First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF (FTXD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 3,100 shares of FTXD short. Learn More on First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF's current short interest.

First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,100 shares, an increase of 138.5% from the previous total of 1,300 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 Nasdaq Retail ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.51%), VanEck Gaming ETF (2.00%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.20%), and VanEck Retail ETF (1.69%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTXD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF as its price is falling. 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 Nasdaq Retail 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 FTXD, 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 FTXD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.