First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund (QQXT) — Technical state
As of 2026-11-04 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
The Closelooknet read
- Signal: Recovery attempt under the 200-day — Trades +4.4% vs the 50-day and +4% vs the 200-day average, 1.6% below the 52-week high and +8.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 7 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Trend: First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund trades 4.4% above its 50-day and 4.0% above its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Inside the fund: Broad advance - breadth is rising with price. (confirming up, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved +6.2% while the median holding moved +9.8%; 37 of 56 holdings beat the fund and 46 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is +7.8pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 21.6% of the weight (effective N 55.0). (as of 2026-11-04)
The full read — the desk's view, the earnings record, peers and the company snapshot — is on the QQXT overview. Research diary readings, not advice.
Trades +4.4% vs the 50-day and +4% vs the 200-day average, 1.6% below the 52-week high and +8.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 7 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+3.9%
- vs 50-day+4.4%
- vs 200-day+4%
- 52-week band1.6% off the high · +8.8% off the low
- Streak1 consecutive up session
- CrossoverDeath cross 7 sessions ago
- 50-day crossprice crossed up through the 50-day 7 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 96.1 · %D 82.2 · bull cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-04
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on QQXT?
Recovery attempt under the 200-day — Trades +4.4% vs the 50-day and +4% vs the 200-day average, 1.6% below the 52-week high and +8.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 7 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-11-04; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is QQXT above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-11-04, First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund trades +4.4% above its 50-day and +4% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +3.9% away.
How far is QQXT from its 52-week high?
1.6% below the 52-week high and 8.8% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-04.
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- Magnificent Seven
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Dailies
- 60/40 — Not Dead, the Bond Part Needs a Regime
Value stocks with long Treasuries lost 4.1%, non-tech growth (the Nasdaq-100 without its tech companies, QQXT) with long Treasuries lost 2.5%.
- Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaks
And on the other side of the same exchange, the Nasdaq-100 without its tech companies (QQXT) closed at a one-year low on Thursday.
- Nasdaq - a record close in the worst month of a midterm year, right after the bulls gave up
QQXT, the Nasdaq 100 with technology stripped out, closed at $97.60 on Monday.
- Nasdaq — a record print at 27,272, chips extend, software sold from its highs; AMD joins the trillion club
- Chips and Crypto — Arm +14%, Intel +13% and bitcoin at 85,700, with bonds bid and gold sold
- Expiry Friday — the equipment names join at last: Applied +4.4%, Lam +5.2%, memory ETF over $58, 10-year back at 5%
- Yen — the Bank of Japan hikes and the dollar holds 157: the carry trade pays, the lines held, chips +3.4% over $505
- Rates — Fed day at a 5% 10-year: the hike is priced, the cycle is not; Yardeni cuts the S&P target to 7,900