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Why VOO and chill over other ETFs that outperform VOO over 1/3/5/10 yrs?
Is there any merit in investing in sector specific ETFs vs. S&P 500?
XLK: lump sum investing or sell puts to get good price
Fidelity, brokerage link and NAV funds vrs ETFs
High PE tech stocks sorted with Palo Alto, SalesForce, AMD, NVDA, ServiceNow tops the list
2023-04-27 Wrinkle Brain Plays - In the style of Velma Dinkley
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2023-03-15 Wrinkle-brain Plays (Mathematically derived options plays)
Is there a free website that shows all the underlying companies' financials in the ETF?
DD: I plan to double my money within the next 3-4 weeks. Here’s how:
DD: I plan to double my money within the next 3-4 weeks. Here’s how
DD: I plan to double my money within the next 3-4 weeks. Here’s how:
DD: I plan to double my money within the next 3-4 weeks. Here’s how:
DD: I plan to double my money within the next 3-4 weeks. Here’s how:
Looking to start buying for long term, what’s better SCHG or XLK?
Investing in (ABNDX) better than riskier/ municipal bonds?
$AAPL is the main reason we didn't see a lower leg down today with $SPY
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Everything else is always down, but my portfolio is still usually up as a whole because of XLK
8 large-cap stocks shrink more than 50% in value; is the S&P 500 about to plunge?
$DOCU - BUY ALL DAY - $175 Monday morning
Is this a good market environment to close LEAPS and reduce leverage
XLK Call up 906% with 826% up across 3 positions. Go login to Meta whatever and talk to your boomer parents so my calls keep going up.
Is there any reason to invest in any other ETFs if you buy VTI?
Western Digital's stock soars after WSJ report of talks on $20+ billion merger deal with Japan's Kioxia
Anybody know of a way to implement a sector rotation strategy?
Why is my ticker down? Add these sectors ETF’s to your watchlist to understand the big picture
Hedging an income portfolio with growth stocks
My 1yr returns using a synthetic long LEAP strategy.
Buy the dip? What are you guys buying now that everything is red?
How do you judge a company's future success outside of financial statements?
What's better for long term growth: A monthly lump sum in a specific stock/ETF that dipped or equally distribute that sum across all stocks and ETFs monthly?
What's better for long term growth: A monthly lump sum in a specific stock/ETF that dipped or equally distribute that sum across all stocks monthly?
GME, but the $TSLA version. DDD (Deep DD). I did the homework so you didn't have to.
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Maybe for the indexes, but there are things that have started the year insanely well, including metals - the SETM etf is +25% YTD (+132% in the last yr), COPP +12% YTD, COPJ +17% YTD. Even the XLE is up almost 9% YTD. Lithium, uranium mining (URNM +68% in the last year), battery metals etfs, rare earth etfs, etc - all up big over the last year. Real assets are mooning. Tech broadly not doing great (XLK down slightly for the year, MAGS -0.5%), but SOXX is up 9%.
Zero gains since October 2025 for QQQ/XLK.
Those some decisive (at the moment) gap downs in XLK, QQQ, SPY, etc.
XLK looks awesome and I am surprised I have NOT seen that before!
The ETF QQQM is 63% compromised of stocks in the technology sector. Given your interest in U.S. equities and the technology sector, a purer play would be the ETF XLK which is 100% comprised of stocks in the technology sector. A position in XLK exclusively over weights that sector to more completely align with your outlook for tech. No one can predict the future, but the technology sector tends to do well in periods of lower interest rates, which is the current direction the Fed Funds Rate is headed. I personally like the technology sector because it is one of the best sectors for growth stocks.
Basically zero gains for XLK since the start of October.
Yes, passive index investing combined with regular dollar-cost averaging means all stocks in the index will be bought proportionately on new ETF inflows. The more ETFs include a particular stock and the more money flows into these ETFs, the more that stock rises. But it’s also self-fulfilling. The more people buy MAGS ETF or XLK etc, the more the underlying stocks rise and the more people want to dollar cost into these ETFs on a regular basis or chase the stocks higher. The only thing that breaks this inadvertent self-fulfilling momentum trade is when the economy tanks. People will want to hold more cash in uncertain times so they take profits, some will lose their jobs so they can’t dollar cost average, and the near term business fundamentals at the companies weaken and they miss earnings. Then the momentum swings into reverse. We saw that in 2022-2023 and again in April 2025.
Crazy rotation today. XLK -1.8%, AVUV +1%.
