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Considering adding some consumer staples. Would it be pointless when starting out?
Why is my ticker down? Add these sectors ETF’s to your watchlist to understand the big picture
Does anyone know of a Consumer Staple (XLP) ETF but 3x leveraged???
Let's take out Citron and MuddyWaters!
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That’s not rotation, that’s risk off panic. ADP popping 3% doesn’t means people are hiding in payroll processors because they’re terrified of duration risk. XLP being is literally the market saying give me the canned food and toilet paper stocks because I don’t trust anything else.
Safety companies. ADP is up over 3%, consumer staples is up XLP, oil is up XLE, healthcare is up XLV. Tech is down 5+% XLK.
Look at relative strength in things like small caps, the DOW, staples (XLP), and healthcare (XLV). There is still money to be made
All the boring shit. $BRK.B, $XLP, $LLY, $JNnJ, lrobably
$XLP if my portfolio is to be belied
The most boring port; BRK.B, MSFT, NET, OIH, XLP
Where else is AI profits going to rotate, $XLP?
Im looking away from SPY been buying other stuff for now like XLV XLP going to do much better near term
Serious question: yesterday money rotated from tech/ai related sectors to most conservative ones like XLP. Today those conservative sectors are down yet tech is flat, where is money flowing to? Even yields are up wtf
Just been sitting on BRKB and XLP for a couple months... This was inevitable.
Damn, my claude agent picked winners a second time today. I think im gonna wait two weeks before I take it for its word. Today it was WMT and XLP
Anything in the XLP basket Walmart, Costco, Procter Gamble the classics
Goddamn XLP has been vertical for a month
It’s just rotation. Money gets scared, retreat into XLP holes. Money get horny, jumps on tech.
The S&P is no longer diversity, at least until the AI bubble bursts. Now it is dominated by AI and AI-adjacent. I hold VOO but also add XLP, XLV, XME, XLE, GLD, and a few others to reduce concentration risk. Bonds have historically been good, other than post 2020, so we'll see if now is the new normal or if they will revert to their prior role.
XLP calls made me so much money I don’t even know what that shit is
The only thing bullish other than XLP is, you guessed it, VIX. It's joever guys, pack it tf up and join the food bank with leopold
Check stock in theXLE XLV and XLP in those sector
$XLP took off yesterday. I think i'm gonna grab some $UGE
XLK & XLP? XLK & XLI? How are you checking this anyway, are you using some cool mysterious website to show the result against VOO?
Probably bad advice- At 29 you have a long time horizon. Put 5% in high beta high potential equities, then I would say 15% short term bonds, 50% should probably be the companies with strongest balance sheets + cash flow + long term growth in XLU, XLE, XLF, XLK, XLV, XLY, and XLP. 15-20% boring everyday names you know and trust as long haul companies (ie Amazon, Apple, Coke, MSFT, PFE, etc), and 5% metals, commodities, and currency. Go for low correlation if you can. I think that should add up to 95-100%. Look for dividend payers where you can. If you have sufficient cash, buy one or two of those names at 100 shares and sell covered calls as a synthetic dividend.
XLP casually up .80% premarket nothing to see here
Or just use hedges like XLU, XLP, ACWX, VEA, GSG, GLD
I was kicking the tires but there isn't some existential threat to WMT that is making it drop, it's just competitors figuring out how, where and when to compete. Costco has like 900 SKU's to track and WalMart has over 10k. I have a subscription to walmart plus and after a few months the only thing I use is the free sub for Paramount or Peacock and the occasional grocery delivery when I don't want to deal with it. I shop at Costco, WinCo and Trader Joe's and they're always packed. WMT is taking share from Albertson's and Kroger who are dying. Albertsons, Kroger and WalMart are all trading near 52 week lows. Maybe throw some into the sector by an ETF like XLP which pays a 2.5% dividend but not like that's setting the world on fire either.
No, Soxx has a mini bubble burst on July and WMT dropped 2%. XLP was up 2% but this does not mean people would be brain dead to buy another bubble burst
good catch that neither company tied the move to the boycottt. the KMB line in the post is the more useful one: Kenvue holders receive $3.50 in cash plus 0.14625 Kimberly-Clark shares at closing, per Kenvues Q2 10-Q, so KVUE mostly trades as a KMB derivative now. KMB closed $110.39 on Friday and $107.91 on Monday and 0.14625 of that $2.48 is $0.36 - almost all of KVUEs $0.41 drop. that just moves the question to why KMB fell and staples were boradly red that day (XLP -1.6%)...
