ETF Series Solutions - Defiance Quantum ETF
NASDAQQTUM short interest surges 30.5% in one day to 1.92% of float, driven by quantum sector volatility.
The short squeeze dynamics that gripped QTUM last week have partially unwound. Short interest has fallen sharply. The lending pool, however, remains stressed — and the cost to borrow keeps climbing. Five days ago,…
The borrow market for QTUM has deteriorated sharply since this morning's earlier report. Availability has dropped to 13.1% — the tightest reading in nearly a year — as the cost to borrow doubled in a single week. When…
Snapshot as of 6 Aug 2026
Why this matters: Short interest in the Defiance Quantum ETF QTUM nearly doubled in a single week. That repositioning has drained the lending pool fast — and options traders are taking notice. Three distinct signals…
The caution flagged in last week's note has not faded — QTUM is drifting lower with short interest climbing sharply and options traders maintaining their defensive lean. Short interest has almost tripled since late…
QTUM, the Defiance Quantum ETF, enters mid-May with its sharpest options hedge signal in months — even as the fund itself has just delivered one of its best monthly runs of the past year. The options story dominates…
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