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Has Michael Burry officially dethroned Jim Cramer as the king of financial flimflam, or is there still time for Cramer to mount a comeback?

Diary of a regard

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For anyone wondering exactly how much QQQ and VOO/SPY actually overlap, here is the math.

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50 Trades in - A Reflection

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The Nasdaq 100's valuation premium over the S&P 500 is near a 9-year low. Is tech actually expensive anymore?

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QQQ Options Run: $500 Final Profit Cap

QQQ 10 dollar green rocket up my anus at open

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Buying QQQ is easy. Holding through the drops is a whole different thing

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Why do all I see is VOO and chill?

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Past 10 days have saved me

Day 2 of $200-$5K challenge

AMDs Potential Market Impact

$250 > $3k on QQQ and SPY calls today

$250 > $3k on QQQ and SPY puts today

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Racking up 100% trading options day after day adds up to big money

Almost made 30k today but pussied out

thoughts on holding?

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I Trade for a Living - Here’s My Setup for Semis, SPY and QQQ

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Buying QQQ is easy. Holding through the drops is a whole different thing

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Deconstructing 0DTE Option Losses: Traders Freeze During Intraday Volatility Surges

Day 1 of My downfall?

I think the AI bottom is in

$200 > $5,000 challenge day 1

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SqueezeFinder - Aug 3rd, 2026

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Perfect July 2026: +$57K (~190% Return)

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SPY closed the week in the deepest positive gamma I've seen in a while (IV ~9%)

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Accurate Intraday Premium Charts

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When I put $5 on a stock I win , put $50 in I lose almost every time.

Buying the APPLE dip might not be a pro move.

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QQQ calls +344%

Prepare yourself for the Regime Shift

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Prepare yourself for the Regime Shift

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Dividend route or individual stocks?

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QQQ $660 calls expiring today, ngl thought it was over at one point

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0dte QQQ not lapsin and now ITM

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Small trading acc

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Prevented gain of 40k

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July 24/27/28 is the first time in history that the S&P 500 was positive 3 days in a row while QQQ was negative 3 days in a row.

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i am so fucked today. Get nuked 0dte QQQ

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Bought 60k worth of QQQ LEAPS and 20k worth of DRAM LEAPS

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Dedicated to the haters (Day 1)

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This one’s for the haters

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What do you think of my NASDAQ 100 rebalancing strategy?

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HYG Just Broke Down From a 3-Month Triangle Consolidation. Is the Equity Market Next?

Crossed $400k at 24

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Crossed $400k at 24

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Stared into the abyss today

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J.P. Morgan Tokenizes QQQ ETF at DTCC

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Theta strats for PM

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Just follow the money flows

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SOX just hit bear market territory. This earnings week is make or break for semis

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I model dealer gamma daily. Right now all three big index ETFs are negative-gamma below their flip,

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QQQ puts

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I simulated TQQQ back to QQQ's 1999 launch

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Fully Regarted

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1DTE $21K SPY FD Yolo - 735P 7/20/26 220x @ .96 Each

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If you’re bad then I’m worse re release

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Is my portfolio good?

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Regarding the Recent Stock Market Movement

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Regarding on the Recent Stock Market Movement

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Can’t decide which ETF to pick

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$100 to $10k in 2 months

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PDT was my limiter

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SqueezeFinder - July 16th 2026

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June CPI missed big but I'm not buying the full rally yet

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Always a Pleasure $HOOD. Thanks again QQQ

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Always a Pleasure $HOOD, Thanks again QQQ.

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$1.26M unrealized gain in QQQ. What would you do?

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QQQ gonna spike soon (UP or DOWN)

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QQQ is about to face a choice of direction.

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Held these 0DTE over weekend. 11K QQQ calls am I cooked?

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ASML, TSM, and NFLX Earnings

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1/0 dte options on QQQ and MU

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If June CPI comes in hotter than expected, is the better trade Treasuries or SPY/QQQ puts?

