MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock (STRK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 133,400 shares of STRK short. Learn More on MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock's current short interest.

MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 133,400 shares, a drop of 24.5% from the previous total of 176,800 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STRK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock as its price is falling. STRK shares are trading up $1.08 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 MicroStrategy Incorporated - 8.00% Series A Perpetual Strike Preferred Stock 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 STRK, 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 STRK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.