I’d recommend VUG which is essentially an S&P500 growth ETF, higher weighting on top holdings. I know that some people don’t want their portfolio to be super concentrated but it still tracks the S&P, so there’s more upside and more downside but long run I think it’s better than regular VOO. You could also do VOOG, or MGK, but these are very similar to VUG. You can also invest in a specific sector within the S&P500 such as XLK or XLY.
The issue with that is lately it's ended in heartbreak city in the short term. This isn't just tech taking a breather, it's rotational mechanics getting stretched pretty far. If the XLK doesn't have a strong day where it HOLDS when large cap value stops going nuts, the tone will be firmly set for a negative month to open the year for the SPX imo.
Gonna be fun times for tech stock bears like drew very soon sadly. Fairly clear that the XLK would be down 0.8-1% today or even more if value wasn't up a million percent. My guess is that value will take a breath soon and instead of a rotation to tech, tech is going to get sold off even harder and still be a laggard.
QQQ, Apple, Amazon, Intel , JNJ, kmi, msft, soun, ionq, qtbs, rgti, google, SMH, XLK, Kratos, JEPQ, Walmart, Tilray, Green Thumb, BOTZ, Ford, Duke, as well as a few other smaller positions. Currently I am dcaing monthly into qqq, rgti, ktos and xlk
Been using for about 3 months for the XLK-like strategy. I liked it's performance and TLH harvesting enough to add the SPY-like and EFA-like strategy 1 month ago. I haven't had any problems, although tracking error for the XLK strategy is -1%, SPY is +.9%, and EFA is +.5%. Seems pretty easy to administer. They haven't been around for a long time though. I am interested in moving assets to the long/short direct indexing strategy eventually - for which Frec is the only provider I know of not locked behind an AUM advisor.
With that many individual stocks you're trying to bet on, just buy XLK if you want tech sector concentration.
Lots of international stuff. Gonna continue to outperform US assets. VYMI, TEI, EEM. Gold is going to continue to strengthen. Have to maintain some exposure to tech through VGT or XLK but pared back a bit.
SPMO Doubles return of IDMO since inception(2015) and lower downdraw. SLV beats PSLV \~15%. Not a fan of International, but it's running now. 20% semis? Not much Tech except for whats in VT & SMH, maybe XLK or FNGS for Semis & Tech. GL...
XLK up 26.1 % XLC up 21.3 % SLV up 142.1 % I don't know what the big focus will be in 2026 but right now there are a fair amount of people watching silver, platinum, gold and other metals
CLS , Casey’s gas stations stock, Walmart , XLK
XLK or QQQ if your timeline is that far out technology far outperforms any other etf or asset.
I’m still firmly bullish on XLK and XLC, and the reason’s pretty simple Five of the ‘Big Seven’ are in these two sectors, and given that most of these companies saw strong revenue and profit growth in 2025, it’s no surprise these sectors kept outperforming the market. During Q3 earnings season, all the biggest investors in AI infrastructure announced plans to keep ramping up data center builds in 2026. Microsoft, Google, and Meta together employ nearly 500,000 people, and over the next five years, AI is expected to replace about 30% of the work at these companies that’s roughly $30 billion saved per year. Of course, these cost savings won’t fully show up in 2026 since it takes time. I’m sharing this calculation just to show that there’s a huge potential upside in EPS for these companies down the road
If you need the money within 3 years then I would keep the investments conservative (Bonds, CDs). If you are looking at money you don't have to touch for 10-20 years, than I would go with XLK or other tech heavy ETFs since you can roll with the ups-and-downs of the market.
This could be a dead cat bounce for the XLK…
Int'l value stocks (VYMI) have out-performed US tech stocks (XLK) this year.
Careful with the “cheap stock = good for small accounts” idea — that’s how most beginners bleed out. What matters more than the stock price is: • liquidity (tight spreads) • consistent intraday movement • clean options chains For small accounts, a lot of sub-$100 names have: • wide bid/ask spreads • random volatility • thin options (you get killed on fills) Honestly, many people are better off trading liquid ETFs or index products instead of chasing cheap tickers. Examples: • SPY / QQQ → extremely liquid, tight spreads, tons of expirations • IWM → cheaper premium, still liquid • XL sector ETFs (XLF, XLK, XLE) → slower, cleaner moves If you do trade single stocks under $100, prioritize: • high average daily volume • tight options spreads (check before entering) • stocks that respect levels (not meme behavior) The biggest upgrade for small accounts isn’t what you trade — it’s how selective you are. Fewer trades, better fills, defined risk. Cheap contracts don’t help if the structure is trash.
QQQ up 20% YTD. XLK up 23% YTD. BTC and ETH down 7-10% YTD. NVDA is also up 30% YTD. There is no correlation.
