STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF (TUGN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 21,600 shares of TUGN short. Learn More on STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. TUGN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF's short interest ratio.

STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,600 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the previous total of 17,700 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 STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF: iShares U.S. Industry Rotation Active ETF (3.53%), PeakShares Sector Rotation ETF (0.19%), VictoryShares WestEnd Global Equity ETF (0.14%), and STF Tactical Growth ETF (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TUGN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF as its price is falling. TUGN shares are trading down $0.01 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 STF Tactical Growth & Income 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 TUGN, 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 TUGN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.