First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund -First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
NASDAQQQEW has climbed 6% in a week — but the borrow market tells a sharply different story beneath the rally. The lending picture is the most interesting tension this week. Availability has collapsed from over 1,100% at the end of July to roughly 491% now — still in normal territory, but the direction of travel is striking. A month ago, availability ran above 5,000%, meaning shares to…
QQEW short interest surges 51% in one week to 0.21% of float, while cost to borrow climbs 30% to 7.65%.
QQEW has climbed 6% in a week — but the borrow market tells a sharply different story beneath the rally. The lending picture is the most interesting tension this week. Availability has collapsed from over 1,100% at the…
QQEW, the First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF, enters the week with a striking disconnect: options flow has turned sharply bullish while short interest quietly ratchets higher from a very low base. The…
Snapshot as of 6 Aug 2026
QQEW, the First Trust Nasdaq-100 Equal Weight ETF, closed at $140.17 on May 5 — up 2.8% on the week and nearly 10% over the past month — at the same time that options positioning has made a sharp pivot toward the…
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