Since leveraged ETFs have a decay factor, would it make sense to just short the leveraged ETF in order to have longer-term upside? For instance, if you thought the Nasdaq was going down, you would short TQQQ (rather than buy SQQQ), and if you thought it was going up, you'd short SQQQ (rather than buy TQQQ). Make sense? Wouldn't this give you the same short-term effect and better odds on the longer term?
have sold & bought spy, sso, upro, spxl and only had the wash sale rule come into play with identical etfs at schwab. no clue if they will keep reporting that way tho
If it were an option, I'd be getting out now while I'm just above green on it. But on a long-term inverse, I'm perfectly fine with just letting it sit and hoping it takes a big spike. It'll happen eventually.
I also just moved to about 70% cash. All I have left are a few small stonk holdings and some puts that are highly likely to expire worthless. A dip tomorrow and Thursday would be great.
It could easily rally with The SCO could be a long for a month or so if Russia and Saudi keep fighting and we stay locked up for another few months. In this market i feel like anything over the weekend is "long". There is no where left to store the stuff come 5/15 from what i have heard. No one is buying and reserves are going to full. Price is at what 25 from 20 because there may be a meeting. Its not like demand is up driving that 25% increase from the low. I am sure there are other drivers but SCO at a multiple could be a winning play. I just did not want to be in it overnight. I am in some UCO as a bet the meeting does happen and if it does its a win. If it doesn't, eventually that will go back up in the long run.
I'm going to jump on UCO as soon as it crosses the SMA on the minute chart. It's teasing it right now.
I did buy DXD and SPXS when the market hit 23,500 and and hit 23,200. Only a few grand and depending on tomorrow's open I will get out or put more in. Come on dip.
when we broke 23,000 today I think that was the trigger. We shall see but I don't think we see 23,000 again for a little bit.
Is this going to be the fall to 18? Or is there expected to be more up and down before we get there? I was reading something recently that said to expect a pretty quick, drastic drop down.
UCO just crossed the 2 min SMA. Hoping for a nice little run prior to bell. Definitely not holding this shit overnight.
Man I had luck on my side today. Sold everything at damn near their highs and bought puts right after
My dad lost a shit ton of his retirement in 08/09 and made a most/all back over the ensuing 7-8 years. Told him to get that shit in something safe around 2015/2016 and he did. Then missed out on all the growth the last few years which made me feel bad. I don't feel so bad right now.
i've pointed my parents to wealthfront type outlets as they gradually increase being conservative over time based on your age/goals/etc and are hands free they got shelled in '08 AND this time because they largely just didn't pay attention