First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF (FTQI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 35,900 shares of FTQI short. 0.11% of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.11% of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,900 shares, a drop of 71.2% from the previous total of 124,700 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

0.11% of First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF: GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF (21.16%), Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X Shares (2.60%), GraniteShares 2x Long AMD Daily ETF (3.11%), Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X Shares (9.24%), Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF (2.94%), Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares (5.68%), Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares (7.64%), GraniteShares 2x Long TSLA Daily ETF (7.90%), GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF (10.20%), GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF (8.72%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTQI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF as its price is falling. FTQI shares are trading down $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FTQI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FTQI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.