Trouble Intensifies for AI-Fueled Tech Rally: Inverse ETFs to Benefit

AI stocks face heightened pressure from rising oil prices and correction fears. Inverse ETFs could benefit from further weakness.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 30, 2026

$10,000 in each of QQQ, TQQQ, and SQQQ 5 years ago: Here's the result

The technology sector has done well in the past decade, with the Nasdaq 100 Index beating its top peers like the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones. This article explores the outcome if one had invested $10,000 in the Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ), ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ), and ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) five years ago.

Invezz • Jul 16, 2026

SQQQ: Ironically, You Can Use This Shorting-Like Tool To Help Protect A QQQ Holding

The ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ) is a high-risk, 3x leveraged tool designed to benefit from declines in the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ). SQQQ can be strategically paired with a QQQ long position to hedge downside risk and incrementally strengthen overall portfolio returns. Success with SQQQ hinges on precise entry and exit timing, using technical indicators like MACD and RSI to capture short-term NDX pullbacks.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 10, 2026

SQQQ: Not A Reliable Way To Short Tech

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF is rated a Sell due to its unsuitability as a long-term hedge or investment. SQQQ's -3x daily leverage causes rapid value erosion and high volatility, making timing and active management essential for any success. Performance history shows severe long-term losses, with SQQQ down -61.11% over one year and -95.85% over five years.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 26, 2026

Seeking Short-Term Opportunities? ETFs for Tactical Investors

As investors grapple with inflation, AI-trade concerns and geopolitical risks, these ETFs could offer tactical opportunities.

Zacks Investment Research • Jun 26, 2026

SQQQ's Silent Killer: How Daily Resets Have Erased 99.97% Since Launch

If you bought ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (NASDAQ:SQQQ) a year ago to hedge a tech selloff, your bet against the Nasdaq-100 has cost you most of your money.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 20, 2026

Kevin Davitt on NDX "Smart Money" & Index Rally Trends

There's been a lot of upbeat change in the Nasdaq since the last time Kevin Davitt (@nasdaq) appeared on our network in March. He examines the index's outperformance over recent years and how it compares to historical trends.

A Nasdaq Comeback

After a long wait, tech stock investors have plenty to cheer about. It took a whopping 167 days, but the Nasdaq-100 index last week surpassed its previous closing high from back in October 2025 while also racking up its longest daily positive streak since 1992.

ETF Trends • Apr 23, 2026

SQQQ Is Not A Portfolio Solution To Uncertainty In Iran

Current NDX forward valuations are near 10- and 30-year averages, removing the overvaluation thesis for aggressive short bets. Market behavior suggests geopolitical shocks are already partially priced in, reducing the likelihood of sudden, sustained NDX declines. Leveraged inverse ETFs like SQQQ remain tactical tools, but absent a clear negative catalyst, holding them now is not justified, in my opinion.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 10, 2026

SQQQ Profits When Tech Drops, But the Math Gets Ugly After a Few Days

SQQQ exists to profit when the Nasdaq-100 falls. It's a 3x inverse leveraged ETF, meaning if the Nasdaq drops 1% in a day, ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ( NASDAQ:SQQQ ) aims to rise roughly 3%.

24/7 Wall Street • Feb 17, 2026