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Dividend Stocks To Consider - October 17th

Written by MarketBeat
October 18, 2025
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Key Points

  • ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, and AT&T are highlighted as three key dividend stocks to watch based on their high trading volumes.
  • The ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ seeks to deliver three times the inverse performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index, catering to those looking to hedge against potential market declines.
  • AT&T operates through Communications and Latin America segments, offering various telecom and technology services, thereby appealing to investors seeking stable dividends.
  • Five stocks we like better than ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ, Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares, and AT&T are the three Dividend stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Dividend stocks are shares of companies that regularly distribute a portion of their earnings to shareholders as cash payments (or additional shares), typically on a quarterly basis. Investors favor them for steady income and potential total return, but dividends are not guaranteed and can be reduced or canceled, so yield and payout ratio are commonly used to evaluate them. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Dividend stocks within the last several days.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ)

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (the Fund) seeks daily investment results, which corresponds to three times the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index (the Index). The Index includes 100 of the non-financial domestic and international issues listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) Stock Market.

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Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL)

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AT&T (T)

AT&T, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications and technology services. It operates through the Communications and Latin America segments. The Communications segment offers wireless, wireline telecom, and broadband services to businesses and consumers located in the US and businesses globally.

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Further Reading

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