VZ

Good_Ride_2508

The best way to go for individual stocks is when the top 200 Bln or more S&P companies are drastically dropped, buy them, hold long. I monitor such stocks and buy them at near bottom like PFE ($20), T and VZ, MSFT ($375) LLY ($625) , UNH ($240) and Recently NVO at $38 etc. When such companies are crashing you will obviously notice it, but need confidence to invest in it.

sum_dude44

if you took $1M & put in Mag 7 today, vs $1M in high yield stock like VZ, what are the probability tables for who will have more money & generate more returns in 10 years? Div chasers ignore appreciation, which is a bigger driver of cash flows. They also lack ingenuity to draw back from big capital gains at lower tax levels (or borrow against gains)...I guess the financial troglodytes don't like being called out

sum_dude44

uneducated is dividend hunters seeking yield on total returns less than AA bonds. eg Verizon (6% div) has yield a CAGR of 4.7% over 10 years. SPY CAGR is 13%. VZ has yielded less than bonds over past 10 years. You'd be better off borrowing against margin on SPY than using Dividend stocks. And that's b/4 taxes, which would be zero borrowing against margin. Could market dump? Sure, but so would VZ return

Dick_Indadert

Total options beginner here, I have ASTS and been following for years. Its volatile, and will remain volatile until they get their constellation up and running. The price move this morning is likely based on news that T, VZ and another MNO 'agreed' to work together, which probably means nothing. The price can tank just as fast and your CC could be saved. Why BTC at a loss, you can just let it go and keep the premium and profit on the price increase in the stock price and just buy the stock again with the profits. Sure you might have fewer shares but probably a few fewer, and if the price rips it really will not make a difference. What price did you pay for the stock (strike - sp) + premium. How many shares can you buy back with that? If you BTC at a loss and the price tanks tomorrow you are probably worse off. The price dropped again and I bought 100 shares at $73 sold CC for 76 for about $400, BTC for $200 and STO again for $78 for $400. I expect to get called and I don't care. This is totally separate than my 2,300 share position which I am holding for longer term investment. Just work out the numbers and see for yourself your realized profit if let the CC expire. I am sure an options expect will explain I am regarded, but sometimes just talking about it and working through the numbers will help you make a good decision.

GeoBro3649

ASTS, VZ, ATT and now TM. Plus damn near every other major MNO in the world. I hope you regards bought this sweet dip to the low 70s.

StockDashboard

Agree completely. VZ is a balance sheet story right now, not an earnings story. The Frontier acquisition made sense strategically but the timing wasn't clean buying a major fiber asset while rates were elevated and your own debt was already high is a tough spot to manage. FCF and debt trajectory this quarter will tell you more about the next 2 years than any EPS number.

imunfair

> Yeah, that one didn’t do so hot. Buy a share at opening day price in 1984 ($65) and you’d have less than $300 today. You forgot to figure in the dividends: >Verizon (VZ) has a long and consistent history of paying dividends, dating back to 1985 (including its time as Bell Atlantic). As of May 2026, the company has increased its dividend for over 22 consecutive years, paying quarterly dividends. The current annual dividend is approximately \($2.83\) per share, with a high yield around \(6%-8%\)

Happy-n-Healthy

How's it going? Still in VZ?

tripp_skrt

Why VZ?

Totallycomputername

I have 50% in VOO, 20% in VZ, and 30% in tech. Happy all around. 

Lol-throwaway-WSB

Regarding NVDA - same issue with that one as AAPL. Exchange Funds aren't usually taking more of it, so you've got limited options for hedging. Options like a protective put are more like a "hedge" than a "bet," and it's not necessarily even something the client would want to execute even if the stock hits the strike price. The way people trade options speculatively these days is...interesting. There are other tax-related reasons that buying protective puts can help. There's also tax-lot approaches that slowly chip away at the position over time. Some people buy into a direct indexing strategy (i.e. buy all the shares that would be in a VOO, for example) over time. Some people write covered calls against their large stock for income kind of like a second dividend, but, this wouldn't necessarily make sense on a growth tilt like NVDA or AAPL and would be more likely to be used on a more stable but somewhat limited growth potential like MCD or VZ. Concentrated stock risk is largely viewed as a problem by financial planners. Folks who are used to executive comp structure are less than common among advisors overall.