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Investing is really a lifelong battle against our own emotions

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SqueezeFinder - July 10th 2026

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A huge trade just happened on the Nasdaq 100. Bulls are taking notice

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SqueezeFinder - July 9th 2026

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Your wheel is probably less diversified than delta makes it look

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Regarded or rationalized?

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SpaceX is trading below its opening day price in its third week. Bag holder or bargain.

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SpaceX is trading below its opening price, might not be the red flag it looks like.

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SqueezeFinder - July 8th 2026

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At least TSLA and QQQ had my back today

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Not meaning to spread FUD, but I just found this on the QQQ graph, and it's freaking me out

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SqueezeFinder - July 7th 2026

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Why are hyperscalers inverse QQQ

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I think QQQ goes higher. Do I sell or keep this because theta?

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Liquidated all positions: Sitting on $1.2M cash for a 2026 macro restart. How would you deploy this for the next decade?

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I have currently sold all my stocks and have $1.2 million in cash on hand. I would like to purchase a new batch of stocks to hold for the lo

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SqueezeFinder - July 6th 2026

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Trying to generate alpha using Nasdaq retail activity data

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It ain’t much, AMZN, XSP, QQQ this week! First fully green week!

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Protect your account as a learner of 0DTE options

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I built a simple “Regime Filter” using SPY and QQQ to decide when I’m allowed to buy new positions

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Want to hear from the people who sold their QQQ (and other Nsdq 100) because of the addition of SpaceX

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When will QQQ be more $ per share than SPY?

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Rally into July 44th and July 17th, Q3 20% market correction, October melt up.

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Rally into July 44th and July 17th, Q3 20% market correction, October melt up.

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Rally into July 44th and July 17th, Q3 20% market correction, October melt up.

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Epstein give us a 5% QQQ week.

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Roth IRA, every paycheck put 10-15% of it into VOO, QQQ, SCHD, and VGT… or spread that 15% across all of them. Max out your Roth IRA every year. When that is maxed out, do the same thing but under your normal stock accounts. A total of $10,000 right now into just VOO, should turn into \~$600k in 30 years if you don’t touch it, and much much more if you continuously add to it. Aim for $200/mo into Roth IRA if you’re making under $30k/yr, if you’re making $40k+ then aim for $500+/mo. By the time you hit 50, you should be able to quit your jobs and live off of the interest/dividends when combined with your retirement.

Since I'm doing the math already, given the covid crash period because that was a quick rebound (bear markets usually last a lot longer ofc). From 2020-02-19 to 2020-06-03, QQQ went +0.1%. A costless 3x daily strategy went −24.7%, on volatility drag alone. So it's pretty fucking painful even in short crashes.

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from the Nov 2021 high, QQQ fell −33% and reclaimed its high in about two years. TQQQ fell −79% and didn't reclaim its high until January 2025. Some other examples Since TQQQ inception (Mar 2010, 16.5y) - QQQ: +1,630% - TQQQ: + +26,944% From 2000-03-27 (26.4 years) - QQQ: +806% - TQQQ: +365% The daily drag will fuck you up. The daily-rebalanced leverage has a growth drag of roughly L(L−1)/2 × σ², volatility in the period matters. At the 2010s' ~17%, volatility that's ~9%/yr, you don't notice that in a 19%/yr market. At 2000–2002's 40%+ volatility it's ~48%/yr

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but it doesn't lol. Look at any triple leveraged fund over the long term - TQQQ vs QQQ. +1200% QQQ over the last 15 years, +36,000% TQQQ. They get larger drawdowns, ye, but they also go up far harder and faster. I'd rather see a +100% then -20%, than a +50% and -10%. The cost of leverage on them is actually very cheap too... people overestimate their costs and friction.

