ProShares Ultra Top QQQ (QQUP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Top QQQ shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 16,300 shares of QQUP short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Top QQQ's current short interest.

ProShares Ultra Top QQQ saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,300 shares, an increase of 443.3% from the previous total of 3,000 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 ProShares Ultra Top QQQ: Invesco Top QQQ ETF (0.08%), and ProShares UltraShort Top QQQ (0.18%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QQUP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Top QQQ as its price is falling. QQUP shares are trading down $4.21 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 ProShares Ultra Top QQQ 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 QQUP, 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 QQUP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.