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@8bitsteveo
"Once you get your money back on $ULTY and $MSTY. It's all casino money at that point right Who wouldn't want free casino money to use for their other investments" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 15:13:15 UTC 13K followers, 26.7K engagements
"@mrlunchmoney So does $ULTY own the underlying or not" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 23:37:58 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"I guess @elonmusk was right. @realDonaldTrump is on the Epstein list" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-12 21:45:23 UTC 12.9K followers, 181.5K engagements
"Buying my team coffee this morning and getting X% back with my @RobinhoodApp Gold card" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-15 16:13:41 UTC 13K followers, 1225 engagements
"Why do I like $BLOX X. It holds the actual underlying X. It holds spot Bitcoin and Ethereum X. It pays weekly X. It's actively managed X. The growth potential on top of being a dividend payer is incredible X. Have you seen it's top holdings X. Pairing this with $ULTY seems like a great match" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-23 00:12:04 UTC 13K followers, 13.4K engagements
"Total return figures for some monthly income dividend funds as of July XX 2025 $QDVO leads with a +10.18% return followed by $GPIQ at +8.68% $QQQI at +6.59% $SPYI at +6.76% and $GPIX at +6.59%. These funds could be solid pillars for anyone's portfolio offering steady income and growth potential" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-19 16:10:07 UTC 13K followers, 2960 engagements
"People have been asking me how I sleep at night with $300k on margin. With two eyes closed 🫳🎤" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-23 14:20:03 UTC 13K followers, 37.2K engagements
"Best Bitcoin exposed high yield dividend plays: $BTCI (Pays monthly) $BITY (Pays monthly) $BLOX (Pays weekly on Mondays)" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 17:17:06 UTC 13K followers, 13.7K engagements
"@francotemarb $BLOX now that maintenance is down to 25%. Diversified both in eth and btc amongst other companies" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-22 14:42:20 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Dividend High Yield Funds Total returns YTD S&P 500: $DIVO leading the pack at XXXX% with $GPIX and $SPYI fighting for second place. $XDTE is still eating crayons. I hear it likes the pink one the most" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-13 03:07:51 UTC 13K followers, 3474 engagements
"Income + Bitcoin = 🫶 My preferred choice for those that believe in Bitcoin and are high yield income investors: $BTCI (28% Yield) and $BITY (24% Yield)" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-17 03:03:25 UTC 12.9K followers, 5758 engagements
"$ULTY Payment came through late last night" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 14:47:46 UTC 13K followers, 28.6K engagements
"$OMAH the new and improved $SCHD It might just be" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-20 19:53:12 UTC 13K followers, 10.8K engagements
"Seems like $JEPQ is starting to become the red-headed stepchild these days" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-12 17:21:15 UTC 13K followers, 4012 engagements
"Is investing in $ULTY considered gambling 🤔" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-23 21:37:56 UTC 12.9K followers, 18K engagements
"SOXY and ULTY are killing it since SOXY and BIGY went live. $SOXY $MAGY $ULTY $YMAG $BIGY" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-18 05:38:41 UTC 12.9K followers, 1722 engagements
"Roundhill and Yieldmax makes people cry every week. 🥺 Distributions: Yieldmax ☑ $PLTY $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $MARO $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $NVDY $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $JPMO $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $FBY $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $LFGY $XXXXXX Weekly ☑ $GDXY $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $DIPS $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $BABO $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $MRNY $XXXXXX Monthly ☑ $YMAG $XXXXXX Weekly ☑ $YMAX $XXXXXX Weekly Roundhill ☑ $XDTE $XXXXXXXX Weekly ☑ $QDTE $XXXXXXXX Weekly ☑ $RDTE $XXXXXXXX Weekly ☑ $YBTC $XXXXXXXX Weekly ☑ $YETH: $XXXXXXXX Monthly 🎉 Congrats to everyone getting paid 🧱 by 🧱" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-01-29 15:50:40 UTC 12.9K followers, 20.1K engagements
"🟩🟩🟩 My journey to $X million. Nobody said it was going to be easy. Tune out the noise and keep on your path" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 20:07:02 UTC 12.9K followers, 4149 engagements
"Why is $ULTY down after hours Did a hedgefund sell" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 01:50:43 UTC 12.9K followers, 35.7K engagements