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No they didn't, $47 billion. Impressive, but not $100B. They are also spending like drunken sailors. Their path to profitability is questionable with Chinese models threatening to take the lower end of the market. I am not anti-AI. As a software engineer I use it on a regular basis, but there's clearly a bubble. I don't think the correction is imminent, and I don't try to time the market, so I am still long AI for now. Setting a reminder to admit I was wrong in a year if SpaceX is above IPO price by then. I'm also long SpaceX via Invesco QQQ, btw. I'm not rooting for a crash, I'm just paying attention to the math. https://preview.redd.it/7jcyt1k8pdih1.jpeg?width=1792&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6171b2d4c069ce43d3ad1b534c37eb638dd17c2 !remindme 1 year

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This is a really big fear for me. I'm 59 and probably too heavy in equities, but bonds barely keep up with inflation. There were all kinds of stories about Enron employees with their entire 401k in Enron stock. I met a guy in a training class who worked for Enron, he had really drank the koolaid. I wonder how he ended up. I used to follow [thestreet.com](http://thestreet.com) heavily back in the .com crash, I remember right when the markets were starting to turn this younger guy (I think a brit) who wrote saying the NASDAQ would drop to 1500 and laid out his case. Cramer called him out, said he was an idiot. That guy was SO right. At the time I had a friend who was really into MACD divergences (higher high not matched by higher high on MACD), I happened to be short QQQ when it went down because of that signal. Sold after about 10% drop because I didn't want to be greedy... should have been greedier.

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Yeah def not full-on rotations yet, just some early signal of movement. I've found in backtesting my system that these early lag -> improve movements will provide signals for entry, but you do need to weigh that against everything else here (and actually this is an excerpt from a much longer analysis that helps complete the picture). Then I enter with very tight stop for trades, or use it for entry into stocks I like for long holds. New leadership for me is when a theme crosses into leading on weekly RS vs QQQ (or SPY for factors/sectors), not just a one week bounce. I want the path to show improving to leading, ideally with RS turning up across shorter windows. Inputs: Level = 8 week RS. Theme ETF return minus benchmark return over 8 weeks. Momentum = 3 week RS. Same spread over 3 weeks. Leading means both are above a small threshold (0.15% spread). Outperforming on the longer window and the shorter window is still positive. Not just beating SPY/QQQ on price. Beating on both timeframes at once. So when something flips lagging to improving, 8 week RS can still be deeply negative. That is not leading yet. It becomes leading when the 8 week spread crosses positive and the 3 week spread is also positive at the same weekly close.

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My opinion? Don't get your info from reddit or any other forum. Search for every article you can find, search for videos of the CEO, ask Ai..etc. If you're not capable of doing that then you shouldnt be buying individual stocks. Buy ETF's like SPX or QQQ, etc where you're not going to get burned. Especially in small little weenie stocks like you mention.

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QQQ: For me as a swing trader that likes to short premium or discount extensions, there is not much to do in current situation. I always need to have a bigger reasonable price target. For example one month ago when we first started to see lower highs and failure for ATH reclaim, I shorted every rip with the target of June lows in mind. Everything played out nicely. Woth last weeks massive reclaim bounce, we are now stuck in the worst place to take a long or short decision. With how they showed confidence in the bull market, I dont want to go short, and since we are not far from ATH I also dont want to long this here. Very tricky spot. Most likely we will be stuck in a range here for a while.

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It’s actually early for optics and neoclouds. I disagree that Roundhill is late with these ETFs. However I don’t like the weightings in both ETFs. For LYTE, I don’t want China exposure. Their companies are opaque, their market is very volatile, and their photonics technology is 2+ years behind America. Plus, you have geopolitical risk anytime Trump escalates the trade war with China. With NCLD, Nebius is the best in class. CoreWeave is an absolute debt bomb, and some of the other holdings are extremely risky due to debt and/or loony valuations. It’s not a bad idea to own both as I do expect them to outperform QQQ, but if you do your research you’re probably just buying the leaders directly.

Just need 🥭to lie some more and pump QQQ 3% tomorrow

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QQQ ATH in August confirmed 🤗 Then when this guy FOMOs in at the top in September we dip 10% into mid-terms He’ll short again in mid-October and we’ll close the year at ATHs OP, please post before each of your regarded moves, thanks ☺️ 

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I just checked and my god, THERE'S A COCK AND BALLS PATTERN ON QQQ!

