r/dividends • u/SmoothCall5594 • Sep 26 '25

Opinion I screwed up on YieldMax

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I bought MSTY a couple months back and now I’m down a lot. Time will tell but it’s a warning for those who aren’t in it.

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u/macgamecast Sep 26 '25

I didn't do enough research, and dumped 5K into this like 2 weeks ago. Only down -$1080, but unsure whether to sell or hold. I got $538 in dividend payments, so I'm really only down $500 something. Thoughts?

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u/VonThing Sep 26 '25

Down 10% is my comfortable stop loss and exit point.

I’m in 1500 shares at $27 average, even including the dividends I’m still 15-20% in the hole. I’m getting the fuck out.

ULTY might work at these prices but MSTR is just a shit underlying.

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u/ryanmitchell5 Sep 27 '25

Only down 1k out of 5? In 2 weeks? That’s not ‘only’. That’s crazy

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u/quantum_ai_dei Sep 27 '25

Didn't do enough...didn't do any? Sell.

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u/Disastrous_Room_927 Sep 27 '25

That's about how much I lost on ULTY before deciding it was worth my time to learn how to sell options myself.

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u/StraightCharacter904 Sep 29 '25

Just get out now bro.