How about something like 70% VT · 15% VXF · 5% XLP · 5% XLV · 5% XLU
Eh my hedges are performing a good bit better (XLP, XLU, ROW ETFs) and I don't have to sit around waiting for them to run
Maybe KO. I’d rather use XLP as a hedge/diversifier, though.
Prolly not in ‘26. SGOV CTA when low XLP/XLV/XLU when low or SCHD anytime
If you’re that cautious, why not DCA a blend of SGOV, AVDV, and either SCHD or XLP XLV XLU? Highest odds come from starting today.
No sweat…Covered calls aren’t the move. Take a look at options premiums. If a premium is $1 and the share price is $50, selling that call will protect against 2% of downside. They really work best in flat periods, but you have no way of predicting those. SPYI’s periods of outperformance will not make up for its periods of underperformance over time. Defensive sectors have lower downside risk in exchange for much lower growth and pay 2.5%. XLP, XLU, XLV. SCHD is heavily defensive and pays 3.5%. You could try buying those opportunistically while DCAing your more speculative moves. Defensives and SCHD have a lower likelihood of margin call than SPYI, and are a large part of my strategy of interest/dividend neutrality in my margin account. .
I played the SQQQ game a while back and lost a bunch of money. Being long instead of short always wins over a longer timeframe. DRAM (memory stocks) and SMH (semiconductors) are the hotness, so just buying a little each week has a higher chance of paying off. Then for hedges, XLU is utilities, boring boomer stuff but it often has green days when the market is red. There's also XLP and XLE. Another good hedge is non-US ETFs like VEA, which is a big basket of European and Asian stocks Just something to think about
You're not just tech-heavy...you're tech-on-tech-on-tech. 😅 QQQM, QTUM, MRVL, and NBIS are all heavily tied to the same AI/semiconductor theme. Even when you own multiple tickers, they're often moving for the same reasons. If your goal is long-term diversification, consider adding exposure to: * Financials: XLF * Healthcare: XLV * Consumer Staples: XLP * Utilities: XLU * REITs: VNQ Honestly, before adding more stocks, I'd ask whether you need both QQQM and QTUM alongside individual names like MRVL and NBIS. You may get more diversification by simplifying rather than adding. One red day isn't a reason to sell MRVL, but if you're selling because you expected quick gains, that's different from a long-term investment thesis. For a 5–10 year horizon, I'd rather own a broader mix of sectors than keep stacking more AI and semiconductor exposure.
Its A bRoaDmaRkeT CrAsH! /s XLC is up XLP is up XLF is up XLE is up XLV is up XLRE is up
Given none of us know the future, we can only manage the risk. Here's how I manage mine: 1. I try to create wealth with my time (a full-time job, home baking, fixing stuff around the house, playing Minecraft with my daughter) 2. most of the wealth I create goes to living/consuming; most of the excess goes to low risk investments, like real state, CAD, USD, BRL (my home country currency), PICK, XLP and ICLN. 3. Tiny bit of a tiny bit goes to risky exciting projects that promise a sci-fi future, like Mag7 (minus AAPL) and SPCX. If that tiny bit of betting gets allocated during high hype, I pay the premium. Makes no difference in my finances. It's expensive, but tiny. Like when you buy 20g of a nice Swiss chocolate. If it tanks but the ideals are still there, I consider it a buying opportunity for my next allocation cycle. I know I'll not get rich quickly with this strategy. I'm ok with that. My wife and kids make me as rich as I can ever be already. Money-wise, I'm just placing numbers here and there.