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OP let me tell you man. Take that money and put it in QQQ or VOO and forget about it. Don't do it. don't yolo it

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A legit answer is to join bogleheads and passive investors, and realize most people will never beat the market (I learned this lesson too a year or so ago). Rebalance your portfolio into some market ETFs and passively invest. My current portfolio is like VTI (or VOO) like 60% or 65%, VXUS for international exposure (like 30% or so). And a bit of AVUV for small cap exposure. If you'd rather bet on tech rn, QNDX for the cheapest nasdaq 100 (or QQQM or QQQ, but these have higher cost basis). Then don't touch the money for years. Don't try to chase yield, dividends, or high risk high reward. You can claim up to $3,000 on your taxes for the losses btw. Actively traded funds are pretty bad. Play with the numbers, watch historical stock market videos on risk (Ben Felix maybe). Uhhhhh. Check out bogleheads. They're really risk averse, but they still get pretty good returns. About half that of top 100 nasdaq companies. The reason you get a lower yield is because the top 100 nasdaq companies (QQQ, QQQM, QNDX) are heavily skewed tech and US. Which opens you up to consentration risk. And they're all large caps, which means smaller growth possibilities (and potential dot-com bubble corrections). You'll sleep better at night if you just passively let your investments play out instead of chasing gains. It'll take you a few years to see significant growth. And tbh you are at the point where I definitely could see your portfolio increasing to 100k easily if you just don't gamble and surpass that. At 100k, you are 1/3 the way to 1 million in time. At 300k, you are 1/2 to 1 million in time. iirc "No one wants to get rich slow" - warren buffet or something. Anyway, yeah, I can't guarantee anything. Not financial advice, but I do think it is a better plan than whatever you're doing.

is SPY or QQQ better rn

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50% of QQQ is like 7 companies including SpaceX… I prefer SP500 + laddered T bills for emergencies

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QQQ is all the way back to the previous top. What’s the problem bro?

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Rate me a pussy 1-10 I have 30% of my port in QQQ and 70% cash gang

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**BanBet Lost** — /u/Mikeo92 (3W - 2L, 60%) | Ticker | Entry → Target | Move | Time | Result | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | **QQQ** ▲ | $717.00 → $730.00 | +1.8% | 3d | Lost |

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You shouldn't have to worry about setting it with the trade dont trade super late into the day (past 3pm est) and it shouldn't move that hard before you can set your stop. Some brokers allow you to set stops when placing orders but mine doesn't, so I just do it immediately after. Also sometimes the spreads can be really wide. Let's say youre trading a 10 cent option Since it's such a low price, and the option going to 8 cents would stop you our for example, you may fly right past 8 cents and go into 7 or 6, causing you to lose more then you anticipated off your stop loss. My advice, set stop losses at -20% to -30% on liquid options (SPY, QQQ, NVDA, GOOGL, AAPL ETC) and ensure if you're buying OTM you're only going 1 strike up at thr most. I know the contracts costs more, but you also have less of a risk of getting stopped out lower then you anticipated. Good luck.

I would say dump this thing because your call is obviously useless and you’re hoping for a miracle. You still have $500ish bucks. Start trading 0-DTE SPY or QQQ calls. You can probably swing 2-3 contracts. Good luck

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Deposit $6 and put it all on 0dte QQQ calls the second market open.

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Really ... You bought options and lost money. Now get an account with a real broker (Schwab Tos, Tasty) any that has a simple look back feature. Say you Sold QQQ 21Aug Puts 660 (17delta) on 7/6 for $7. You would be up $586 on 8/6. You would have had to have 8k in Buying Power, maybe going up to 12k on 7/29, when you would have been down $1200. If this is not for you maybe try Kalshi. [https://app.screencast.com/4BrUrckojjdbG](https://app.screencast.com/4BrUrckojjdbG)

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!banbet QQQ 690 4d

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QQQ is up 25% last year, time for a new strategy..

