MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN (WTIU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 11,900 shares of WTIU short. Learn More on MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN's current short interest.

MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN saw a decrease in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,900 shares, a decrease of 52.4% from the previous total of 25,000 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 MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN: Defiance Next Gen H2 ETF (3.26%), ProShares UltraShort Energy (7.29%), MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (5.25%), ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN (0.01%), Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (0.55%), Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (0.12%), Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (0.98%), Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares (3.85%), Range Global LNG Ecosystem Index ETF (0.42%), Range Global Offshore Oil Services Index ETF (1.64%),

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 WTIU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN as its price is falling. WTIU shares are trading up $0.19 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 MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN 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 WTIU, 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 WTIU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.