lotoex1

9 out of my 12 holdings are up. I started buying almost exactly 4 years ago now. The over all portfolio is up 20% + dividends. I like to buy stuff I have used and will continue to use/buy. Also things that have paid and increased dividends for over over 20 years. KO is where I started and I am up 20% on it. VZ I am up 21% and MO I am up 57%. Then a Magic the Gathering channel I watch on YouTube was telling me that in October of 2023 Hasbro stock was way down and to buy something, anything. It was around $65 and went to $45 over the next 2 months. It has now bounced back to $95. One of the ones that are down is Kroger. I am down 2%, but only started buying it about 9 months ago. My big loser is Wendys. I started buying it in 2024 and I am down 52% on it.

vapingpigeon94

Yea I’m on a similar boat.’ But with 50k and possibly 65k in about 2 months. Been eyeing BAC/VZ for 30 dte CSP. I figure if I sell CSP I collect the premium while my money plus premium sit in MM account.

LittlePlacerMine

I am only looking at this on really boring tickers like VZ (low vol not much return) or Pfizer (30% IV) and only on companies I’m happy to own anyway. Just a way to improve yield on the long side of my portfolio. I know options traders are not the same as they guys over at r/dividends. At my age there is the income/appreciation side of the portfolio, the cash side and the option side. I’ve got friends my age that are just sitting in CD’s trying to stay even on inflation. Boring.

Scr3aming3agl3

Still trying to figure that out. In the last 4 months I doubled my original investment through INTC, VZ, and USAR

dvdmovie1

VZ is never going to be a home run; it's an income name with tremendous debt. I've never really liked the telecoms and aside from maybe TMUS none of them are still appealing. MSFT has been sold off as part of broader software sector concerns and the fact that they and other Mag 7 names have had to spend a mountain of money on AI. The beneficiaries over the last 2-3 years have been much more where the money is being spent than who is spending the money. Also, you're talking about massive, massive companies that aren't going to have tremendous growth at the scale they're at - and VZ would be more value, not growth.

vermilli21

You fucking kidding my lotto calls on VZ is actually paying off

drew-gen-x

I've been buying $VZ. 6% dividend and I don't think many people realize how sticky your monthly cell phone bill is as it is now seen as a necessary expense plus all these data centers still need fiber internet cap ex build out.

burner456987123

Anyone like UPS, ABT, or VZ for dividends and moderate, stable growth? ABT near a 52 week low.

drew-gen-x

Verizon $VZ reported earnings this morning. EPS $1.28 beat est $1.21 2026 Forecast $4.95-$4.99 EPS vs est $4.90. But here's why I have been buying AT&T and Verizon. This is taken from Verizon's earnings call. " We are in quite deep discussions right now with hyperscalers, with alternative cloud providers, large enterprises to integrate our fiber, both dark and lit and our 5G assets to support their AI infrastructure efforts. And that is the potential for multi billions in revenues."

Ambitious_Bread_84

Dear POET management, 

DistributionBroad173

Verizon has cycled between under $40 to over $50 since 2022. This year will be the same is my guess. Wait until it goes below $40 to buy. I am a longtime VZ holder, and I am in just for the dividends now. If it goes below $40 I will add to my position, again.

