Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares (METD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 26,000 shares of METD short. Learn More on Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares' current short interest.

Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,000 shares, an increase of 251.4% from the previous total of 7,400 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 Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares: Direxion Daily AMZN Bear 1X Shares (24.04%), Direxion Daily GOOGL Bear 1X Shares (5.11%), GraniteShares 1x Short AMD Daily ETF (4.36%), and Direxion Daily MSFT Bear 1X Shares (4.15%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling METD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares as its price is falling. METD shares are trading up $0.05 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 Direxion Daily META Bear 1X Shares 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 METD, 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 METD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.