ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares UltraPro QQQ shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 1,700 shares of TQQQ short. Learn More on ProShares UltraPro QQQ's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ProShares UltraPro QQQ: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Prelude Capital Management LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., CTC LLC, XR Securities LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Prosperity Wealth Management Inc., Strategic Blueprint LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, a decline of 100.0% from the previous total of 40,630,000 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 UltraPro QQQ: Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (0.15%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (0.15%), First Trust Capital Strength ETF (0.08%), Vanguard Russell 1000 Value (0.19%), Vanguard Russell 1000 (0.01%), ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (0.01%), JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (0.00%), Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF (0.31%), First Trust NASDAQ 100 Equal Weighted Index Fund (0.33%), iShares Asia 50 ETF (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TQQQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares UltraPro QQQ as its price is falling. TQQQ shares are trading up $0.29 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 UltraPro 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 TQQQ, 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 TQQQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.