"It was under my nose this whole time. Stay tuned next week. --- "F-ck he changed his portfolio again." - everyone" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 22:41:26 UTC 13K followers, 5314 engagements
"@CPSellsOptions Never. Using all my distributions to feed the monster what is $ULTY. Setup as $XXX daily" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-16 18:23:03 UTC 12.9K followers, 1250 engagements
"Am I crazy wanting to get my account to $1000000 on margin loan The idea is to continue to make money of that sweet sweet yield. Currently at $296000 margin" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-18 16:09:05 UTC 12.9K followers, 32.8K engagements
"PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES THE U.S. HAS OFFICIALLY REACHED A TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION. BOOM" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 17:57:41 UTC 13K followers, 5356 engagements
"🌟 Portfolio update 🌟 Considering my recent shift from $BTCI to $BITY I have accepted a slight reduction in yield for improved NAV capture which aligns with my long-term objective of not selling the stock but rather benefiting from its returns. With that in mind I anticipate an annual income of approximately $129000 compared to the previous $155000. The current yield is approximately 23%. Consequently my daily portfolio purchases will be adjusted. My primary goal at present is to balance my portfolio as it currently consists of XX% $BITY valued at approximately $550000. Here are my revised" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-10 00:10:13 UTC 12.9K followers, 8239 engagements
"@itslukechen Do you spread it to other funds or XXX% back into it" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 16:42:08 UTC 13K followers, 2037 engagements
"Hot take: Buying Yieldmax ETFs is dividend investing" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 05:22:06 UTC 13K followers, 49.9K engagements
"With the increase of payment frequencies and amounts. I'll be going away from daily recurring buys and I will keep it weekly as a base. With that I put what I had available on margin into $ULTY. So that put me over the hump to $609k. Cheat code activated 😂🍻" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-21 17:07:33 UTC 12.8K followers, 10.9K engagements
"$GIAX $OMAH $SCHD. Good funds to have as pillars in a portfolio" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 01:21:00 UTC 12.9K followers, 4989 engagements
"Roundhill released their new five WeeklyPay ETFs $AMDW $AVGW $GOOW $MSFW $MSTW Anyone take positions in these today Not my cup of tea although mstw intrigues me the most out of the list" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 20:51:36 UTC 13K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Max out your 401k and pray you make it to retirement" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 23:53:07 UTC 12.9K followers, 4624 engagements
"Corporate greed ruined Vegas. And it all started when the Casinos started charging for parking. Bastards" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 23:52:51 UTC 13K followers, 6115 engagements
"Markets open tomorrow. Do I invest half my dividends from $ULTY and then $BLOX or just let it sit and start the journey to pay off my margin aggressively $5000 weekly" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 22:39:47 UTC 13K followers, 11.7K engagements
"$ULTY and $BLOX make up over XX% of my portfolio 😎" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-23 14:50:39 UTC 12.9K followers, 3366 engagements
"Makes me think what if someone's rent was due and they're dependent on their divies 🤔😟" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 03:54:46 UTC 13K followers, 2877 engagements
"🌟 Hey everyone just a heads up YieldMax ETFs are set to announce their distributions tomorrow January 22nd. Here are the ETFs to watch: $LFGY (introducing weekly income) $TSLY $CRSH $GOOY $YBIT $OARK $XOMO $SNOY $TSMY $FEAT $FIVY $YMAX and $YMAG (both weekly)" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-01-22 02:06:42 UTC 12.9K followers, 6113 engagements
"Minus margin this is where I stand. Almost $300k 😄 I paid off $60k in debt last year but that brought peace of mind. I think I'll just be reporting on actual funds moving forward and margin separately. 🙂 Margin helped immensely in getting that back and I'm great full for that. Up about XX% YTD" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 20:14:52 UTC 13K followers, 12K engagements
"Does anyone have any concerns regarding the NAV decay of leveraged funds Specifically I am thinking of products such as those offered by REX and the weekly funds from Roundhill. Is the impact of decay a significant factor in your assessment before going into a fund" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 22:02:46 UTC 13K followers, 13.7K engagements
"I sold both Kidneys for Bitcoin $BITY / $BTCI. I need a couple for $ULTY but I'm all out.😪" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-16 17:05:36 UTC 12.9K followers, 2814 engagements
"The four kings: 👑 $SPYI 👑 $QQQI 👑 $GPIX 👑 $GPIQ" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-05-21 18:56:43 UTC 13K followers, 4053 engagements
