TQQQ
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
stock NASDAQ ETF

TQQQ does not hold up during volatility like QQQ does because of degradation. Smart move to buy and to sell imo. Reload and do it again if it does drop

I’ve been rotating to more defensive stocks lately for the same reason. Investing in healthcare which has underdelivered and holding on to some cash. The think that scares me most is the fact that right now retail has surpassed the institutions in terms of money in the market, and when that shit bursts, the liquidity will be the issue, so I am actively avoiding gold or crypto. Also left TQQQ, I left the position to get assigned.

i also hold TQQQ. great post, thank you! what did you use to backtest?

Never lost money taking profits. I sold about 70% of my TQQQ holdings about 3 weeks ago ($40k). I’d been buying since 2021. Weathered the tech crisis of 2022 which saw 80% of my position evaporate. I didn’t blink and held strong through that crash, the 2025 liberation day crash really stung though, 3 years of gains wiped out in a matter of days. I swore to myself once the stock reached $90 again I would sell a large chunk. Thankfully we were back at ATH levels 4 months later and that’s exactly what I did. I sold 70% of my Tqqq holdings and am sitting on USD. Planning to reinvest in more stable ETFs (VGS) where I already have most of my capital invested. I’ll keep some USD in the case Tqqq crashes to ~$50 and launch back in then.

Not sure why people would be 'Margined called'.? Very few people borrow on their equities. Thats Stupid! If people went 100% on TQQQ/UPRO etc... there is NO margin call.

Agreed, lots of good advice here - you can hang onto a trade if you know that the higher timeframes support your decision and there are clear support levels below (your risk) and either clear resistance above or blue sky: the latter being your exit/reward targets. Are you also looking at QQQ/TQQQ or other sympathetic indicators to make your entry and exit decisions? Context and risk management are equally critical.

I’m 38, investing with a 25–30 year horizon. Since the Roth is tax-free growth and I won’t touch it until retirement, I’m comfortable leaning into higher risk.
Allocation: • 45% TQQQ – Leveraged Nasdaq exposure for long-term compounding. • 35% VTI – Broad U.S. market for balance and stability. • 20% VXUS – International diversification.
Rationale: • High growth tilt early while I can ride out volatility. • VTI + VXUS provide ballast and reduce concentration risk. • Quarterly rebalancing + steady contributions keep me disciplined.
I know TQQQ is controversial, but my view is that a long horizon + systematic rebalancing helps manage risk while capturing upside.
My biggest concern is that the entire stock market is so heavily concentrated in MAG7 but I don’t see many ways around that.
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[Your backtests were wrong](https://testfol.io/?s=loSCBOeeYEE). TQQQ would have gotten obliterated by the dot com bubble and never recovered.

They always say that, but I’ve back tested it and if you bought a position before the 2000 crash, you’d be up something like 1.8x over QQQ in the same time period, and that’s after losing 99.9% in 2000 and probably having some kind of reverse split go on (obviously TQQQ didn’t exist back then, so that’s only theoretical)

I use my earnings from TQQQ, bought at 118k, then 115k, then 111k. Now no more money left..

TQQQ doesn’t strike me as a super long term hold and I would want an exit strategy too. You shouldn’t feel bad for deleveraging. Congrats on your gains!

I sold my full position (~$110k) in TQQQ today.

HOOD, TQQQ NVDA

Your statement makes no sense. You could own 3 month t-bills or similar in an “ETF,” which are pretty freak’in safe. It’s not so much the structure, it’s what they hold in the underlying that matters (BIL vs TQQQ for example, lol). And as long as they are ‘40 Act ETFs or Mutual Funds, the structure itself is about as safe as you can ask for outside of banking product.

so I should have bought more GOOG instead of TQQQ?

These days I also trade index based leveraged ETFs such as TQQQ because easier to track the macros as you mentioned vs individual stocks.
No MA. Just follow the larger 2H to daily or even weekly candles. Looking for major trends but adjust if changes happen.

TQQQ PUTS for the win

# I bought TQQQ at the top. My life is over

Today I bought Sep end puts on QQQ and TQQQ.
I got 560 strike puts on QQQ and ATM puts on TQQQ. They cost me like 1% of my portfolio. I don't know what's the best way to buy puts to hedge the portfolio. Is it using a fixed percent of your portfolio? Is there an advantage to buying them a month out vs few months out? What deltas do we usually target?

About to scalp TQQQ Inglourious Basterds style