QSPT stock
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September (QSPT) short interest & short volume · 106K shares short
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
QSPT short interest rose 158.4% to 106K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.4 days to cover). Daily short volume averaged 39.6% of volume over the last 20 sessions, down from 62.9% the 20 sessions before, the 59th percentile of its own 20-day averages since Sep 30, 2025.
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 106K
- prior 41K
- % of float
- —
- no float on file
- Days to cover
- 1.4
- avg vol 78K
- Change vs prior report
- +158.4%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 106K | $3.8M | +158.4% | — | 1.4 | $36.31 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 41K | $1.5M | +989.5% | — | 1.0 | $36.55 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4K | $134K | -82.5% | — | 1.0 | $35.76 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 21K | $765K | +112.8% | — | 1.0 | $35.64 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 10K | $358K | +10.4% | — | 1.0 | $35.50 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9K | $315K | -77.1% | — | 1.0 | $34.48 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
- Latest (Nov 11)
- 56.6%
- 9K of 16K
- 20-day average
- 39.6%
- prior 62.9%
- Percentile vs own history
- 59th
- 233 periods since 2025
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Source: FINRA Reg SHO daily short sale volume · Latest Nov 11, 2026
Short squeeze score (model)
Price since settlement: -3.5%
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Market-wide: most shorted stocks, biggest changes and unusual short volume · QSPT overview
| Date | Short | Total | Short % of volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | 9,274 | 16,382 | 56.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | 23 | 13,222 | 0.2% |
| 2026-11-09 | 2,993 | 13,199 | 22.7% |
| 2026-11-06 | 3,716 | 21,617 | 17.2% |
| 2026-11-05 | 3,299 | 12,587 | 26.2% |
| 2026-11-04 | 3,349 | 10,767 | 31.1% |
| 2026-11-03 | 4,102 | 17,237 | 23.8% |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,667 | 16,687 | 10.0% |
| 2026-10-30 | 7,225 | 17,258 | 41.9% |
| 2026-10-29 | 2,158 | 5,765 | 37.4% |
QSPT short interest FAQ
What is QSPT's short interest?
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September (QSPT) had 106K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report.
How many days to cover does QSPT have?
1.4 days: 106K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 78K for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is QSPT short interest rising or falling?
QSPT short interest rose (+158.4%) from 41K to 106K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is QSPT a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores QSPT 18 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: days to cover 3.4/25, change in short interest vs prior report 15/15, price change since settlement date 0/20. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What share of QSPT daily volume is sold short?
39.6% on average over the last 20 sessions to Nov 11, 2026 (FINRA Reg SHO daily short volume; the 59th percentile of its own 20-day averages). Short volume counts market makers' same-day short sales, so it is not short interest.
What was QSPT's latest FINRA short volume?
On Nov 11, 2026, cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September (QSPT) was 9,274 shares, 56.6% of 16,382 total volume.
How many QSPT short-volume sessions are listed on this page?
This page lists 10 cached FINRA short-volume sessions for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September (QSPT), from Oct 29, 2026 through Nov 11, 2026.
How did QSPT short volume percent change from the prior cached session?
Cached FINRA short volume for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Cboe Vest Nasdaq-100 Buffer ETF - September (QSPT) moved from 0.2% on Nov 10, 2026 to 56.6% on Nov 11, 2026, up 56.4 percentage points.
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