Should You Buy the Invesco QQQ ETF During the Nasdaq Bear Market? Here's What History Says
The Nasdaq-100 is home to 100 of the largest nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, including each of the "Magnificent Seven," which have a combined value of $15 trillion. In other words, it's a great proxy for the performance of the technology and technology-adjacent industries.The Nasdaq-100 was down by as much as 23% from its record high in April, placing the index in a technical bear market. Investors have flocked to the safety of cash amid growing economic and political uncertainty, triggered by the tariffs President Donald Trump recently enacted on imported products from America's trading partners. However, if history is any guide, this might actually be a great time to buy the index.The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq-100 by maintaining an identical portfolio of stocks, so it offers investors a simple way to own the entire index.Continue reading
The Nasdaq-100 is home to 100 of the largest nonfinancial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, including each of the "Magnificent Seven," which have a combined value of $15 trillion. In other words, it's a great proxy for the performance of the technology and technology-adjacent industries.
The Nasdaq-100 was down by as much as 23% from its record high in April, placing the index in a technical bear market. Investors have flocked to the safety of cash amid growing economic and political uncertainty, triggered by the tariffs President Donald Trump recently enacted on imported products from America's trading partners. However, if history is any guide, this might actually be a great time to buy the index.
The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance of the Nasdaq-100 by maintaining an identical portfolio of stocks, so it offers investors a simple way to own the entire index.