Nacamaka

# 1. VZ — Verizon **Catalyst:** Earnings before open, Apr. 27 **Technical setup:** RVOL: 0.85 RSI: 41.46 Below 20D and 50D SMA, above 200D SMA **Options market:** Expected move: \~6.27% by May 22 May 1 weekly call IV: 45% Call/put ratio: \~2.2 calls per 1 put **Read:** Telecom boomer stock, but options are pricing real movement into earnings. Calls are noticeably heavier than puts. # 2. PSA — Public Storage **Catalyst:** Earnings after close, Apr. 27 **Technical setup:** RVOL: 0.85 RSI: 62.48 Above 20D, 50D, and 200D SMA **Options market:** Expected move: \~4.85% by May 15 30-day put/call OI ratio: 0.6433 Put/call volume ratio: 0.3870 **Read:** Price is strong and above major moving averages. Options positioning leans calls, but implied move is more moderate than the others. # 3. CDNS — Cadence Design Systems **Catalyst:** Earnings/webcast after close, Apr. 27 **Technical setup:** RVOL: \~1.15 RSI: 65.38 Above 20D, 50D, and 200D SMA Near the top of its 1-month range **Options market:** Expected move: \~11.49% by May 22 30-day put/call OI ratio: 3.7813 Put/call volume ratio: 7.1111 **Read:** This is the spicy one. Strong chart, but options are heavily skewed toward puts. Could be hedging, could be bearish positioning, could be earnings fear. Either way, IV says movement. # 4. UPS — United Parcel Service **Catalyst:** Earnings before open, Apr. 28 **Technical setup:** RVOL: 0.63 RSI: 62.59 Above 20D, 50D, and 200D SMA **Options market:** Expected move: \~8.71% by May 22 30-day put/call OI ratio: 0.2729 Put/call volume ratio: 0.7444 **Read:** Chart is in an uptrend and options positioning leans calls. Earnings before open means gap risk is high. This thing could move before most people finish their coffee. # 5. TMUS — T-Mobile **Catalyst:** Earnings after close, Apr. 28 **Technical setup:** RVOL: 1.22 RSI: 37.10 Below 20D, 50D, and 200D SMA **Options market:** Expected move: \~7.50% by May 22 May 1 weekly call IV: 58% Call/put ratio: roughly 1:1 into earnings 30-day put/call volume ratio: 17.746 **Read:** Weak chart, elevated volume, and a ton of put volume. Either traders are hedging hard or betting on more downside. This is not a calm setup.

Forecydian

ASTS - $3B+ potential clients from the worlds major MNOs like ATT, VZ, Vadofone, Japan, 85%+ estimated profit margin, even at low adoption rate and low rev sharing contract of a $1, we’re talking about 200-300 share price at minimum .

Extreme_Coast8002

!banbet VZ $51 1d

pcurve

Hey, don't forget my loser stocks. VZ, Atlassian, Estee Lauder

YaLlegaHiperhumor

Should I buy $VZ calls? Wasn't its fiber important for data centers? Or is it like copper and we're now looking into alternative materials for that?

Low-Comfort5517

What about earnings for VZ

sebach22

VZ calls?

Pizzabe

VZ calls sound good I like that spike we had this morning

DeezCodeNutz

When VZ goes green, time to hold your peen (or who's ever you prefer)...

SRNEInvestor

You could jump into QQQI, GPIQ, VZ and some other fat dividend payers and easily pull $400k per year.

Low-Comfort5517

VM thoughts on VZ

ReferenceFunny7142

ASTS Full FCC aproval is nice. Unlocks about 45m from VZ

opo113

Imagine needing politicians to tell you to sell VZ, a company which has consistently underperformed every broad index ETF known to man for decades Literally just buy SPY: - consistently outperforms VZ - infinitely less concentration risk - lower taxes due to lower dividends

Pizzabe

is someone else gonna gamble on VZ earnings.

Financial_Board_748


PARABOLIC-Explorer

Hundreds of billions in infrastructure. VZ will be the gas station build out The new refinery being built in USA does not go online until 2030 I think.

Krammsy

True, the tarriff announcements stopped working, then when he invaded VZ and abducted Maduro, the market reaction was surprisingly lack-luster. SCOTUS has made him bullet-proof, and he's shown a willingness to do whatever it takes to move the market in either direction, he can't be prosecuted for anything, literally. When VZ barely worked, he upped the game & attacked Iran, if the weekend Iran announcements stop working, he'll up the severity even more. There comes a point where institutions start invoking caution, atop the CAPE index this gives big money every reason to scale into cash.

