First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (QTEC) — Technical state
As of 2026-11-04 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
The Closelooknet read
- Signal: Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -9% vs the 50-day and +1% vs the 200-day average, 16.3% below the 52-week high and +39.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Trend: First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund trades 9.0% below its 50-day and 1.0% above its 200-day moving average. (as of 2026-11-04)
- Inside the fund: Broad decline - breadth is falling with price. (confirming down, last 21 sessions). Over 21 sessions the fund moved −15.8% while the median holding moved −13.4%; 27 of 45 holdings beat the fund and 14 rose. Against the S&P 500 fund it is −14.2pp over the same window. The top ten holdings carry 36.4% of the weight (effective N 38.0). (as of 2026-11-04)
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Trades -9% vs the 50-day and +1% vs the 200-day average, 16.3% below the 52-week high and +39.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-6.8%
- vs 50-day-9%
- vs 200-day+1%
- 52-week band16.3% off the high · +39.4% off the low
- Streak1 consecutive down session
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 15 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 7.6 · %D 7.9
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-04
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on QTEC?
Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -9% vs the 50-day and +1% vs the 200-day average, 16.3% below the 52-week high and +39.4% off the 52-week low. 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 QTEC above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-11-04, First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund trades -9% below its 50-day and +1% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -6.8% away.
How far is QTEC from its 52-week high?
16.3% below the 52-week high and 39.4% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-11-04.
Mentioned on Closelooknet
Where QTEC appears in the diary — 8 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
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Long reads
- Financials — The Early Warning Has Turned, for Now
- Non-Tech Growth — Two Years of Dead Capital, and Now It Trades Like a Bond
- Software vs Semis — The Tape Split in Two
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- Much More Than Semis — The Broadening Tech Bull
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Dailies
- Chips up, software down: Nvidia leads a split rebound while the bond market catches its breath
The cleanest picture is the Nasdaq-100 itself: its tech-only fund QTEC is −0.8% while its ex-tech fund QQXT is +0.5%.
- SOXX breaks its floor on FOMC day — the sell-off spares only the testers
The Nasdaq-100 WITHOUT its technology (QQXT) is the week's best fund on the board at +3.4% — while the Nasdaq's top 30 (QTOP, −7.8%) and its tech sleeve (QTEC, −6.6%) are the two worst, QQQ itself −5.8% and the Mag-7 basket −5.3%.
- Semiconductors — Verdict Day: The Market Opens Below Every Line It Drew This Week
The Nasdaq-100 in four cuts, Thursday's close: the index (QQQ), the mega-caps (QTOP) and equal-weight tech (QTEC) all sit just above their support lines — while the ex-tech hundred (QQXT, bottom right) is green near its highs, nowhere…
- The Great Rotation Out of Tech — Season 9, Episode 47
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