PHYS, EEM, IEFA, VEA, IWM, XLK, XLP, XLV some tech now maybe, in shares
75% of my portfolio was managed by a smart guy who has me in VOO, XLK, and a bunch of other growth-ey ETFs, and he has a system where he just holds no matter what happens, unless the price falls down to the anchored VWAP tied to some important event, which would signify a major change in character For my own part of the portfolio, I do swing trading of stocks, so I’m constantly getting in and out of things as they move above a certain line. It’s nice because I’m always churning, usually making money, hopefully making fewer mistakes, and it doesn’t really matter what the overall market does as long as I’m paying attention to the part that’s going up right now.
Hey not bad actually. That was a 12% correction (XLK) so definitely nothing to scoff at. Just remember the tech wreck and great recession were multiples of that
XLK green 11 days in a row. big red incoming
I mainly trade technology stocks and other aggressive stocks that are usually added to the following ETFs sectors like: XLK, XLF, XLC, XLY, and XLI. In fy23 I increased my portfolio to 161%, in fy24 it was 96% and this year fy25 it was up 114%. My portfolio has definitely increased significantly over the years. However, the market looks like it wants to come down, and it feels like it’s a house of cards, so I got out and sold all my stocks around November 11. And I’m just going to wait until breadth, sentiment, volume and momentum is back in the market before I start trading again. Happy trading everyone!
Purchased SEI this morning, adding to my AI related plays. Holding BW, APLD, SEI, and NVDA. Rate cuts imminent, holding diversified ETF’s and index funds including, SPY, XLK, QQQ, JEPQ. Bring on Kevin Hassett.
Brk-b 70% in five years no dividends. XLK would have yielded much more in the same time span.
At this point M7 is like 35% of the sp500. That isn't exciting enough? I find it terrifying, but I'm admittedly considerably older, old enough to have watched Nasdaq shed 80% in the 00/01 crash. I do have about 20% in XLK which is the most volatile tech companies in the SP500 but even that is like 30 companies. What you haven't yet experienced is the disappearance of huge cap companies like Enron, WorldCom, Tyco, and the demolition of shareholder value in Cisco. It took 2 decades to come back to pre crash levels. If you want to have a little thrill position in mag7 only, it's not a problem, but throwing everything at it seems not only unduly risky, but also a bad habit to get started on. Diversification is a much better habit to get into.
58 here, Still dealing mainly the 50% Large Cap/Tech(XLK/SMG/MAGS/SPMO), 30% Managed Futures/Gold, 20% Mathematical Decaying LETFs/long(Tech2x/3x), \+40-50% LETF's Shorts(Tech/Uncorrelated Hedges/Gold etc..), When/IF I ever cover these Shorts(8-9yrs ago), got 7 digit Profits to Pay Uncle Sam. Hope my Uncle Sammy is President then!!!
VGT doesn't own enough MRVL to make a difference in it's price (maybe .06% up). But I'm surprised to see that XLK doesn't have any in its index. SOXX should rise about 0.6% on MRVL alone.
Two things can be true: - Black Friday sales are at a record - Retail sales growth is moribund, based on +3% y/y Black Friday sales. Sales are **supposed** to be at a record. Not only is CPI inflation generally positive (3% this year), but population growth means we should be exceeding this at minimum to show real growth at. Here are data for the last five years for consumer facing sector ETFs (XRT, XLY, and XLP) vs. the broader index (SPY) and tech stocks (XLK and XLC), which have actually driven returns. | Total Returns | Name | 2025 YTD | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| | XRT | SPDR S&P Retail ETF | 6.66% | 11.78% | 21.54% | -31.64% | 42.63% | | XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 6.09% | 26.51% | 39.64% | -36.27% | 27.93% | | XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 2.90% | 12.19% | -0.83% | -0.83% | 17.20% | | XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 23.67% | 21.63% | 56.02% | -27.73% | 34.74% | | XLC | Communication Services SPDR Fund | 20.25% | 34.70% | 52.81% | -37.63% | 15.96% | | SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 17.62% | 24.89% | 26.19% | -18.17% | 30.52% | I'm not sure what investor used to historical 11% returns from the S&P 500 and recent >20% returns can see US tech stocks absolutely ripping >20% again this year, developed international markets return ~30%, and emerging markets >30% can get excited about seeing low-single digit returns from consumer-facing stocks and say "hell yes, sign me up for this shit". And unlike health care, which was beaten down recently but recovered, this is entirely driven by fundamentals, not sentiment.
