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Any thoughts as to why VPU is off so much this morning?
Don’t own. Just track it as a glimpse of how utilities are moving. The 10-year as an indicator of interest rates is steady - maybe a bit lower in yield which should help utilities. Yet, utilities would appear one of the worst performing sectors today (assuming VPU is representative).
QQQ down less than 3% at the moment. VPU down considerably more at -4%.
NSRGY popped 4% today (partially due to strength in the Swiss franc). But I gave up on it some time ago. I’m not cut out for that kind of volatility / wait time.
@Mark - I like the way you think. I’d be inclined to add to VPU myself if I owned it and had much cash on the sideline (I don’t).
@bee’s link is informative. Appears the new AI app requires much less electricity to operate.
I’m watching ”real asset” funds. Most off over 1% this morning. But holdings can vary a lot. The one I own (an OEF) is 45% in real estate which seems to be holding up reasonably well.
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CEG (-18%) and VST (-24%) down double digits @ 11AM EST
technology/artificial-intelligence/what-is-deepseek-why-is-it-disrupting-ai-sector
NSRGY popped 4% today (partially due to strength in the Swiss franc). But I gave up on it some time ago. I’m not cut out for that kind of volatility / wait time.
@Mark - I like the way you think. I’d be inclined to add to VPU myself if I owned it and had much cash on the sideline (I don’t).
@bee’s link is informative. Appears the new AI app requires much less electricity to operate.
I’m watching ”real asset” funds. Most off over 1% this morning. But holdings can vary a lot.
The one I own (an OEF) is 45% in real estate which seems to be holding up reasonably well.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ETFs/comments/16ye2tc/why_did_vpu_lost_462_of_its_value_today/
Disclaimer: I know nothing about VPU and do not invest directly in utilities.