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Ok but SPY is at ATH and holding? And QQQ is way above the -20% bear market level

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Hold it until the first big new ATH day on QQQ and sell it that day and then buy further OTM

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You clearly didn’t see the part where I had 400+ SPY trades and 200+ QQQ trades.

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Agree — I just buy QQQ index then try to round-out with a handful of the best financials (JPM, BLK, IVZ) + industrials/energy. That way it sort of simulates a well-rounded portfolio without the “zombie companies” in SP500 indices.

How could you have possibly gone red for a few days if you were buying qqq in 2022? I buy qqq every day in an automated investment. I have done this for 3 years now and the position has never ever turned red. I just DCA $50 a day, every day at open market price. I will do this forever. If you buy qqq every day for 20 years you will not lose money and you will be green forever. If QQQ is too volatile then switch to VOO.

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I am in uk so can’t trade SPY options so I trade SPX instead. What alternative can I use for QQQ

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What do you look for when it comes to finding the upcoming or start of a breakout? I made a few bucks on QQQ after it had dipped, but couldn't catch it at the dip...just on the way up.

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**BanBet Lost** — /u/Wild_Meeting_9650 (1W - 2L, 33%) | Ticker | Entry → Target | Move | Time | Result | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | **QQQ** ▼ | $720.77 → $710.00 | -1.5% | 1d | Lost |

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the 94% weight number is the right one to lead with, the ticker count is nearly meaningless in cap weighted funds and people quote it constantly. one thing i would add though. overlap by weight still understates the issue, because what actually matters is how much of your portfolio VARIANCE the two share, and that is higher than 94%. the unique 6% of QQQ is not some independent sleeve, its mostly other large tech that moves with the same factor as the overlapping 94%. so the diversification you get from that 6% is close to zero even though it looks like a real slice on paper. the flip side of your point is more interesting to me. holding both is not pointless, its just not diversification, its a deliberate tech overweight with extra steps. if someone actually wants that tilt they should size it on purpose rather than discovering it. the honest way to state a QQQ plus VOO position is "i am running roughly X% more tech than the market" and most people holding both cannot tell you what X is. if you want to make the post even harder to argue with, run the return correlation of QQQ against a synthetic SPY-plus-tech-tilt portfolio. it will be up near 0.99 and that number lands with people in a way that a holdings table does not.

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Fullport send QQQ and chill.

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QQQ is like 30$ away from ATHs? I think when people talk about crashes they mean AT LEAST <600, but more realistically 50%+ down

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People keep talking about the market should crash. Where the fuck have you been in the last 2 months lol. SPY may be up but QQQ and SMH is still down. KOSPI will probably go to Zero soon. The market want en excuse to pump and TACO give it to us a few days ago... We should be able to slowly pump from here on out.

"safe" route would be QQQ calls. Riskier with more upside would be DRAM + SMH calls. I have switched to margin only, though, so not able to get those kind of returns, but also not totally losing my ass anymore

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To earn QQQ‑level annualized returns, you must be able to withstand drawdowns. Aside from long‑term holding, the most reliable approach for QQQ also requires rebalancing when markets stabilize and when markets turn risky — in other words, during bull and bear markets.

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you are not doubling down if S&P is 8% NVDA and QQQ is 8% NVDA and you put equal amounts in both, you are not 16% in NVDA. You are 8% in NVDA. If you own only S&P you are 8% NVDA If you own only QQQ you are 8% NVDA

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yes, I remmemmber QQQ down 15% then

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bers when QQQ dips 1$ https://preview.redd.it/jxtzgq0e33ih1.png?width=1320&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f470dfcf687d6d6cd2a7fa0779bbfd11aaa6711

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beauty of this economy is even if QQQ/SPY goes to 1$ u can just take out a massive loan, back the truck up and fill that bitch with 3x leverage shares, and in no time youll be piss rich while retard bear john malds about his bitch wife and going back to work on monday