|ETF Ticker|Name|10-Year Annualized Return|Notes| |:-|:-|:-|:-| |SPY or VOO|SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust / Vanguard S&P 500 ETF|\~12.1%|Tracks the S&P 500; provides broad U.S. large-cap exposure with low fees.| |QQQ|Invesco QQQ Trust|\~20.3%|Nasdaq-100 focused; heavy in tech giants like Apple and Microsoft.| |VUG|Vanguard Growth ETF|\~18%|Targets large-cap growth stocks; balanced for long-term appreciation.| |VGT|Vanguard Information Technology ETF|\~23.4%|Tech sector focus; includes leaders like Nvidia and Broadcom.| |SMH|VanEck Semiconductor ETF|\~28-31%|Semiconductor industry; driven by AI and chip demand (varies slightly by source).| |XLK|Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund|\~20-22%|U.S. tech leaders; consistent outperformance vs. broader market.| As long as your return is over 12% yearly, your money will double in 6 years. So 300k becomes 600k in 6 years, 1.2M in 12 years, 2.4M in 18 years, 4.8M in 24 years. Obviously these don't get these returns every year, but their long term averages are above 12%. In 25 years, you should be able to turn 300K into 2M, which should be enough to retire on.
Hi, Long time investor here, I can tell you that even if you research the SHI\* out of a stock , things can go to shit , markets turn , somebody puts a 200% tariff on a part needed for assembly . I agree with the gentleman that pointed out "Your exposure to speculative names is too high" I would have to agree. I don't do airlines either or cruise lines or Banks I try to have a base first , like some etf's of the S&P 500 , VOO, VOOG, etc. I have a good foundation of these , and have my little 5% or 10% speculation money, recently picked up SMCI , already has a 25% return. And for real speculation , IONQ , and SMR , A couple of other more targeted ETF's are MGK , basically the MGK, the [Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF](https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/mgk), holds **66 stocks** as of September 30, 2025. Its holdings are concentrated in U.S. megacap growth stocks, with a significant portion in the technology sector, and its top holdings include NVIDIA, Apple, and Microsoft. Or you can do more tech XLK is good for that .... Or the ETF MAGS the magnificent 7 , only those 7 stocks ... QQQ for tech as well , or if you are going to hold for a long time QQQM , lower fee's I also have individual stocks like Amazon, GOOGLE, APPLE, By using targeted ETF's I have been able to beat the S&P500 for the last 7 years or so.... So far this year , I have had returns of 38.27% YTD (mostly stocks) and another account (mostly ETF's) 15.76% YTD . Another one that's 16.51% YTD . The S&P500 as of today YTD 15.29 % Good Luck and Have a good day (:
The XLK being down 1.08% in pre due to NVDA/AMD complicates this. It's bat crap crazy, but I feel like Google has become a risk off stock within the Nasdaq complex more than anything. At some point, although it could be next year, the GPUs are ded narrative likely ends up hurting for everything within the Nasdaq.
It may not appear this is an everything bubble. Without a doubt Tech (XLK) has been challenged in the last month as it's performance is lagging every other sector during that time period but Healthcare (XLV) has been strongest sector in the last month with about a 6.5% return. Now, that is a defensive sector so perhaps what we are seeing is investors run to safety in this market. With major indexes at 4 week lows we will have to see whether this is a rotation out of high P/E AI names into safety/value or if we are entering a correction or bear market.
I am an early-career professional that has started building an investment portfolio over the last year or so. My long term goal is to save for a house, but in the short term, I’m mainly focused on building a diversified portfolio that isn’t too dependent on one specific sector / area. My current portfolio is broken down as the following: 10% in GOOG (my only single company stock) 10.5% in QQQ 17% in XLK 36% in SPY 20% in SWVXX (Money Market fund that serves as my emergency fund) 6.5% in cash on hand I want to diversify a bit more into other geographies or other ETFs. While I have probably a bit more risk tolerance given I am still early in my career, I want my investment portfolio to be a “set it and forget it” exercise that I make regular contributions to. Does anyone have any advice / suggestions for good options to continue building? Thanks so much!
Yoooo you have stick 30k in an etf like SPY or XLK
No worries, I started seriously at 42. ETFs are great. Because I want more growth for time lost, I bought into $XLK on top of $SPY lookalikes while buying stocks as well.
I’ve done the same, but through sector etf’s XLK,XLE,PRNT,XLP. As long as you’ve put thought into it and rebalance regularly enough you’ll be in good shape
Same here. I actually hold VOO, XLK, and bitcoin.
