Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF (SMCZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 313,700 shares of SMCZ short. Learn More on Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF's current short interest.

Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 313,700 shares, an increase of 116.6% from the previous total of 144,800 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 Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF: KraneShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF (10.52%), Direxion Daily GOOGL Bear 1X Shares (2.62%), Leverage Shares 2x Long AVGO Daily ETF (4.70%), GraniteShares 2x Long QCOM Daily ETF (3.75%), Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares (10.93%), Leverage Shares 2X Long TSM Daily ETF (0.30%), GraniteShares YieldBOOST QQQ ETF (2.49%), Leverage Shares 2X Long ASML Daily ETF (3.73%), Direxion Daily PANW Bull 2X Shares (13.40%), GraniteShares 2x Long DELL Daily ETF (0.15%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SMCZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF as its price is falling. SMCZ shares are trading down $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 Defiance Daily Target 2X Short SMCI ETF 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 SMCZ, 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 SMCZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.