SomePolack

Haha I like SCHD nowadays, VZ better than T tho for sure might hop in if it’s lower 

sylphvanas

Tell that to my NKE, VZ, and ZS calls from my previous 2 posts 🤡

sylphvanas

VZ looking good

drew-gen-x

I bought $IP and $GIS along with $CAG this morning. I want to replace my $TLT position w divy stocks. I've already bought $T, and $VZ. I get the bear case on processed food stocks; but they're learning to run very efficiently. And if I can buy consumer staples at prices lower than 2020 COVID lows with today's inflation & get paid a divy to wait for a rebound, I can wait.

iShitBloodandCumShit

Buying VZ calls….my man. The flattest stocks in history and you bought…..fucking calls on a rip. 🪦

yaboyesdot

Who does option calls on VZ????

Living_Tax_2790

I mean he did buy calls but VZ 🤣🤣 like THAT'S what you buy calls on??

AnxiousFrame6696

VZ calls? Cmon man

Pyrrhic_Pragmatist

Same. I can't tell if this is a troll or they're serious. My first thought was when has VZ ever rallied hard? Why not just throw some inverse equal weight indexes and bond ETFs too?

Agitated_Patience_75

i like how you doubled down on that losing VZ call lol

kernowm9

VZ is literally a falling knife that doesn’t want to be caught right now!

WorkingHorror99

VZ is not even volatile, they pay dividends which lowers stock price. 

getapuss

I buy shares of VZ everytime the dividend yield is greater than 6%

DonutSound

VERIZON / VZ - 7% Divided plus stable growth

aftherith

VZ

DIYPeace

It’s about time for my stable value holdings of TMUS, VZ, DTE.DE to see gains.

Hopeful-Frosting7976

Consumer Staples are dead money right now, even as people rush to safety.  You might want to look into other defensive sectors like health care, BMY is my top performer behind only VZ.  They are both undervalued and high yielders with lots of cash.

2Loves2loves

VZ / T 5 g is still going to be a big deal... someday.

CUbuffGuy

"The J.P. Morgan quarterly collar is a large-scale, automated hedging strategy employed by the [**JPMorgan Hedged Equity Fund (JHEQX)**](https://www.google.com/search?q=JPMorgan+Hedged+Equity+Fund+%28JHEQX%29&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1159US1159&oq=jpm+quarterly+collar&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCAgCEAAYFhgeMg0IAxAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0IBBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMgcIBRAAGO8FMgoIBhAAGKIEGIkFMgcIBxAAGO8FMgoICBAAGKIEGIkF0gEIMzcwMGowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfCqcUA3xOd4yxfjaUYBgHd66uxETueR9VPX-jBfmAOLNQia4z815OILXcrod9fm2OrwI22wgDcEoj5MIgVw0iE1sRFKA_Dp45pnA1GSc0drhkCUv4zco5PV_Yg7mg2aLuwQc6txODN0CY6hO0g1m6WdGRlxGWggEGT-hDBOzmSGj9UI64gNYIZJs-VZ20EknsjF3ysQaLO6p1ExXrbwYVLS0QgrpH6BfgSP7U9NDqpTpet3VysBEhULoiVOeLciWsGgGn4fd-Hn21uJW4bjXgSkBucjArXlzSdyTMcv8iphm_McdTgv0DY2C4nLHjF3n8Wr9dZiIlICOojqZTk2ihSVwDdAXDrMBEsbaPxD39UnYXnBs0thQQSD6Eis2azYJwP-EhofP2bEugauB7d2JF50Is3PoLlWMgT9BRScW5pv4H62mzdoliv7PcYGfig5V6CA0hGSbCyammG0uf5_jAZS2wNyHk3ecB9y9SBNs5V60JVNHvyTk37iDT1xrNQDicyrGCbfXf8UnEcFrBSQEzf3-dV6PU33SCKKncDtdA&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjAv82-i8CTAxWgJEQIHbANGGIQgK4QegQIARAB) to protect its roughly $12+ billion long S&P 500 portfolio. Executed quarterly, the fund sells 3-5% out-of-the-money calls and uses the proceeds to purchase out-of-the-money put spreads, capping upside to fund downside protection." Basically, that's where their hedge sits that's way bigger than retail money. For us to fall through it without significant delta hedging by MM's would require some steep selling. Usually it's a pretty good support.

