First Trust Capital Strength ETF (FTCS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Capital Strength ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 82,200 shares of FTCS short. Learn More on First Trust Capital Strength ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Capital Strength ETF saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 82,200 shares, a decrease of 36.7% from the previous total of 129,900 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 First Trust Capital Strength ETF: Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (0.19%), Vanguard Russell 1000 (0.01%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (0.01%), JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (0.00%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.31%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.33%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.03%), First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.02%), Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (0.44%), Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTCS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Capital Strength ETF as its price is falling. FTCS shares are trading up $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 First Trust Capital Strength ETF 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 FTCS, 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 FTCS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.