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This is entirely true. Tech has had a historic, legendary run. But if you are using past performance to justify holding both funds today, you are missing two massive structural traps: Market leadership rotates in massive multi-year waves. **2011 to 2026:** Tech dominated completely, making QQQ look like an unstoppable winner. **2000 to 2010:** QQQ suffered a brutal **"lost decade," finishing down roughly -50%**, while the un-overlapped parts of the S&P 500 (value, energy, financials) completely carried the market. If you hold both funds right now, you aren't diversified against a sector rotation. If tech drops, both of your "jackets" get soaked at the exact same time. Even if you are 100% correct that the Nasdaq-100 will continue to beat the S&P 500 for the next 15 years, **buying QQQ is still the wrong move for a long-term investor.** Invesco literally created a twin fund for this exact reason: **QQQ (0.20% fee):** High liquidity, tight spreads, built specifically for day traders and options. **QQQM (0.15% fee):** Holds the exact same companies but at a cheaper price, built for long-term buy-and-hold investors. If you want to intentionally overweight big tech because you believe it will keep winning, that is a valid strategy. But do it efficiently. Drop QQQ, buy **QQQM**, and stop paying a premium to duplicate the exact same mega-cap stocks you already own in your core S&P 500 fund.

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I did receive a lot of critics about posting this information on Reddit. There are a lot of new investors and it may help them, also may have long investor that doesn’t dig deep enough to small details that can make a huge difference ahead. Just think about paying 7x time fees over 10, 15 years, how much money will be losing if fees. Using the Python tool to calculate the exact fee drag and total opportunity cost. We will assume a $100,000 portfolio growing at a standard 8% annual return to see exactly how much money is lost to the higher fees. A $100,000 portfolio invested in QQQ instead of VOO will lose an extra $7,379.10 over 15 years purely to management fees and lost compounding returns. The Immediate Cost (Year 1) VOO (0.03% Fee): You pay $30 a year. QQQ (0.20% Fee): You pay $200 a year. The Difference: You lose an extra $170 in just your very first year for the exact same top holdings. 10 Years Because your investment grows over time, the fee is calculated on a larger balance every year. That means the dollar amount you lose grows exponentially.\[1\] VOO Portfolio Value: $215,293.55 (Only $598.95 lost to fees) QQQ Portfolio Value: $211,927.64 (A massive $3,964.86 lost to fees) The Total Penalty: You have $3,365.91 less money in your pocket with QQQ 15 Years VOO Portfolio Value: $315,897.74 QQQ Portfolio Value: $308,518.64 The Total Penalty: You have lost $7,379.10 straight to the fund managers. The money lost isn't just the flat fee; it is the growth that the fee would have generated over 15 years if it had stayed in the market. That $7,300+ penalty is real money that could have paid for a vacation, a down payment, or months of living expenses in retirement. Thanks for all downvotes in advance

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I did receive a lot of critics about posting this information on Reddit. Just because the information looks obvious to you, doesn’t means over millions user on Reddit Investing the information is meaningless! There are a lot of new investors and it may help them, also may have long investor that doesn’t dig deep enough to small details that can make a huge difference ahead. Just think about paying 7x time fees over 10, 15 years, how much money will be losing if fees. Using the Python tool to calculate the exact fee drag and total opportunity cost. We will assume a $100,000 portfolio growing at a standard 8% annual return to see exactly how much money is lost to the higher fees. **A $100,000 portfolio invested in QQQ instead of VOO will lose an extra $7,379.10 over 15 years purely to management fees and lost compounding returns.** **The Immediate Cost (Year 1)** **VOO (0.03% Fee):** You pay **$30** a year. **QQQ (0.20% Fee):** You pay **$200** a year. *The Difference:* You lose an extra **$170** in just your very first year for the exact same top holdings. **10 Years** Because your investment grows over time, the fee is calculated on a larger balance every year. That means the dollar amount you lose grows exponentially.\[[1](https://www.instagram.com/p/DagP3cej-8j/)\] **VOO Portfolio Value:** $215,293.55 *(Only $598.95 lost to fees)* **QQQ Portfolio Value:** $211,927.64 *(A massive $3,964.86 lost to fees)* *The Total Penalty:* You have **$3,365.91 less money** in your pocket with QQQ **15 Years** **VOO Portfolio Value:** **$315,897.74** **QQQ Portfolio Value:** **$308,518.64** *The Total Penalty:* You have lost **$7,379.10** straight to the fund managers. The money lost isn't just the flat fee; it is the **growth that the fee would have generated** over 15 years if it had stayed in the market. That $7,300+ penalty is real money that could have paid for a vacation, a down payment, or months of living expenses in retirement. Thanks for all downvotes in advance