"My feed has been taken up by $ULTY topics. Ever since YM updated the prospectus it seems to have been doing well. What's your take Worth going into it now" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-06-24 02:07:30 UTC 13K followers, 39.3K engagements
"With this I also purchased more $BLOX shares. I am now at 17493 shares as of today. Looking forward to Monday's payment" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 16:49:39 UTC 12.9K followers, 3051 engagements
"I'm looking for good AI exposure to compliment my Bitcoin holdings. Anyone hold any of these growth funds $CHAT $AIS $XAIX $AIQ $IGPT" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-13 23:17:43 UTC 12.9K followers, 2920 engagements
"🟢 Journey to $X million Added positions: $GPTY $CHPY $MAIN $BLOX I chose $BLOX over $LFGY. Anyone choose between these two I think Bitcoin could go to $250k this year. Life is good" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-14 20:16:38 UTC 13K followers, 6824 engagements
"I'm looking forward to Friday's payment on $ULTY Getting paid weekly just feels right. 👍 I will be DCAing into $ULTY and all other positions with the distributions received" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 13:47:15 UTC 12.9K followers, 9212 engagements
"Wild black cod with steamed veggies and scallop with garlic for appetizers" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 04:21:43 UTC 13K followers, 1174 engagements
"Almost at 13000 followers I set a high goal this year. 20000 followers is still a dream but I'm working towards it. Hopefully the next X months or so go well Big shout out to everyone and thank you $SCHD not you. You stay over there" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 18:42:57 UTC 13K followers, 5830 engagements
"Ms. $BITY is not going to be happy about this. $BLOX" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-20 16:51:02 UTC 12.9K followers, 3364 engagements
"Will $ULTY continue to outperform $SPY with its new change in strategy" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 18:58:23 UTC 13K followers, 5821 engagements
"What I like about $BLOX is you don't only get exposure to Bitcoin but you get exposure to Ethereum as well 🤌" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 23:56:08 UTC 13K followers, 4912 engagements
"My $ULTY and all other dividends didn't hit yet on Robinhood. Anyone else's payments hit" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 03:23:26 UTC 13K followers, 24.5K engagements
"$BLOX is very interesting. It pays weekly. It holds both spot bitcoin and eth etfs amongst miners and other companies tied to the crypto markets. If you are bullish on crypto this one fits the bill especially on the growth aspect. $BTCI and $BITY you were great and you're going to find the right traders and make a lot of them very happy 😬. Trust me it's not you it's me. I've just got a thing for dividends especially when they pay weekly" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-22 14:41:19 UTC 13K followers, 9872 engagements
"If I sold 4000 of my 9000 shares of $BITY and I invest it into $ULTY I'd go from $150000 a year to over $300000 a year in dividends. That's $26000 a month 🤯💀 This would open up a lot of options for me in regards to my investment spread. What would you do" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-19 19:45:43 UTC 13K followers, 81.8K engagements
"Unpopular opinion: I dont want the rates to go down just yet. I want to keep accumulating poaitiona as much as I can before then. I wonder how September will be and if it will be a bear month as it usually is" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 15:56:45 UTC 13K followers, 1649 engagements
"@Harveyspeculate Not really sure. We've been on a bull run since April. Could go down" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 21:04:16 UTC 13K followers, XXX engagements
"I'm leaning on just letting the divies do their thing and pay down my margin completely. I have $307k on margin. Monthly divies I get are $20000 a year through $BLOX and $ULTY. What would you do" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 19:23:42 UTC 13K followers, 5733 engagements
"⚠ Attention high yield investors: This is going to absolutely BLOW YOUR MIND. 🤯 Just on price (NAV) alone $SOXY DESTROYED pillar staples such as $QQQI $SPYI $GPIX $GPIQ $QDVO in YTD price (NAV) performance alone. In total returns it also left those funds in the dust. I might have to amplify my contributions to this one come Monday's market open in my daily buys. 🤔" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-19 16:47:27 UTC 13K followers, 5878 engagements
"Love or hate it $ULTY is a fund that will continue to grow exponentially in AUM" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 21:18:05 UTC 13K followers, 21.5K engagements
"$BITY captures NAV better than $BTCI and is doing better in overall returns. I do think Bitcoin is going continue on an uptrend and will do better overall. I might do a thing today and hold $BITY solely" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-09 14:51:13 UTC 12.9K followers, 9776 engagements