XLE, XLP, short EURUSD, long/short strategies, short the market with long DTE options while long with shorter DTE, etc
👆 Hedge gang 🤙 I have non US ETFs, XLP, and XLU
Reformed bear here. I lost 800k in 2023. Please listen to me bears First...you are right. Your thesis is right. We are fucked...but they will stop at nothing to pump this. They will mortgage your children's future. They don't care. We will eventually have our lost decade though. So what do we do? Yolo puts? No... Just go for value QQQ Performance from 2000 to 2015 was ZERO % returns.. XLP was 300% XLU was 150%
Look at ovrr performance during the same period Don't do puts. Look at XLU and XLP names
Defensive stocks still fall, but may not fall as hard. SCHD is a broad fund that has a greater concentration of defensive sectors than most. XLU, XLV, XLP, XLE. Some of those are still above their 1yr SMAs….you can let the exuberance catch first, as people rotate out of them when they get cocky. Gold, I would not pick now. Corporate bonds suck. Long-term gov’t bonds suck. SGOV is the ultimate hedge, as it does not correlate, but it may not beat inflation. CTA does managed futures in commodities. Time in the market beats timing the market. I’m holding onto my Qs.
Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): Excludes growth-focused megacaps. This fund relies heavily on steady financials, healthcare, and energy companies. Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP): Provides exposure to companies that sell essential, day-to-day goods. It contains virtually no tech or AI holdings. Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM): Tracks a broad basket of dividend-paying stocks outside of the tech space. Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF (RWL): Weights S&P 500 companies by their actual revenue rather than their market capitalization. This heavily dilutes the impact of overvalued, AI-driven tech stocks.
XLP (consumer staples) is up more than QQQ and SPY
I’m taking gains, holding a small amount of my favorite newer companies and rotating the meat of my portfolio into late cycle sectors (XLP, XLV, XLU), materials which I think will hold value, and spaxx. I’m not a day trader so this market terrifies me lol. I’d rather be wrong and miss some gains than lose my shirt.
XLV, XLF, and XLP are all positive (health sector, financials, and consumer staples). This is a rotation into value from taking gains in semis and broader tech
$XLP (as always when markets tank)
Rotation. Plenty of other sectors are up 0.5% to 2% XLP XLV XLF XLB XLRV XLU
XLP, XLU and XLV.... Rotation to boomer stuff
XLP was green today 😏
I just know from trial and error. I don't know the exact limit but it's around there. And I don't think spy is in a bear market. Maybe sectors like IGV or XLP but spy is on fire
I'm sorry but someone here is going to have sell all their tech and buy XLP or DOW in order for this tech run to continue. Who's willing to sacrifice for the greater good?
XLP is catching a bid
SPMO, QQQM, SPHQ, XLV, XLU, XLP, SGOV, depending on you view of how the upcoming IPOs will affect the market. Ordered from bullish to bearish, but all 7 have positive expected returns.
XLP/XLF/ETHA/TLT. Boring ass shit for my boring ass portfolio.
You ever look at XLP at the beginning of a tech dip? +10% is common. It’s not going to be 1:1, but people do move money from one ticker to another.
Maybe. I can say that XLP continues to trade above it’s 1yr SMA. XLU is just under. I think XLV went back above. So yeah, not a lot of defensive stocks to hide in, not that that would save us anyway.
I’ve been scheming up a play around the idea that semis will see a large rotation out / underperforming sectors will see a large rotation in for quarterly rebalancing throughout second half of June. I’ve been slowly increasing my positions in XLV, XLU, XLI, and XLP by selling my SGOV
Here are some ETFs that are more defensive / capital preservation focused in nature: DGRO, VPU, XLU, VDC, XLP, SPLV, LVHD, SCHD, SPHD, JAAA
When my SPY finally gets called away on Friday, I'm going all in on XLU, XLP, and SCHD
XLP ripping is probably super bullish
XLP looking tasty.
I think the useful part here is the breadth/sector rotation point, not the “called the top” framing. XLP outperforming XLY, weak transports, falling A/D line, and low-volume index strength are all worth watching. But those are warning signs, not automatic sell signals. Markets can stay narrow and overbought for a while, especially if mega-cap earnings keep carrying the index. So for me the question would be what confirms the warning: breadth continuing to deteriorate, QQQ losing key levels, credit spreads widening, or earnings guidance rolling over. I’d treat this as a risk-management setup, not a guaranteed crash call.
Liquidity is the main thing I look at and a few sector ETFs are surprisingly solid — XLE, XLF, and XLP all have decent volume and tight spreads. KWEB is worth a look too if you're okay with the extra volatility that comes with China exposure.
Half XLP, half SPHQ.
