SPDR Utilities sector ETF
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| 2025-12-17 | Thomas H Tuberville senate | BUY | $15,001 - $50,000 | PTR |
“@r0ck3t23 For people wondering the best trade for what Elon just said: $XLU long calls for US power/grid exposure, just putting it out there.” post →
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| 2026-06-19T12:19:38 | I think something to highlight also is not all my ideas are green, especially on short term timeframes! My core three themes are Neoclouds (Energy), Memory, and Photonics. And I'm glad I chose the literal top performers for each segment from $NBIS to $EWY leaps to $SIVE. However, I still have p… → · 2374 likes · 853,958 views |
| 2026-06-17 | It's really important to add the context I added later if you're reposting this multiple times, but thanks for highlighting older ideas. With $XLU, in hindsight, was an extremely good idea for utilities. The thesis was: extreme demand from AI, capex, and rate cuts. Then Iran War unexpectedly hap… → · 307 likes · 41,074 views |
| 2026-05-22 | @plaza404_ I made an update awhile back that Iran War caused a major issue with $XLU in terms increasing odds of no rate cuts. Large part of the utilities tailwind was multiple rate cuts this year, which is now priced at 0 likely. → · 47 likes · 13,329 views |
| 2026-04-24 | Just putting out there... Would have been +15.02% in 2W equal-weighted return. On 30 different stocks... mostly medium-large cap. 1. $INTC +29.62% 2. $MRVL +40.95% 3. $TSM +4.72% 4. $COHR +18.9% 5. $RKLB +26.76% 6. $DRAM +12.29% 7. $AVGO +18.32% 8. $AMZN +9.17% 9. $ARM +36.6% 10. $TSEM -1.25% 11… → · 1643 likes · 317,745 views |
| 2026-02-24 | @Investmnt_Eagle I still think so! Ideal would be 14-16% IV not the elevated strikes you're looking at ~21-23% IV. Point was $XLU was a directional long on US power/grid over the next two years (that benefits from low IV). → · 28 likes · 12,083 views |
| 2026-02-24 | Year to Date: 412.72% Lot of it is just picking the right sector, profiting off of Jane Street algos weekly, and a bit of luck. In terms of bottleneck longs, these are currently my favorite: 1. Memory - Samsung, Sk Hynix, $SNDK, $MU, $SIMO 2. Photonics - $LITE, $COHR, $AAOI, $AXTI, (maybe Ya… → · 3849 likes · 1,001,737 views |
| 2026-02-23 | $XLU with OTM is likely to move a lot more both ways due to low IV. If it is a once in history re-rating bc of grid modernization and ai inference), could be very interesting. $EWY is high probability Vega expansion + directional long from memory supercycle but extremely unlikely to return 10x in a… → · 21 likes · 3,078 views |
| 2026-02-23 | @shivprakash looked at others like $UTES which was the second best as it had more IPP exposure and $AIPO (no option chain). But lowest IV for movement was $XLU → · 5 likes · 4,576 views |
| 2026-02-22 | @Yannis_ko $XLU is more of a structural delta (directional long) play from power/grid investments and expansion. $EWY was a call on volatility expansion from mispricing. → · 17 likes · 3,231 views |
| 2026-02-22 | The biggest United States AI bottleneck: Power and Grid Capacity. This has been echoed by the CEOs of every major US AI company recently. Here's the list from $MSFT to $AMZN: Jensen Huang ( $NVDA ): "At the lowest level: energy. China has twice the amount of energy we have as a nation, and our … → · 609 likes · 138,408 views |
| 2026-02-22 | @aditya_martand You should build your own conviction, not follow others. I'm just sharing my thought process behind my own trade on $XLU in case others find the ideas interesting + can learn something. → · 19 likes · 2,657 views |
| 2026-02-21 | @Trylanol I don't think this is a trade that requires much urgency tbh, $XLU moves like a dinosaur. This is just one trade idea of many! Probably could enter this like half a year later too if you decide for yourself. Power/grid is likely a bottleneck going into 2028 as well. → · 23 likes · 4,794 views |
| 2026-02-21 | So just to give you an example on leverage with $XLU - you can buy contracts for 60 cent premium at higher strikes when the stock price is $43.6. The notional exposure might be 72 times, so you can control $4360 worth of stock for $60 if it goes ITM. 2x leverage doesn't quite get to that. But of … → · 20 likes · 4,706 views |
| 2026-02-21 | @Ren_aramb Yeah power/grid is extremely boring. Only up 200% since the 1990s so IV is priced extremely low. I just think AI inference/training ramp alongside hyperscaler capex + rate cuts might just be that unique moment in history with $XLU I don't know if I'm right or not, we'll see. https://t.c… → · 37 likes · 11,231 views |