I'd like a recommendation for an ETF for a possibly 40-60 year hold, very long term, very tech. I have the usual VOO/ VXUS portfolio and short term bonds portfolio. My preference is towards tech and higher risk (open to losing 50% of it any time). I've cut it down to specifics I'm looking for 1) tech diversified and not focused on mega caps 2) has robotics and hardware 3) has a decent number of holdings, 100+ Which one would be the best out of? I am leaning towards IGM. VGT: Pro: growth Con: 50% is Nvda, Aapl, Msft, Avgo IYW: Pro: Has the robotics and hardware component Con: 45% is Nvda, Aapl, Msft IXN: Pro: Global tech Cons: Assumes the US does not dominate like the others do IGM: Pro: Evenly distributed, more emphasis on all North American Tech, and not top heavy Cons: More volatile XLK: Pro: Heavier on the full SP500 IT companies Cons: Not many, but similar to IYW. FTEC: Same as VGT Cons: Same as VGT
I'd like a recommendation for an ETF for a possibly 40-60 year hold, very long term. My preference is towards tech and higher risk (open to losing 50% of it any time). I've cut it down to specifics I'm looking for 1) tech diversified and not focused on mega caps 2) has robotics and hardware 3) has a decent number of holdings, 100+ Which one would be the best out of? I am leaning towards IGM. VGT: Pro: growth Con: 50% is Nvda, Aapl, Msft, Avgo IYW: Pro: Has the robotics and hardware component Con: 45% is Nvda, Aapl, Msft IXN: Pro: Global tech Cons: Assumes the US does not dominate like the others do IGM: Pro: Evenly distributed, more emphasis on all North American Tech, and not top heavy Cons: More volatile XLK: Pro: Heavier on the full SP500 IT companies Cons: Not many, but similar to IYW. FTEC: Same as VGT Cons: Same as VGT
Damn XLK ripping it. What happened here? How much did you also lose in PTON?
Changing sector weights to underweight sectors you think are more volatile probably won't be as helpful as you think. XLK (S&P 500 Technology) and XLC (S&P 500 Communications) have better 3 year alpha and Sharpe ratio than all the other S&P 500 sectors even though tech and communications are supposed to be riskier. XLP (S&P 500 Consumer Staples/Defensive) has worse returns and risk adjusted returns than IUSB (total USD bond market) over the past 3 years. Healthcare is another sector that's supposed to be safer, but the performance has been abysmal this year because of UnitedHealth. You thought DIA would be safer because it's supposed to be more spread across sectors, but UnitedHealth has noticeably dragged it down. DIA's limited holdings make it somewhat riskier than other index funds since it depends more on individual stocks. the DJIA is also weighted by price, which is a pretty nonsensical way to weight an index in the first place. If BRK-A was in DIA, it would be 99% of the portfolio. Ultimately, choosing to overweight a "safer" sector doesn't necessarily mean the value of your investment is safer, especially when adjusted for inflation. This also applies to asset classes, but at least a rate cutting cycle is beneficial for bond prices. Even foreign bonds are somewhat affected by rates in the US because foreign bonds are compared with US bonds. I used 3 year measurements because that's what my brokerage's app shows. Over the past 5 years, XLP has clearly outperformed IUSB.
This stuff only works out great for short term bull markets. ARTY would be in the red if you brought at the peak of early 2021. ARKK would be red over 5 years and I'm red on my 5 year ARKG hold. XLK is great, SMH is good for exposure but VONG isn't giving the growth you'd want with the mega caps dominating. Future can't be determined, but most would do VOO over VONG.
The simple sucessful ETF portfolio I had used in the past is below. It's over- weight in tech, but thats where the returns have been the last couple of years. You can add other EFTs for other sectors to target, Xbi-biotech. I use the VOO/VEA combination before for non-US stocks and emerging markets. I like having a Cathy Wood's active managed ARK fund to boost returns, ARKK, ARKG or others. 1. VONG 80% 2. SOXX or SMH 5% 3. XLK %5 4. ARTY 5% 5. ARKK 5% I like VONG, 1000 Large cap growth over the plain VOO, S&P-500. I'm retired now with more time on my hands and have migrated over from hold & forget ETFs to pure stocks. Good luck.
I think there's something funky about the Yahoo Finance quote. Their [own site has it as +6.18%](https://imgur.com/a/dVcYNJ5) and that's also what [MorningStar](https://global.morningstar.com/en-nd/investments/funds/F00000XLK4/chart) quotes. The other 1% could be the dividends, I did pick distributing funds but I think possibly JustETF still rolls the dividends into the chart on those. There's also a relatively high (0.5%) fee and could be slight differences in the index followed, it's close enough though. https://www.sparinvest.dk/fondsoversigt/dk0060747822/
XLK is still green. This AI rally has room to run still.