Spicyboi981

Oil would still be more expensive bc costs more to refine VZ crude

shmito17

Why is VZ (Verizon) holding up? We know you love being in the $40’s. Go back down.

Maximum-Side-9391

VZ and T have been a sneaky safety net this year. It is almost a guarantee they will be green on days when most of the market is down.

AR227

Long term you're right, but VZ production is basically halted and it would take massive Capex spend to get vz heavy crude to start flowing again in volume. Thesis is correct but this is more sentiment rather than substance driven atm.

Embarrassed_Job_6662

Strait talks are going well! So time to buy VZ?

Rare-ish_Birb

I mean, if you had $ 50k in your account, just buy VZ every time it drops below $50 and sell when it breaches $51.

johndsmits

what are the chances 🥭 was talking about peace deal with Ukraine and not Iran? (or VZ?). Chances?

ArchicadMaster

Sold VZ csp and bought SPY Puts. Am I regarded yet?

Fauster

Speech ongoing. When they pushed Trump on the statements for Iran denying negotiations, Trump said that was bad info. Trump says no, they aren't negotiating the Supereme leader, who they are negotiating with he won't say so they don't get killed. So, same pattern: oil goes above 100, or Trump tweets something disastrously stupid/a literal war crime, Bessent and co. go into damage control. Trump says this is short, it's almost over. Friday-ish arrival of the MEU that was protecting Taiwan/or getting ready for evacuation of execs. It will be longer before more marines arrive. Can they take Kharg or Islands in the strait? For sure. Then they have to hold it under mobile artillery fire from all directions. This is a mission creep situation, and they aren't protecting all the ships from mines, all the oil and LNG facilities and desalination plants. Civilization is fragile. I think folks who trade at all should have some cash and hedges ready for Friday night, though whether it goes well probably won't be immediately clear. Now Trump is saying the Straight will be controlled by Me, maybe me, me and the Ayatollah, whoever that is, "we are dealing with some people I find to be very reasonable very solid and the people within know who they are, they're very respected, and maybe one of them will be exactly who we are looking for, look at VZ and how we are doing there..." "oil will drop like a rock as soon as a deal is done. we have a very serious chance of a deal, I'm not guaranteeing anything, I'm not comping back in a **week or two weeks** and you say, oh you said, I didn't say anything. We are in the throes of a real possibility of making a deal."

Fastertoday62

Decide how long your time line is with-a percentage of your cash. If you are comfortable with 10 plus years with a percentage of it ,buy in over time in tranches.For relative safety invest in vanguard index funds as their rates are some of the lowest in-the industry. I would agree VOO is very heavily weighted with AI stocks ,therefore would buy only some and only on a dip(15% or more off from the high ) ,diversify with VT,VTI and a vanguard value stock index . Also buy in on dips of 15% or more , off the high . It’s not guaranteed it will drop this much , but all the indexes are overbought and correction time is due and with geopolitical factors being what they are , likely to drive indexes down further . Diversify. Synchrony Bank has a 4.1% cd for 14 mos . Just tied up a significant chunk that I will not worry about and can sleep at night . Will buy into the market on broader dips, 15% down from highs, and more if 20%. Buying certain stocks that are value and have fallen in the broader drop but still have good value. Looking at Canadian stocks in us index. Recently have bought BN,MAIN,NNN,VICI ,ARCC ,VZ (at 39) ,BEP (at 19). With the exception of BN have bought in retirement accounts. Others, let me know your thoughts on these. Open to discussions . I have a long watch list and waiting for fundamentals to line up to buy.

shmito17

Short VZ (Verizon). Thank me later.

badasimo

Blue chips need to suffer for me to really take notice. Right now they are considered a safe haven. But if things are truly bad you will see WMT, VZ etc start to suffer.