"What international exposure would you choose $IDV $VYMI $IDVO $SCHY" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-13 20:12:13 UTC 13K followers, XXX engagements
"🟩 Journey to $X million. I traded all my shares of $BTCI and XXX% went ro $BITY. I'm counting on the better NAV capture over yield. $BITY now makes up XX% of my portfolio exposure to Bitcoin. This puts me at 9460 shares of $BITY. All this just in the nick of time this morning before Bitcoin hit $112000 today" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-09 20:10:29 UTC 12.8K followers, 19.9K engagements
"@mrlunchmoney They don't own the underlying you mean" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 23:31:22 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Reasons to consider $OMAH Seeks High Monthly Income Generation $OMAH seeks to generate high monthly income by investing in a diversified equity portfolio and implementing a data-driven options investment strategy. Core Equity Exposure $OMAH provides large/mid cap equity exposure that can be considered a portion of the core equity allocation in a well-diversified portfolio. Professional Options Management Leverage the years of experience and rigorous research process employed by the team managing VistaShares options-based income ETFs" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-21 03:44:36 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"My understanding is Ethereum and Bitcoin will be reaching ATHs the second half of this year. My seat is purchased on $BLOX (exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum) and it pays me weekly. Other great funds with dividend payouts that are Bitcoin or Ethereum connected: $BTCI (Pays monthly) (Bitcoin) $BITY (Pays monthly) (Bitcoin) $BAGY (Pays monthly) (Bitcoin) $BTCCC (Pays monthly) (Bitcoin) $YBTC (Pays weekly) (Bitcoin) $YETH (Pays weekly) (Ethereum) From the list above out of the bunch I like $BTCI $BTCCC and $BITY the most because of the higher exposure to actual spot bitcoin vs. synthetics" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 15:56:59 UTC 13K followers, 9825 engagements
"Im looking for X more higher yield fund that is more conservative in nature. Does anyone own $MAIN looking at performace it's done extremely well over the years. It also pays monthy" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-14 18:51:26 UTC 12.9K followers, 8175 engagements
"@DanDansLax @robinhood @vladtenev Absolutely agree And their Gold Card too" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-17 17:54:51 UTC 13K followers, XXX engagements
"$ULtY iS a disaster bRo. Don't dO iT. LOoK at the $HoOD chart BrO. 🙄" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-18 19:33:38 UTC 13K followers, 21.1K engagements
"This is fantastic news. The future is digital" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-17 04:26:27 UTC 13K followers, 1966 engagements
"So with $ULTY and $BLOX paying me over $5000 a week. That's about $20000 a month conservatively. I could put half back in and use the other half to pay off my margin. Or I could just keep my margin where it is keep making money off other people's money for a while and keep reinvesting everything. And increase my margin buffer in the process as my portfolio continues to grow. What should I do in this situation" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 17:13:32 UTC 13K followers, 44K engagements
"@mrleonkerzner @paradisemint If Fidelity offered a great margin rate and a X% CC I'd be looking at them" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 23:33:59 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"Robinhood pays late but it's going to be a good day Cheers to all getting their distributions for the week 🍻 Dividends incoming from $ULTY $QQQI and $SPYI" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-25 13:31:34 UTC 12.9K followers, 11.2K engagements
"How good are $ULTY's new protective puts How well would that strategy pan out in a drawdown or bear market from your perspectives" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-20 14:11:34 UTC 12.9K followers, 28.9K engagements
"What is your strategy in buying $ULTY after dividends hit What is your methodology" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 15:34:01 UTC 13K followers, 32.3K engagements
"$ULTY + $BITY $BTCI = 🤑 Few understand. 🧠 ⚡" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-19 04:48:25 UTC 12.9K followers, 10.2K engagements
"It happened so quickly. Paid off the balance this morning. This has been my main card for XX% of my purchases since getting it recently. The $HOOD card there's no other card like it with its unlimited X% cash back on everything" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 18:13:20 UTC 13K followers, 17.8K engagements
"@JohnJonesREC It amplified my returns on the move up from April especially. Otherwise I'd be only XX% up this year. I kept buying the fear but it was a risk" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 20:41:01 UTC 12.9K followers, XXX engagements