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That QQQ daily was bottomed and curling, I should have jumped on it, and I didn’t. I had a colonoscopy yesterday and I was mentally preparing for that, but man.. I missed out on such a financial opportunity.

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Tempted to just buy QQQ long lotto calls on the dips. Can’t believe I missed out on it this week.

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You hit the nail on the head. That is exactly what is happening. To make it worse, you are paying a premium for that second jacket. When you buy both, you are paying two different management fees to hold the exact same top positions: \[[1](https://www.reddit.com/r/ETFs/comments/ummgke/why_is_fund_overlap_an_issue/)\] **VOO (S&P 500)**: Costs a rock-bottom **0.03%** expense ratio. **QQQ (Nasdaq-100)**: Costs **0.20%** expense ratio. By adding QQQ on top of VOO, you are actively paying **nearly 7 times more** in fees for QQQ's portion just to double-down on Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, and Meta. **The Same Fabric** **Top 5 Holdings**: Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Amazon, and Meta. **What happens**: These five stocks already make up roughly 25%+ of VOO. In QQQ, they make up over 40%. **The Result**: Your 50/50 portfolio isn't diversified; it is just a super-concentrated bet on a handful of tech executives **The Only True Difference** **What QQQ adds**: A tiny 6% sliver of Nasdaq-exclusive stocks (like mid-cap biotech or tech firms not yet in the S&P 500). **What QQQ drops**: You completely lose exposure to the S&P 500’s financials (JP Morgan), energy (Exxon), healthcare (Johnson & Johnson), and industrials (Caterpillar) on that portion of your money. **How to Actually Fix It** If your goal is to actually add a *different* fabric to your portfolio rather than just overlapping large-cap US equities, you have a few structural options: **For Small/Mid-Cap Exposure**: Pair VOO with an un-overlapped fund like **AVUV**or **IJR** (Small-Cap Value) to capture the bottom of the market. **For Sector Diversification**: If you want tech but want to avoid the exact same top 5 stocks, look into an equal-weighted tech ETF like **RSPT**, where every tech stock gets the same slice. **For True Diversification**: Keep VOO as your core, drop QQQ, and add international exposure (**VXUS**) or bonds (**BND**) depending on your time horizon. Source: Gemini Ai

SPY or QQQ only my broski

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EUFN (European financials) is up +26% over the last year compared to +22% for SPY. International value is doing even better and outperforming QQQ. Canada XIC is outperforming QQQ too.

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So you r telling me everyone holding both QQQ and VOO thinking they are diversified is basically wearing two jackets made of the same fabric and calling it layering. 94% overlap is like paying two expense ratios to own the same stocks twice with extra steps

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RSP close near all time high as well. Seems like a good signal for market breadth then. QQQ is still off of ATH so it is not just a tech market. What other evidence do you want to see?

