Nukkleus (NUKKW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. NUKKW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on Nukkleus's short interest ratio.

Nukkleus saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,335 shares, a decline of 25.5% from the previous total of 16,554 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 in the industry of "business services" compare to Nukkleus: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.86%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.72%), PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (2.07%), S&P Global Inc. (0.92%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.77%), DoorDash, Inc. (3.42%), Relx Plc (0.20%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (4.88%), Waste Connections, Inc. (0.76%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (2.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.78 billion), Invesco QQQ ($28.53 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($11.23 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.75 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($8.19 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($7.89 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.62 billion), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ($6.16 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($6.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NUKKW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nukkleus as its price is falling. NUKKW 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 Nukkleus 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 NUKKW, 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 NUKKW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 30 2026.