

I did take profit from NDVA stock gain with margins. Then, I mess up and jump in option QQQ put 🙂

GoProVI

Just started my Roth a week ago. Did 80/20 VOO and QQQ. Already down 1% :) retirement here I come.

0dtez

I guess I’ll sell half of these QQQ puts Not all of them because I need a chart to drink this Bloody Mary to

jamaicagroot

I have decided you are wrong and we will V today and I am picking up QQQ 0dte calls. goodspeed!

0dtez

0dte QQQ puts right at open to end the year 🥳

ideletedmyaccount04

For 80 years scientists have worried about over population, and all it took was Instagram, OF and Venmo to cure every country's population rate. Positions: QQQ and TSLA.

Left-Slice9456

I prefer the single SP500 ETF. It's weighted more towards tech, but that's what I want. I also didn't know much about stocks when I started, but also don't want to be so diversified that I'm taking more risk with one ETF, less with another, bonds, and fun money to choose stocks, and just prefer one ETF that I can let compounding do its magic. I've been eyeing more tech heavy ETFs like QQQ or VUG but don't think I would keep them longer than 10 years, and if I sell would need to then pay the cap gains tax which would then wipe out any gains over the SP500 which has 3% lower returns. Maybe when I get beyond my goals will become more defensive but think you always have to plan on the routine ups and downs and just expect the 8% long term returns and block out the noise of the doomers and greed as they are just to time the market and make up their losses.

Chlo-Motion

2026 gonna be another year of double digit QQQ pumping?

teamyg

Covered some QQQ shorts around 617.5 (from 622, 622.7) and took profit,😆😆

One_Opportunity9167

1. NASDAQ is much more tech-biased. That could really hurt if there's a tech crash, or a regular crash because tech is at higher P/E ratios 2. After the NASDAQ peaked in March 2000, the subsequent crash was bad enough that the index didn't reach it's previous high until 2014! (In fact, it might have been 2015.) 3. The SP500 has a little drip of dividends which, when reinvested, can pay off. IIRC, QQQ is like a third or a fourth of SPY. It sure wouldn't be bad to have some of each. But, a lot of new investors are more focused on owning what has gone up a lot recently. Sometimes there's momentum and that pays off, and sometimes there's "reversion to the mean," and you lose big.

Evol_Etah

The steps I'd recommend - Step 1: Figure out how much YOU spend monthly. - Step 2: Keep 6 months or 1 year worth of the above money in your savings. - Step 3: Rest into S&P 500 or QQQ or VOO (similar ETFs) - Step 4: Learn about high yield savings account, bonds, mutual funds and other stuff. As you learn, experiment with some money there. - Step 5: Ensure all passwords and accounts are backuped, and you have access to all (Bitwarden is a great App for this). Make sure you have your parents as your Nominee. - Step 6: Learn about documentation, legal implications & How to file your taxes. - Step 7: Optimise all of the above. BEFORE you do riskier stuff.

hungover247365

NVDA is mooning, QQQ/SPY is tanking, Rest of Mag 7 falling hard. NVDA alone won't be enough to rescue the market. Maybe no black Wednesday but if calls print I will eat a bag of dicks.

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?