BREAKING: Short interest in the Nasdaq 100 ETF, $QQQ, is up to ~82 million shares, its highest since March 2023.
Over the last several weeks, this figure has surged +18 million shares, or +28%.
Year-to-date, short interest in $QQQ has nearly doubled.
Meanwhile, short interest in the S&P 500 ETF, $SPY, has declined -30 million shares since March, to ~92 million shares, near its lowest in at least 5 years.
By comparison, during the 2022 bear market, short interest peaked at ~90 million shares for $QQQ and ~180 million shares for $SPY.
Short interest in tech is very high right now.