# Asset ‘TQQQ’ cannot be sold short

**URL:** <https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/asset-tqqq-cannot-be-sold-short/18624>\
**Category:** Alpaca Trading\
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/asset-tqqq-cannot-be-sold-short/18624 "2026-03-25T15:15:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![fred\_pickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fred\_pickles](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/fred_pickles)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/asset-tqqq-cannot-be-sold-short/18624/1 "2026-03-25T15:15:06Z")

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This morning I was unable to short TQQQ, which is a stock I short regularly. Was there a problem with the ETB list again today? I found a thread from from 2023 that mentions that as the cause.

> [@Asset 'SPY' cannot be sold short](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/asset-spy-cannot-be-sold-short/12924):
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> This morning I was unable to short SPY, which I use as a hedge against many of my short positions. Out of any stock, this is one that I’d expect to have the easiest time being able to short. Can I not expect that SPY will be available to short each day? What causes something like this to be unable to be shorted?

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**Author:** ![fred\_pickles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@fred\_pickles](https://forum.alpaca.markets/u/fred_pickles)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.alpaca.markets/t/asset-tqqq-cannot-be-sold-short/18624/2 "2026-03-26T15:41:41Z")

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This is still happening today (3/26/2026). Does anyone from Alpaca support know why this is happening?