SpecialistPlastic729

US special operations soldiers are highly skilled. However, they are in-and-out; they are not trained, equipped, or intended for sustained operations. Neither are the Marines. If Kharg Island is to be seized, then the Marines will be needed to immediately land after the SOF forces seize key locations. And at some point over the next few months the Army will need to relieve the Marines. This is if all goes well. Dropping SOF onto Kharg is incredibly risky. The Iranians have plenty of time to get their best fighters on the island and prepare the defenses. This isn’t VZ, and the Iranians have experience with US tactics. They can call in artillery from the mainland, and could lay fiber so the comms can’t be jammed or intercepted. The US would have to have close air support and the Iranians would jam GPS and laser designation systems. This forces the jets to low altitudes where they are vulnerable to MANPADS, or mobile SAM systems on the mainland. Even if ultimately successful, the Iranian leadership sees this war as an existential crisis. They are not going to be dissuaded by losing oil revenues, and will realize that this will exacerbate the oil shortages caused by their de facto blockade of the Strait. It will hurt us more than them. Seizure of Kharg is stupid, risky, and unlikely to achieve anything of value in changing Iran’s position. So of course, Trump will do it.

Hopeful-Frosting7976

Same.  D, O, and VZ are propping up my whole portfolio.

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

Solar, ev, and renewables are irrelevant power sources for military action, and choking off China's access to the commodity streams from VZ and Iran are adequate compensating shortages to combat their dominance of rare earth and other critical material supply chains. It's unfortunate that mango is heading up these efforts but they are necessary 

Little_Lebowski_007

This is exactly how it happened for my city. Neighboring cities has FiOS, our city government had been begging Verizon for a decade, but VZ said no. Suddenly Ting shows up and starts installing new fiber and VZ finds the funds to run FiOS. I signed up when a salesman hit my door. Went from 300Mbps for $150 (Comcast) to 1 Gig for $90. Then Comcast starts throwing out 1 Gig for $80.

johndsmits

fyi, some China/India ships passing through. may 2 Singapore so far. They wouldn't be if mines are laid (should be the case by tomorrow). West nations? gotta go buy VZ or Russia oil, which is still in the ground, lol.

tomlucas66

I am wheeling about 3% of my Vanguard Sep IRA (which earns an astounding 7.9%), and so far haven’t lost money . I find rather than paper trading, a small account keeps my attention, and the worst that can happen is ending up bag holding a couple stocks that pay a dividend and grow with the economy (T and VZ). For now I’m just using Vanguard for trading, but may move to TorS. I’m extremely grateful for Reddit option communities!

d33p7r0ubl3

VZ is a hold forever stock with its dividend. Hopefully you keep the shares

Tizaj

Puts? Or calls? Were you shorting VZ?

spartanburt

I'm coming up on 4 years but I am actually pretty close to wheeling my way out of VZ bags.  I used covered puts too to average down occasionally. 

23-1-20-3-8-5-18

Companies already told Trump the child crusher that its not worth it to even invest in VZ. If there is one group that wont just give in to the old fat ass its investors.

Redd868

I bought Verizon under $40 because I was staring at a 7% dividend. The risk was, dividends could be cut. But they came out with a share buyback announcement, and that got rid of worries about a dividend cut. That share buyback is what put the spike in VZ's price. One thing about Verizon is, they have a lot of debt. But, it's looking like the federal government can't fiscally carry on without cheapening its debt, and if it cheapens federal debt, it'll cheapen all debt. So, dollar devaluation would wind up being a free lunch for Verizon. That's what went into my decision in buying Verizon.

Rare-ish_Birb

Just need VZ to announce something so my VZ 47p print. An investment in Iraqnian telecom infastructure...doesn't matter...idc

Nearly-Retired_20

VZ since 1995

abhicoinexpansion

Verizon’s rally isn’t just defensive; it’s a **turnaround story**. While tech is getting hit by jobs data and Iran tensions, VZ is smashing expectations. New CEO Dan Schulman’s "win-back" strategy just delivered their highest subscriber gains since 2019, turning a "boring" stock into a high-yield growth play Once things settle, their massive $21.5B free cash flow guidance and 5%+ yield should keep the floor solid while they cross-sell Frontier fiber to wireless users

EveryPassage

I think it's more a VZ/Telecom story than a defensive play per se. Verizon was beaten down for the last few years because T mobile has been very aggressive at taking share. Now VZ has a new CEO and he is committing to changing their cost structure and being more aggressive about maintaining market share. At the same time T mobile has eased off the gas a little bit by increasing the prices on their standard plans and their guidance for 2026 was the least new accounts in years. So I think investors are generally optimistic that the worst is over for VZ and even if they can't grow like T Mobile has they are unlikely to hemorrhage a ton of customers and risk their cash flow.