Here’s what I do and most institutions. One effective way to protect a portfolio from downside risk is through the use of long-dated put options a strategy commonly employed by institutional investors. By purchasing puts on broad market ETFs like SPY (S&P 500), QQQ (Nasdaq-100), or even inverse ETFs such as SDOW (3x inverse Dow Jones), investors can establish a form of insurance against major drawdowns. These positions increase in value when the underlying market declines, offsetting losses in the long equity side of the portfolio. How It Works - A put option gives the holder the right—but not the obligation—to sell the underlying asset at a set price (the strike) before a specific expiration date. - Long-dated puts (LEAPS, or “Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities”) can extend 6–24 months out, allowing more sustained protection without constant rolling. Key Considerations - Theta Decay: Option value erodes over time due to theta, especially as expiration approaches. The longer-dated the option, the slower this decay, but it still represents a cost of holding insurance. - Delta Exposure: The value of a put increases as the underlying price drops, but decreases if the market moves higher—so gains in your core portfolio typically offset these paper losses. - Volatility Impact: Rising volatility (VIX) during market stress boosts put premiums, enhancing hedge effectiveness. Strategic Implementation - Index Hedges: Buying SPY or QQQ puts protects against systemic downturns across sectors. - Sector-Specific Hedges: Investors may choose ETFs like XLE (energy), XLK (tech), or XLF (financials) depending on exposure concentration. - Direct Hedges: Buying puts on individual holdings—such as AAPL or NVDA—can protect specific core positions without over-hedging the entire portfolio. - Dynamic Adjustment: Some investors adjust their hedge ratio based on volatility levels or key technical levels (e.g., 200-day moving average breaks). Example An investor with a $500,000 equity portfolio might buy SPY $450 puts expiring in June 2026. If markets drop 15%, those puts could gain enough value to offset 20–40% of the loss, depending on strike and timing.
Just buy the XLK. You don't know what you're doing.
Sell it now and buy the XLK.
Just buy the XLK if you're extremely bad at picking stocks.
QQQM only out for 5 yrs. Yes XLK, SCHG, SMH, FNGS(etn), FTEC and MAGS will easily... all higher TR from QQQM inception.
I don't think the semiconductor ETF's are good for long term I am currently torn between QQQM VS SCHG I don't like XLK and FTEC as much because they are too top heavy
Buy SPMO and XLK if you have no idea what you're doing.
Watching XLK closely right now. It wouldn’t surprise me to see it test the lower trendline today. Could see a bounce higher tomorrow and early next week, followed by more volatility. [https://share.trendspider.com/chart/XLK/6433zieliq](https://share.trendspider.com/chart/XLK/6433zieliq)
Swing trading pretty well in my IRA, stating the course with VOO / XLK / SCHG / a few others in my main account
Oh our lord and savior, SPY be thy name. Raise your tides & lift all my heavy boats from the depths of despair. How dead some of ye money hath been. Lift the curse of the dividend dead money & vanquish the likes of KMI, PFE, etc from thy portfolio. Forgive me & embrace me once again into your bosom. Never again will I stray from the path of YOLO 0DTE and spurn the diciples of XLK.
That's a very risky thing to do, because it's likely the return to mean (caused by a fade) will cause the CSP to go up in value and even go ITM (if the stock gioes into a bearish trend, so one must be prepared to take delivery of stock when happens. it esp dangerous whne dealing with meme stokcs , though XLK is not one of those disasters
There are a couple of possibilities. The S&P is up about 32% since April so some are thinking this might be a buy the rumor sell the news situation. If that happens, tech stocks will probably move the most so buy QQQ or XLK calls. QQQ or XLK calls would also be the bet to make if you were thinking that we might not get a cut at all. Finally, if you think the Fed might do a 1/2 point cut, buy puts in the defensive sectors - Consumer staples, healthcare, and utilities along with precious [metals.](http://metals.buy)
By no means does any of this constitute recommendation, I see a lot of people investing in QQQ which is the NASDAQ 100. I see a lot of people who are investing in SMH, which is for semiconductors which goes right back into the AI side of things , XLK is pretty solid because that’s focused on technology within the S&Plike
You could also go w an IT sector fund like XLK or FTEC and get good exposure to both plus MSFT, AAPL, ORCL, PLTR, AMD, CSCO, CRM and more.
