First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 12,200 shares of FVC short. 0.00% of First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF's shares are currently sold short. View details.

First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, an increase of 67.1% from the previous total of 7,300 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($18.18 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.43 billion), Aon Plc ($2.78 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.68 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.64 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.01 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.00 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.99 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and DocuSign, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FVC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF as its price is falling. First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF's stock is trading down $0.12 today. To short First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF 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 First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF 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 Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 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 FVC, 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 FVC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2020.