iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF (IBET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 200 shares of IBET short. Learn More on iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF's current short interest.

iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the previous total of 400 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 iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF: Themes Robotics & Automation ETF (0.50%), Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF (0.75%), Global X Wind Energy ETF (0.23%), Pacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETF (1.75%), Global X PropTech ETF (0.60%), Themes Cybersecurity ETF (2.33%), First Trust Indxx Metaverse ETF (1.20%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Cloud Computing ETF (0.33%), SPDR MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned ETF (0.25%), First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.78 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.04 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.10 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.82 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and CarMax, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iBET Sports Betting & Gaming ETF as its price is falling. IBET 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 iBET Sports Betting & Gaming 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 IBET, 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 IBET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2023.