| 2026-02-21 | few things: 1. behind the meter seems like a bandaid for the massive GW power required by AI DCs. 2. grid needing massive upgrades isn't a bear case? probably gives them even more pricing power 3. soec and smr are probably later on past 2029, this is a 2year trade. $XLU is an ETF so I don't … → · 39 likes · 9,684 views |
| 2026-02-21 | Up for you to decide based on risk management if you want to do the trade yourself (more ITM usually the safer it is). Just wanted to present my own macro thesis on power/grid as a long and that $XLU has low volatility given previous history. Just be really careful about spread with limit or… → · 26 likes · 6,783 views |
| 2026-02-21 | Thanks, seeing the Elon Musk interview regarding power as a bottleneck helped build some conviction. Here's usually directionally right about things given he's running an AI company.. My guess is instituions might rotate into electricity/grid like $XLU over the next year and half. → · 20 likes · 7,503 views |
| 2026-02-21 | This is a riskier option for maximum returns using OTM options in an extremely low volatility ETF in $XLU for US power/grid exposure. You won't get the same returns from $VST, $CEG, or $TLN, even if they double. Don't need to pick individual winners with ETFs, sector as a whole should benefit. → · 66 likes · 32,602 views |
| 2026-02-21 | @r0ck3t23 For people wondering the best trade for what Elon just said: $XLU long calls for US power/grid exposure, just putting it out there. → · 382 likes · 32,016 views |
| 2026-02-21 | @jCarterinvests Thanks! Considering my sub was $1 for extra shower thoughts space, that tenfold $10 profit doesn’t sound like much lol! I’ll publish a more quantitative reasoning why I think $XLU is a once a generation long later today. Before was more of a high level directional reasoning → · 26 likes · 6,937 views |
| 2026-02-21 | Year to Date: 316.4% From January 2026 into February 2026. Reflection of my short term trades and longs: > Swing traded tax harvested stocks like $GLXY, $SMCI, and $IREN start of the year > Rode Venezuela stocks from Gold Reserve, $AVAV, to $CVX (calls) up > Bought into defense like $LPTH, $OSS… → · 1922 likes · 475,173 views |
| 2026-02-20 | @Sandeman52 Thanks! Biggest concentration in memory, photonics, and semi bottlenecks right now. Tons of random Japanese and Korean supply chain names like Nittobo and SK Hynix. Shifting a lot of my fintech positions into power like $XLU leaps + holding some $CVX leaps. → · 51 likes · 7,525 views |
| 2026-02-19 | Appreciate it! Thing to note is the IV is one of the lowest out of all the index’s since this hasn’t moved since the 2000’s. But I think this year is its time to shine, esp. with different index weightings toward independent companies like $VST. I’d expect $XLU IV 14% -> 26-28% if things go as pl… → · 25 likes · 11,903 views |
| 2026-02-19 | @adenois few things, $CEG, $VVST and others are independent so they have more pricing power. they're also a large % of $XLU concentration + power capacity prices are skyrocking. And with AI, yes demand > supply and mag7 is largely funding this new historic grid expansion. → · 11 likes · 6,641 views |
| 2026-02-19 | @SnakePoops Risk is largely overstated. they still go directly to $CEG or others in $XLU to pull power directly for "off-grid". Lot of regulatory problems too. → · 17 likes · 9,012 views |
| 2026-02-19 | Thanks, I do think $XLU is a once a generation type long due of AI creating critical importance to the boring grid sector. Don't think we've ever seen a shift like this in awhile and IV is pricing in historical averages (flat since the dawn of time). US will spend a lot to upgrade the grid … → · 31 likes · 6,219 views |
| 2026-02-19 | Trade Idea: Long OTM $XLU leaps (2 years, Dec 2027/Jan 2028). This feels like once-a-generation long due to AI. XLU has concentration in $VST / $CEG power companies. Two reasons: 1. Paradigm shift due to AI DC electricity usage. 2. Low option IV (~14%) based on historical averages (flat since… → · 686 likes · 371,927 views |
| Report | Date | Stance |
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| #114 — Macro Memo: Running Hot | 2026-01-14 | WATCH |
| #111 — Macro Memo: Mo-vember | 2025-11-17 | LONG |
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