"$BITY appears to be a promising investment opportunity and it would be wise to consider it. Its performance has surpassed that of $BTCI since its launch and it also seems to be more closely mirroring the price of Bitcoin. This is particularly significant during periods of market growth. These were the primary reasons for my complete shift from $BTCI to $BITY along with the added benefit of a reduced management fee" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-10 14:30:19 UTC 13K followers, 2631 engagements
"What's your biggest position Mine is $BLOX" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-26 21:40:44 UTC 13K followers, 12K engagements
"$ULTY + $BLOX = cha ching 💰 Both pay weekly. $ULTY on Fridays and $BLOX on Mondays" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-22 23:57:19 UTC 12.9K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Maybe I should have looked at the $ULTY chart first before going all in with 26751 shares 🫠" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-22 01:25:52 UTC 13K followers, 83.1K engagements
"Being in $ULTY feels like being a part of a secret society. Like The High Table out of John Wick" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 18:28:05 UTC 12.9K followers, 11.1K engagements
"🟢🟢🟢 Journey to $X million. I tapped $500k today. The crypto pullback held me down the rest of the day. But that's ok How'd everyone do I noticed a lot of people turning green YTD today. Congrats 🍻" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-05-12 20:09:25 UTC 13K followers, 1528 engagements
"With Bitcoin running $BITY and $BTCI are going to be producing great quality milk (Distributions)" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-13 20:42:01 UTC 13K followers, 2074 engagements
"Here is my update to my portfolio: NEOS got the boot. I am currently concentrating on building out my funds with dividends distributions from BITY active income and margin use. The following are my modified daily buys: $BITY - $300/daily $GPIQ - $300/daily $QDVO- $300/daily $GPIX - $100/daily $DIVO - $100/daily $1100 daily. Concentration is on growth and NAV appreciation vs. other funds and less concentration on yield. NEOS is great NAV capture suffers in their funds for higher yields and they do have tax benefits but I am biting the bullet and sticking to those pillars: NAV Yield. My" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-10 18:52:51 UTC 12.8K followers, 10.6K engagements
"Went ahead and bought the Bitcoin "dip" if you can even call it that 😂 XX more shares puts me now at X 9513 shares. Milestone will be 10000 shares and continue onwards after that. I'm happy about my move from $BTCI to $BITY I think its the right choice for that sweet sweet NAV capture alone and lower managemrnt fee too (more money I get to keep)" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-14 16:57:46 UTC 12.8K followers, 1613 engagements
"Account update: - Sold 4000 $BITY shares. - purchased new AND added to existing positions. New allocations are as follows: $ULTY 26751 shares $BITY 4950 shares $BLOX XX shares $CHPY XXX shares $GPTY XXX shares $OMAH XXX shares $QDVO XX shares $QQQI XX shares $QUSA XXX shares $SOXY XXX shares $SPYI XX shares This brings me to $230000 a year in expected dividend distributions about $19000 a month. My portfolio is more diversified and I put funds into $CHPY $GPTY $SOXY which compliments Bitcoin. $BLOX I will build out heavily too. I'm excited about $OMAH and $QUSA. They're proving themselves to" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-21 23:25:47 UTC 13K followers, 29K engagements
"Is $ULTY worth it even with the higher management fee Sell me on it. Considering a position for daily buys. Is it focused more on NAV appreciation since its change in the prospectus Give me the good bad and the ugly" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-15 00:10:02 UTC 12.9K followers, 67.8K engagements
"I broke 30k shares of $ULTY at 30115 shares in total. Average cost down to $XXXX. Please give a moment of silence to the funds that sacrificed themselves to make this happen. 😔 No ragrets" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-24 16:37:51 UTC 13K followers, 34.9K engagements
"$BITY and $BTCI holds about XX% and the rest is basically synthetic. At least with $BLOX you get about XX% crypto exposure and the rest into actual company underlying positions. It's huge. I think the growth is going to be big for this fund. I like the diversification" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-23 00:20:08 UTC 13K followers, 1546 engagements
"@ap3xdriver @aincomeinvestor Are you talking about the RH card If so there are no issues at all on my end" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-27 03:19:12 UTC 12.9K followers, XX engagements
"House passed The GENIUS Act Bitcoin is undeniable. Many millionaires will be made these next X years 🍻" @8bitsteveo on X 2025-07-17 19:52:31 UTC 12.9K followers, 1777 engagements