ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped (BZQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 7,900 shares of BZQ short. Learn More on ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped's current short interest.

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,900 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 8,000 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 UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped: ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets (0.39%), Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Bull 2X Shares (6.50%), ProShares Ultra MSCI Brazil Capped (8.58%), Direxion Daily MSCI Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares (46.00%), Direxion Daily MSCI Mexico Bull 3X Shares (1.93%), ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50 (9.72%), Matthews Emerging Markets Sustainable Future Active ETF (0.27%), ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets (16.44%), VanEck Africa Index ETF (1.82%), Direxion Daily MSCI India Bull 2x Shares (6.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BZQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped as its price is falling. BZQ shares are trading up $0.36 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 UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped 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 BZQ, 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 BZQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.