This is going to show my ignorance (as I mentioned I don’t do a lot of managing my own money), but would you please explain the rolling for credit a little more? Is that always an option? That would be my goal for rolling, that the new option expiration would give me time for XLK to finish OTM, or at least at a price that I can make a higher profit on. When I was playing around in Fidelity it seemed like most of the options for rolling up were going to cost me a good chunk of money. Credit sounds nice. Haha
Yes, the call was sold at the end of April. And my non-retirement investments are almost completely XLK. It’s not really that it’s wiping out my gains against other stocks, there just isn’t anything else to gain in. I’d love more insight into what could be done better. As I mentioned, my dad manages most of my money (and has done mostly a very good job) but I’m trying to learn and optimize.
Rolling just means buying back what you have at a loss and selling another call. Looking at the option chain, you can roll to the same strike for Oct 17 for a tiny credit. That gives you another month to see what happens. You are over-trading if one trade is wiping out all your gains for months. You realize that when XLK passed 230, those gains weren't yours but you actually made full profit on the covered call trade? XLK passed 230 in May. Are you trading covered calls like 6+ month out?
This is the classic covered call trap: it feels like income until the underlying rips, and suddenly you are short a ton of upside. Rolling here is basically paying rent to stay in the house you already own. You are buying back a deeply ITM call (expensive) and re-selling further out and often cheaper than you wish. Therefore you end up lock in the loss on the short call and hope the new one earns it back. You are basically short the stock, while owning it or trying to get out of the contract you knowingly sign with the market. Fine. That can work, but in your case XLK is $40 above strike, you are not rolling, you are digging. Your choices are really just three: 1/ Take assignment: you sell at 230, pocket your premium, and move on. Painful, but clean. 2/ Buy back the call: expensive, but it frees your shares. You then decide if you still want XLK exposure at $270. Who knows, it may get to 300+ by the end of the year and all of that will just be a bad dream, or an expensive lesson. 3/ Do nothing: accept you capped your gains lose your shares, and take the lesson. Rolling here is not fixing anything, it is just kicking the can at a worse price. Covered calls are best written when vol is fat and you are okay losing the shares. If you are not okay, then you should not be writing them. For what it is worth, XLK has been on a strong run, implied vol is not extreme, and the VRP has thinned. This was never the time to be selling calls hand over fist at the first place, particularly in short expiries. Good luck.
Lend it to me, I'll give you 12k a year... Guaranteed Otherwise throw it down on VOO/XLK 50%/50%
I am. Also look at XLK if you trade options. No mid/small cap exposure like VGT, but a more liquid options market.
GLD and XLK beats either GLD or VOO.
My portfolio is 100% tech and I have no regrets. You can choose the NPC way of going all in VOO, or you can actually make more money just as safe with SMH, XLK, etc. Try individual stocks too, DYOR.
Everyone wants the perfect csp ticker but the truth is you are not picking stocks: you are picking volatility regimes. When you do them, you basically sell crash risk insurance. You want names where: \- IV is rich relative to realized (variance risk premium exists). \- Indeed, liquidity is deep enough to get fair fills. \- Fundamentals are stable enough that a 30% gap does not wipe you. That usually points less to single names and more to index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, IWM) or liquid sector ETFs (XLF, XLK, XLE). You get diversification, tighter spreads, and you are not betting your account on whether some CEO go have a little fun with his head of HR. If you insist on single stocks do it data-driven: screen for names where put skew is elevated and the market is paying up for downside insurance. Starting by looking at how expensive IV versus RV is always a great place to start. If you can't do it in a data driven manner, you need to sell CSPs when the market is paranoid, not just because a stock sits on a watchlist. But if the market is paranoid, the risk is also probably there for a reason.... The edge in csp is not “finding the magic ticker.” It is in position sizing, premium vs risk.Then comes discipline on rolls/exits. But without that, the ticker list does not save you. Good luck.
That depends on what you consider high risk. General advice is something like VOO (the S&P 500), it’s the 500 largest companies in the US. Some people will consider it high risk because it’s no bonds and all US companies, but this is spread out across 500 large reliable companies that it’s generally sound advice. If you want higher risk you can try something like XLK (Technology sector etf). This is more concentrated into an area and will generally move up or down more than the market as a whole. Third would be individual companies. Just know that high risk does not necessarily mean higher return. There are a ton of stocks out there that people will pitch you in the comments that have high risk and a very low probability of return.
