Spear Alpha ETF (SPRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Spear Alpha ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 17,600 shares of SPRX short. Learn More on Spear Alpha ETF's current short interest.

Spear Alpha ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,600 shares, an increase of 245.1% from the previous total of 5,100 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 Spear Alpha ETF: CrossingBridge Pre-Merger SPAC ETF (0.06%), Siren Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF (0.39%), Global X E-Commerce ETF (0.02%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (0.63%), Global X Data Center & Digital Infrastructure ETF (21.51%), Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (5.38%), ERShares Entrepreneurs ETF (0.01%), Global X Aging Population ETF (0.65%), Wahed Dow Jones Islamic World ETF (0.09%), Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (0.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SPRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Spear Alpha ETF as its price is falling. SPRX shares are trading up $0.17 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 Spear Alpha 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 SPRX, 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 SPRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.