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Deal comes out Sunday evening right before futures open coincidentally….and market opens up QQQ 4.5% SPY 3%

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I made more this week on QQQ shares 

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Are you willing to hold for more than 5 Years? Because if so SPY / QQQ blend hands down and if you want some risk 10-15% allocation toward ASTS (no more than 15% or you will cancel out the gains from your other holdings)

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wait til he hears about QQQ

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Keep pushing SPY + QQQ

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that would be the biggest single day drop in QQQ by an insanely large margin. That is not happening at all and with circuit breakers, couldn't even physically happen

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QQQ 617 few mins before market closes

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Wish QQQ did this while my Puts were extra heavy early morning. Now I’m only recovering losses with 1/4 of the risk than before

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Alright so lemme guess QQQ gonna run right back up to the forced 2 hour chop and do a “failed breakdown”

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SPY/QQQ way too flat the last few days. Going to need another shakeout to get the next push higher.

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QQQ looks like a weakening fart stream

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I’m seeing some good pumps out there. OKLO, SPCX, LUNR, RDDT. SPY & QQQ chilling. Are we crashing next week?

unreal theta burn on QQQ

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Only way for QQQ to get back to ATH is if semis catch a bid.

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Love how on QQQ we sliced through this exact level 3 times on the day with zero complications but now suddenly it’s a massive decisive point for over an hour and can’t make up it’s mind playing both sides like 18 times now on the 3 min

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17th time the charm for QQQ? How many times you ever seen the ma rejected 17 times and keep getting more chances?

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Dafuq is this movement on SPY and QQQ. Makes me wanna rip my nutz

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Without fail somehow someway QQQ always getting a bit in the last minute of a candle to paint the tape

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How many times does QQQ get to reject the ma and still not go lower? Cause when I’m long it’s about 3 max and then we just completely fall off a cliff

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8 rejections at the ma on QQQ in the last hour on the 3 minute but nah sure thing let’s just keep giving it chances

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Shit what do I do sell my oil calls and full port QQQ? Axios | **Barak** **Ravid**: A diplomat from one of the mediating countries told me Iranian negotiators are waiting for final approvals from the Iranian supreme national security council about the deal with Oman and the US. "We expect this approval soon", the diplomat said.

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Got scared to pull the trigger on 0DTE MSTR since figured it would just chop if QQQ did naturally goes down 4% immediately for an hour straight

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QQQ $724 please

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Sooooo what stocks are keeping QQQ up? It used NVDA to pump earlier and now quite literally every single thing that pumped has gone lower yet here it is itching to climb higher with constant bid yet none of the names that make up the heaviest pieces of it are budging?

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https://preview.redd.it/3qdxt8ndizhh1.png?width=2575&format=png&auto=webp&s=e39164741146b9abeae71108fb7ffe1b1b3fd16f last time QQQ looked like this, MACD aimed up, holding against 200MA into resistance, high RSI QQQ ripped from 610 to 740 do what you want w that, im staying long

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Sold my Puts at a loss on QQQ. Am I regarded

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please QQQ

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why my QQQ and SPY putz printing boys?

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QQQ puts were super obvious up there. It was free money

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If QQQ goes red I’ll quit gambling for the rest of the week I swear to it

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yeah this shit is just gonna trade between 720 and 723 on QQQ today isnt it

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Yeah that QQQ chart looks terrible too. Lower highs constantly

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Cloudflare fits the high-beta theme of QQQ better Likely will be in both QQQ/SPY

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QQQ and PLTR puts. Hope they print.

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goddamn that was a big rally QQQ rest up son u deserve it

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Did you unload the clip on the .11% QQQ dip anon

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WTF was that candle to push QQQ over 723 No me gusta

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the red candles are getting weaker on QQQ its time for this resistance to fucking end itself!!!

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Fuck it QQQ 730C

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**BanBet Created** ▼ | **Record:** 1W - 1L | Ticker | Target | Entry | Move | Expires | |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| | **QQQ** | $710.00 (below) | $720.77 | -1.5% | 23h 60m |

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!banbet QQQ 710 1D

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How many more 1 minute candles does QQQ have to get a bid on in the last 15 seconds for this to just give up and get it over w/ . The tease is pissing me off

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Oh word a 2nd rejection of the range on QQQ is bullish now?

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2nd rejection of the opening range on QQQ

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