Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF (BTFX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 1,600 shares of BTFX short. Learn More on Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,600 shares, a drop of 66.0% from the previous total of 4,700 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF: Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF (0.60%), Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF (0.58%), Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.91%), and iShares Bitcoin Trust (2.18%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BTFX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF as its price is falling. BTFX shares are trading down $4.04 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BTFX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BTFX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.