I am. I've made 13 portflios fully endorsed by AI and all 13 have critical flaws against the very scenario I asked it to model against. It even picks terrible funds when given a choice. That said, I have managed to get some info from it - I learned that AI is not to be trusted for anything and I should go all in on XLP for the coming AI collapse (AI told me to use XMHQ for this scenario which is filled with second order tech exposure)
Alright boys gonna hold longs here on XLP wish me luck
A better question is, do you think you’re the only market participant that has stumbled upon news that there is a war? Did you look at XLE, APA, XLP, and RSPS charts?
If cautious: SPHQ 2k XLP 1k If turbo bullish: SPHQ 1k SPMO 1k QQQM 1k
Looks like a risk -off? Defensives (WMT, PG, XLP, etc) are pumping
XLP got crushed in the last hour friday cuz they knew the deal would fall through lol
Bagholding ETHA right now collecting peanuts cuz my cost basis is far OTM. Mostly cash gang right now, but I think I'm gonna sell some CSP's on XLF/XLP/TLT as a defensive play. I'm autistic so I don't know what I'm doing.
Everything correlates if a downturn goes long enough. But, managed futures, like CTA don’t always correlate, since it’s commodities. Consumer Staples/Consumer Defensive like XLP and RSPS have low correlation to SP500. Energy sector, utility sector, and healthcare sector have relatively low correlation. Things with low correlation tend to have the poorest performance long-term. CTA, XLP, and RSPS are among the small hedges I buy dips of occasionally. I can’t back that strategy up with data.
That’s why I bought XLP and not WMT or COST
Personally I think you are way overexposed to tech stocks. The conflict with Iran isn’t going away any time soon. The near and far effects of it are gonna tank the market. Growth stocks will suffer the most. Bonds are getting hit because of all the rate hike talks. Consumer staples stand to gain in the coming inflation. An etf like XLP (Disclaimer: I’m holding and buying into this weekly) would offer a defensive holding.
Consumer goods green and usually does well during recession. I bought some XLP on Friday and might add some calls on Monday.
I sold off half my oil stocks, half my mining stocks (everything except chevron at more than double purchase price), keeping BRK/B at same level, along with XLP. Sold ALL my VOO, QQQ that's not in IRA. Cash cushion created.
I don't think this is the start of a crash because I am not seeing the usual signs of a crash. For example, we are seeing the usual flight to safety like bonds or consumer staples. XLP has lost 10% since this war started.TLT is nearing all-time lows. Risky assets also aren't collapsing. BTC, for example, is higher today than at the start of this war. IWM is holding above its breakout levels. Until these dynamics change, I will continue to hold.
XLP's (staples) been low key getting smashed since March started, it's an interesting deal along with other stuff here and there that suggests the dispersion trade running out of tech was leaned on too hard. I think the main reason why this isn't fully flashing in the majors is actually semiconductors. If they weren't up 9.3% on the year, the Nasdaq would absolutely, 100%, be down 10%+ already. Overall, I was wondering if whether this could just be 2021 where the stuff going on in spec tech was mostly brushed off by the majors until 2022, but it seems like at the worst, it's going to be a slower 2022 instead (semis popped initially then as well actually) that doesn't get as bad. Hedging has most likely doomed us to a slow grind lower.
Just get calls on GLD, XLE, and XLP and thank me later.
defensive sectors XLP and XLU are up. Once they tank, SPY will be in 660s
1. 40% U.S. large-cap (VOO/SPY) and 20% international large-cap ex US (VXUS) is fine, but unless you have a proven track record with stock picking, 40% in individual stocks is high risk. Consider lowering that % until you have shown to be good at stock picking through both bull and bear markets. 2. U.S. defensive stocks (the consumer staples sector) have outperformed VOO YTD. Having narrowed your interest to stocks in that sector, also consider investing in the entire sector via an ETF, e.g. XLP. 3. Based on the last 1-month performance, now is a good time to invest in companies in the consumer staples sector. Also consider buying the entire sector or examine the companies in the consumer staples sector to find more companies of interest. 6. Yes, consider ETFs over individual stocks. The risk is much lower, the required effort is much less, and the profitably can be very good.
Consider using a sector tracker to follow the top performing sectors. Within the U.S. YTD these are ETFs like XLB, XLE, XLI, XLP, XLRE, and XLU. YTD, all of these have significantly outperformed VOO. Here is a sector tracker for S & P 500 stocks. [Sector tracker | State Street](https://www.ssga.com/us/en/intermediary/resources/sector-tracker#currentTab=ytd)