If the Stock Market Crashes, This Is the First ETF I'm Loading Up On

The Invesco QQQ Trust is up 98% over the past three years on the AI trade. There could be market trouble if AI companies cannot sufficiently monetize these expensive AI investments.

The Motley Fool • 2 hours ago

QQQ Pulled In $1.66 Billion. The Same Index Trades Under a Cheaper Ticker.

Billions of dollars flow into a Nasdaq-100 fund every week, yet a nearly identical fund from the same company quietly charges less for the exact same stocks. The fee gap looks small until you run the numbers over a decade.

24/7 Wall Street • Oct 19, 2026

QQQ: How To Set Up A Bear Put Spread In This Hot Tech Index

The maximum profit is the width between the strikes minus the debit paid.

Investors Business Daily • Oct 19, 2026

How To Trade SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, NVDA, GOOGL, META, And TSLA

Monday, October 19 has a lighter scheduled economic calendar, with the NAHB Housing Market Index at 10:00AM ET providing today's main housing sentiment update. It measures builders' confidence, not completed home sales, and can help show how borrowing costs are affecting demand. U.S. stocks have a normal trading session. The Fed's policy communication blackout is now in place ahead of next week's meeting, limiting fresh policy commentary rather than removing the market's sensitivity to interest rates.

Benzinga • Oct 19, 2026

Are You Worrying Much About Inflation? Growth ETFs in Focus

Inflation remains elevated, but easing AI-related price pressures could support growth ETFs. Explore five funds with lower P/E ratios and positive momentum.

Zacks Investment Research • Oct 19, 2026

2 Covered Call ETFs To Shield Your Income From An AI Crash

Many income investors are more exposed to the AI trade than they realize, often through holdings that look "safe." The usual objection that de-risking means giving up attractive dividends doesn't hold up. Two covered call ETFs that I discuss in this piece barely moved during last week's AI sell-off, and the reason is in how they are built.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 18, 2026

Tech Stock Sell-Off: 1 Unstoppable ETF to Buy on the Dip in 2026

QQQ has beaten the market over the past decade. It provides instant exposure to the Nasdaq-100 for a low fee.

The Motley Fool • Oct 17, 2026

AI Stocks Are The Next Dividend Growers

AI and chip stocks are turning into dividend growers, and popular dividend ETFs like FDVV already hold names such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Alphabet among their top holdings. Free cash flow is fueling the raises: Nvidia produced $48.6B in a single quarter and lifted its dividend from $0.01 to $0.25, while Broadcom keeps almost half of every sale. TDIV and TDV give investors technology-heavy dividend growth in one fund, with TDIV growing its total payout 48.6% over five years and TDV raising its dividend 23% over the last five years.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 17, 2026

Making Of An 8-Fund Retiree Portfolio: $5,000 Monthly Income Potentially

We expand a simple 3-ETF retirement portfolio into 6- and 8-fund models for higher diversification, income, and decent growth. The 8-fund portfolio targets a nearly 6% yield and market-matching  annualized returns, high income, inflation protection, and capital preservation. Added exposure to real estate, gold, and technology reduces sector concentration and enhances long-term inflation protection.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 17, 2026

Double Size, Double Leverage: Why We Supercharged This QQQ Trade

In a choppy tape, you sometimes have to press your advantage when you have it.

Investors Business Daily • Oct 16, 2026