DiaBall

GE, BX, PFE, MO, T, VZ, PM, C ET KMI, etc.. 2008-2009 bought during the crash. Also MU at around $12. Power of compounding dividend drips is crazy lol

partymsl

Iran and VZ, these are some big hits for China no matter what. 4% oil is not nothing.

MD_Yoro

Venezuela oil accounts for 4% of total Chinese oil import. China was also tired of VZ bullshit by not servicing its debt. VZ was a marginal effect for China, given how China kept rejecting further investment into VZ despite VZ asking for Chinese development of their oil fields >great news for the people of VZ It’s the same Maduro regime in power, the Chávez party. Literally nothing changed for the locals. The same people are still in charge except for one guy. How illiterate of global news are you?

Cav829

So the one difference from earlier in the week is defensive stocks are now being sold off. KO, PEP, WMT, VZ, etc. all down to various degrees. WMT in particular is approaching 5% down. Could still end up being a massive rotation.

Totallycomputername

Sold some calls today on VZ, never seen those premiums so high. 

Bronkko

VZ is slightly up!

TACO_Orange_3098

from what i have read, the oil VZ pumps is heavy sour crude and it is not ideal for car gas usage .... but since the EPA is no longer caring , i am not sure exactly what to tell you ........ i guess buy O2 tanks in case you need to breathe ..... this is the Gemini answer : In summary, Venezuelan oil is usable for U.S. cars only after complex, intensive refining, and it is generally considered "dirty" oil that requires significant, costly processing compared to lighter, sweeter alternatives

pmotiveforce

It's all kind of obvious in hindsight if you assume 🥭is a literal moron. First, he wants to attack Iran. Decides to last year. But oil. And markets. Hmm.. OK, I need oil. I will get it from Venezuela. Two birds one stone. Let's do it on a weekend, market won't react much. OK, turns out I can't just get all the oil I want immediately from VZ. Oh well. I'm sure it'll all work out, fuck it let's do another weekend thing.

yamni_zintkala

If you want to diversify from a HYSA, then yes a cash brokerage is an option. Depending on the state you file taxes a muni bond ETF or mutual fund is a good option. A broad market mutual fund or ETF is also good. Then I'd look at the large cap dividend company stocks like PFE, GIS, VZ, T. Buy 5 shares a week. Collect all the S&P100 or 500 or 1000! Ok maybe that's ludacris. But you get the idea.

dhx020

Verizon employee RSU vesting date 3/1/2026, first payout is 3/10/2026 Last year, stock price dropped 10% on first payout day. Historically since Verizon's "Stock Together' initiative was introduced in 2020, every mid March, VZ has a giant red candle drop (usually between March 10 and March 18) Of course it could be coincidental... But I doubt it.

dhx020

!banbet VZ -10% 3/20/26

dhx020

I'll give you guys free advice. Hold a short position in VZ for next week. Just trust me.

frankslastdoughnut

yeah. It's a pre revenue tech company that just got full EPA approval (EU and UK as well) to sell a nano wonder material. If you are looking for established revenue, this probably isn't the play for you sugar plum. Go buy VISA or VZ or some shit.

kool_mandate

lol into PG , KO, , LLY, MCD, VZ, GIS This is textbook It’s basically automated , triggered panic selling in best of class growth companies into value. But once pessimism is baked in, the panic buying back in will follow, and no one will give you a heads up “it’s time to buy CRWD again “ first Because the same people having to answer to angry clients about capital preservation are the same people that lose angry clients if they underperform This is where retail can have an edge

buppiejc

It made a doji on Friday. It’s also a defense stock, like VZ, DG, and LMT as examples.