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FT Vest NASDAQ-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - July (QCJL)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
24.44 USD +0.09 (0.386%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT

QCJL is a conservative buffer ETF tracking the NASDAQ-100, designed to protect against market downturns. The recent price history shows minimal volatility, with a slight upward trend over the last two weeks. However, the short-term forecasting model predicts a small downward adjustment, indicating potential for a short-term dip. Given the lack of dividend history and the ETF's focus on protection rather than growth, it may not be ideal for short-term trading. For long-term investors, the ETF's conservative nature and low volatility could offer stability, but the lack of dividend payouts makes it less attractive for income-focused strategies. Overall, the ETF appears to be a low-risk option for those seeking to hedge against market declines, but it's not a high-yield or high-growth investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.005959
AutoETS0.006212
AutoARIMA0.006346
AutoTheta0.010519

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 31%
H-stat 2.33
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 2.94
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 31.81

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 24.98
All Time Low 18.98
Ask 24.46
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,220
Average Daily Volume3 Month 8,759
Average Volume 8,759
Average Volume10Days 3,220
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 24.42
Bid Size 100
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.4599
Day Low 24.39
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.768222
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.7298
Fifty Day Average Change 0.71020126
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.029928667
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.313332
Fifty Two Week High 24.98
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.539999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.021617254
Fifty Two Week Low 19.531
Fifty Two Week Low Change 4.9090004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.25134403
Fifty Two Week Range 19.531 - 24.98
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,721,655,000,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,721,347,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange® Options that reference the price performance of the Invesco QQQ TrustSM, Series 1. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name FT Vest NASDAQ-100 Conservative Buffer ETF - July
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1878152554
Nav Price 24.44
Net Assets 66,697,972.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.9
Open 24.39
Previous Close 24.3461
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0939007
Regular Market Change Percent 0.385691
Regular Market Day High 24.4599
Regular Market Day Low 24.39
Regular Market Day Range 24.39 - 24.4599
Regular Market Open 24.39
Regular Market Previous Close 24.3461
Regular Market Price 24.44
Regular Market Time 1,776,452,095
Regular Market Volume 2,762
Short Name FT Vest Nasdaq-100 Conservative
Source Interval 15
Symbol QCJL
Total Assets 66,697,972
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 31.813723
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.39064
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.39064
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.382935
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.057066
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04520673
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,762
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return -1.39064