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Hedging a broad market index ETF with a VIX ETF?
Hey y'all! Has anyone tried hedging their broad market index (say S&P) etf exposure by going long in a VIX tracking etf? Especially now, in times of market volatility and inability to forecast where this whole story with the tariffs would go. Sounds pretty intuitive to work (market fear goes …
Starting investing for the first time
I’m about to turn 18 in a month and have been researching about investing since I was 15, I am excited to be able to invest but am worried about the market right now. I now these posts are probably annoying because no one can predict the market. But is …
Forget ceteris paribus, the world is not ending.
When the market dips, the headlines scream "Recession." But are we actually in one? Or is this just another case of conflating stock prices with the real economy? Lately, a wave of panic has hit financial media over the reintroduction of tariffs by the U.S. administration. Critics are framing this …
401k investment option after all the ruckus?
So I gambled a little bit last year and put my entire 401k into a stable fund thinking the market might dump. Still earned 2.5% from the fund, but nothing like the market was making and it was hard watching it. Made me question myself a lot lol If the …
Set up an investment account for my retired mom literal days before Trump crashed the economy. 5k evaporated. Should I pull?
So my mom is retired, I finally convinced her to let me invest some of the life insurance money from my dad cause she had it just sitting there. I took 50k and opened a vanguard account. All index funds. ETFs of bonds. Mutual funds. Stuff like that. No individual …
Pattern Day trading on robinhood
General question - bought some puts OTM with some extra cash in my account that expire 4/11. Was looking to actually sell tomorrow. If I go through with making my 4th trade, would I get to keep the profits if I get flagged for the trade? Usually a little more …
Crude oil an investment with price floor
With most investments, they have an effective price floor of zero. Nvidia, Tesla, GM, BAC any company can go to zero over night but because of the intrinsic self balancing feature of oil price as controlled by OPEC and non-OPEC members. Crude oil has a price floor because the producers …
Currency EFTs as a hedge against dollar depreciation
Not to get political.... But the purpose (or the effect) of the current administration's actions may be to intentionally crash the value of the US dollar. Let's just say, for argument's sake, that concern may not be crazy. So what to do? "Going to cash" isn't safe if the cash …
Is it possible to track politician investment habits?
Looking into 2024 data and I'm astonished at how they keep beating the market. I'm still learning, but it seems like there is a 30 day lag from when they purchase the stock and when they need to report. Even then, there appears to be a supposed study (I can't …
Anybody else using this dip to play catch-up with investing
I started a little late on my investing journey, but I honestly think this dip might be a game changer. I’m obviously still DCA’ing (dollar-cost averaging) as usual, but these sharp plunges feel like real opportunities to drop in some dry powder and accelerate things. Depending on how long this …