Halt die Klappe! Felix is a brilliant guy with a fantastic personality. His ideas are very sound and can lead to substantial gains. As another poster stated above, he does find good investments before some of them really take off. The wins far exceed the losses and if you set stop losses, you will continue to gain in a bull market. If it is a volatile stock you can't set the loss at the buy point or you'll likely get kicked out of your trade. You have to take some risk, usually 5-7%. If you lose that 5-7%, you chalk it up to the cost of business and let it be offset by your other trades of 10-20%. Diversification is also key, although paying attention to the moving sectors will help a lot.( I personally watch the XL funds: XLE, XLF, XLV, XLK etc) I have not paid for his GOAT Academy because I don't have the funds for it now. But I do enjoy his erudite humor, his pets and the approach he takes. Like others who have stated before me: if you don't like it, don't watch. What miserable wretch expends their energy trying to find fault with someone they supposedly don't care about?
Invest some time and a LITTLE money into education. Watch out for all the hucksters out there trying to sell you their "System". If you don't want to actively trade, look at Dollar Cost Averaging. We have out 35 YO unmarried son in SPLG/VOO, VGT/XLK and GLD. You could go with VTI, but I am not convinced that International investments will outperform the US ... at least that is my experience since the mid-90s. Of course, the markets could most definitely not perform as well over the next 10 years as they have the last 10. Historically, we have had long stretches (months to years) where the markets were declining, but employing a Dollar Cost Averaging approach would have worked well IF you had enough time to regularly add money to a Broad based ETF and did not try to Time your investments. If inflation hits hard (as the high debt levels lead me to believe), then owning assets that appreciate like stocks, real estate, etc are the way to go. Best of luck in your journey. Do NOT give up. All successful traders and investors have had their failures and mistakes. You are not alone.
XLK is up 13%YTD XLP is up 1%YTD The tech trade is still on.
mid october puts on QQQ or XLK
Use an actual tech fund like VGT or XLK. QQQ is only 60-70% tech, and it’s fully possible for that percentage to fall. They also have lower fees, even if the difference is marginal.
The question is "underperform what and by which metrics?" The strategy for 50/50 XLK/GLD outperforms holding VOO or SPY by all metrics I use over multiple overlapping timeframes: total return, Sharpe ratio, and Sortino ratio. Will it underperform 100% XLK? Sure, over certain timeframes. But the drawdowns are crazy, resulting in underperforming for certain timeframes. The Sharpe and Sortino ratios are worse. Give [https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio) a try. It's the best tool I have found for getting a feel for how rebalancing uncorrelated assets works. Their portfolio optimization tool and monte carlo simulation tools are pretty cool to play with as well.
So, yeah. True. But I started with ETHE and it doesn't really have history. But do the backtest yourself on XLK/GLD. It has even better results for 10 years. 3.5% better than SPY. The problem with backtesting is that it cannot account for the addition of new asset classes or changes in domestic or international law which permanently alter asset class performance.
Nothing juices a portfolio like holding gold and rebalancing frequently (for example when any allocation is off by >3%). The Sortino ratio for a 50/50 ETHE/GLD since 2020 is 5.7. Hell, since 2021, arguably the worst time to have bought Etherium, it's 1.28 with a 50% annualized return. SPY is 1.09 at 13.7%. The Sortino ratio for 50/50 XLK/GLD since 2021 is 1.61, beating SPY's annualized return by 2% with a 4% lower max drawdown.
You’re not kidding yourself and congrats for finding out about the wheel’s dirty little secret: the trade looks great when you’re selling CSPs or slightly OTM calls, but once your CC goes deep ITM, you’ve basically morphed into a stockholder who’s leasing away upside for pennies. That’s why it feels like “even Steven.” Right now you’ve got two paths, and it comes down to how you want to play expectancy: – Keep rolling: sure, you’re still pulling in yield, and you’ve got a fat buffer under you. But the juice shrinks the deeper ITM you get. Eventually the call is just synthetic stock plus a loan you’re writing for not much premium. That’s a lot of effort for very little edge. – Take the assignment and reset: this is often the cleaner play. You lock in all those gains, free yourself from the grind of trying to roll thin premiums, and redeploy into fresh cycles where VRP actually pays you. Rolling isn’t wrong, but don’t confuse “grinding 8% annualized” with “beating the market.” You’re basically long XLK, capped, and being drip-fed yield. Nothing wrong with that in a Roth if income was the whole plan. But if the point was to juice returns, then freeing capital and starting again probably gives you more bang for the buck. The real question isn’t whether you “lose” by letting it assign, it’s whether the capital tied up in that ITM cc could be working harder elsewhere, or the timeless opportunity cost dilemma. Good luck.
I tend to just buy it after when there's a correction of 10-15% when the stock is at an all-time high. That's what I did with AMZN and I got like a 10% profit from it, which I reinvested into XLK.
Honestly probably XLK