PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July (PQJL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.00% of PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July's floating shares are currently sold short.

PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4 shares, a decrease of 99.5% from the previous total of 847 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.

0.00% of PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July: Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF (3.52%), iShares Nasdaq-100 ex Top 30 ETF (0.04%), PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - October (0.52%), Tradr 2X Long SPY Quarterly ETF (7.84%), YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF (3.21%), Tradr 2X Long Innovation 100 Quarterly ETF (13.61%), Mkam Etf (0.12%), Invesco QQQ Hedged Advantage ETF (0.54%), Pacer Nasdaq 100 Top 50 Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.60%), YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF (0.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PQJL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July as its price is falling. PQJL 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 PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF - July 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 PQJL, 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 PQJL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.