Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 8,100 shares of PTNQ short. Learn More on Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF's current short interest.

Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,100 shares, a drop of 54.7% from the previous total of 17,900 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 Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF: First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (0.07%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (12.90%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.22%), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (0.08%), First Trust Growth Strength ETF (0.14%), iShares India 50 ETF (1.78%), VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (1.52%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.49%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.22%), AB Conservative Buffer ETF (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PTNQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF as its price is falling. PTNQ shares are trading up $0.90 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 Pacer Trendpilot 100 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 PTNQ, 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 PTNQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.