Nukkleus (NUKK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nukkleus shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 303,400 shares of NUKK short. 7.44% of Nukkleus' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nukkleus' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.44% of Nukkleus' floating shares are currently sold short.

Nukkleus saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 303,400 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the previous total of 280,800 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.

7.44% of Nukkleus' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Nukkleus: Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (2.60%), Marblegate Acquisition Corp. (0.49%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (0.43%), Keen Vision Acquisition Co. (0.03%), City Office REIT, Inc. (0.84%), The Joint Corp. (3.59%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.04%), Spark I Acquisition Co. (0.03%), ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (0.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NUKK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nukkleus as its price is falling. NUKK shares are trading down $1.03 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 Nukkleus occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NUKK, 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 NUKK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.