ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (UCYB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 300 shares of UCYB short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF's current short interest.

ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the previous total of 100 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 ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF: iShares Emergent Food and AgTech Multisector ETF (0.05%), Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF (0.27%), First Trust Indxx Metaverse ETF (1.00%), Global X AgTech & Food Innovation ETF (0.20%), iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF (0.75%), Global X PropTech ETF (0.40%), Procure Disaster Recovery Strategy ETF (3.13%), iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF (0.06%), First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF (0.13%), SPDR MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned ETF (0.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UCYB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF as its price is falling. UCYB shares are trading up $0.91 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 ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cybersecurity 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 UCYB, 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 UCYB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.