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Duke Energy (DUK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$121.63 -0.34 (-0.28%)
Closing price 08/25/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$121.80 +0.17 (+0.14%)
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Duke Energy Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Duke Energy (DUK) had a short interest of 17.85 million shares sold short, representing 2.29% of the public float. This marks a 8.84% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, meaning it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 4.84 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,853,668 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,403,102 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
8.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.21 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
779,700,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.29%
Today's Trading Volume
2,766,610 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,839,793 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
57%
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Duke Energy Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202617,853,668 shares $2.21 billion +8.8%2.3%3.15 $123.83
7/31/202616,403,102 shares $2.06 billion -7.4%2.1%4.29 $125.47
7/15/202617,720,843 shares $2.20 billion -1.5%2.3%4.93 $124.28
6/30/202617,983,595 shares $2.28 billion +15.3%2.3%4.21 $126.70
6/15/202615,596,378 shares $1.95 billion -0.2%2.0%4.8 $125.22
5/29/202615,620,536 shares $1.92 billion -3.1%2.0%4.87 $122.62
5/15/202616,116,817 shares $1.95 billion +11.6%2.1%4.78 $120.98
4/30/202614,444,468 shares $1.87 billion -8.1%1.9%5.22 $129.79
4/15/202615,717,291 shares $2.01 billion +3.4%2.0%4.85 $128.04
3/31/202615,194,301 shares $1.99 billion -4.6%2.0%3.31 $130.88
3/13/202615,917,824 shares $2.12 billion -12.5%2.0%3.05 $133.17
2/27/202618,181,195 shares $2.38 billion +5.9%2.3%4.06 $130.79
2/13/202617,167,846 shares $2.20 billion +27.7%2.2%3.28 $128.14
1/30/202613,441,610 shares $1.63 billion +6.6%1.7%2.97 $121.23
1/15/202612,604,484 shares $1.50 billion -4.3%1.6%3.69 $118.80
12/31/202513,171,735 shares $1.54 billion -5.5%1.7%4.25 $117.27
12/15/202513,931,486 shares $1.63 billion -8.8%1.8%3.9 $116.76
11/28/202515,269,748 shares $1.89 billion -2.8%2.0%4.71 $123.77
11/14/202515,716,609 shares $1.93 billion +15.5%2.0%4.09 $122.74
10/31/202513,605,957 shares $1.69 billion -5.9%1.8%4.67 $124.49
10/15/202514,450,000 shares $1.86 billion -1.8%1.9%4.9 $128.73
9/30/202514,720,000 shares $1.82 billion +1.9%N/A5.1 $123.71
9/15/202514,450,000 shares $1.77 billion +2.8%N/A5 $122.40
8/31/202514,060,000 shares $1.72 billion -5.3%1.8%4.8 $122.45
8/15/202514,850,000 shares $1.82 billion +22.0%N/A4.9 $122.26
7/31/202512,170,000 shares $1.48 billion +1.6%1.6%3.8 $121.71
7/15/202511,980,000 shares $1.40 billion -0.8%N/A3.8 $117.09
6/30/202512,080,000 shares $1.43 billion +6.0%1.6%3.5 $118.02
6/15/202511,400,000 shares $1.33 billion +17.8%1.5%3 $116.75
5/31/20259,680,000 shares $1.14 billion -20.0%1.3%2.4 $117.61
5/15/202512,100,000 shares $1.40 billion +16.9%1.6%2.9 $115.82
4/30/202510,350,000 shares $1.26 billion -3.7%N/A2.5 $122.11
4/15/202510,750,000 shares $1.29 billion -7.5%1.4%2.6 $120.41
3/31/202511,620,000 shares $1.42 billion -4.4%1.5%2.8 $122.07
3/15/202512,160,000 shares $1.46 billion +14.0%1.6%3.3 $120.29
2/28/202510,670,000 shares $1.25 billion +11.0%1.4%3.1 $117.50
2/15/20259,610,000 shares $1.07 billion +10.5%1.2%3 $111.69
1/31/20258,700,000 shares $975.60 million +1.8%1.1%2.7 $112.14
1/15/20258,550,000 shares $909.63 million +3.0%N/A2.7 $106.39
12/31/20248,300,000 shares $894.24 million -8.7%N/A2.5 $107.74
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12/15/20249,090,000 shares $989.17 million -9.3%N/A2.6 $108.82
11/30/202410,020,000 shares $1.17 billion -4.5%N/A3 $117.05
11/15/202410,490,000 shares $1.18 billion +10.9%N/A3.1 $112.16
10/31/20249,460,000 shares $1.09 billion -3.8%N/A2.9 $115.27
10/15/20249,830,000 shares $1.15 billion -6.9%N/A2.9 $117.15
9/30/202410,560,000 shares $1.22 billion -9.2%N/A3.3 $115.30
9/15/202411,630,000 shares $1.36 billion +9.4%N/A4 $117.31
8/31/202410,630,000 shares $1.21 billion -2.0%N/A3.7 $113.95
8/15/202410,850,000 shares $1.23 billion +23.3%N/A3.8 $113.12
7/31/20248,800,000 shares $961.58 million -6.4%N/A3.1 $109.27
7/15/20249,400,000 shares $990.01 million -2.9%N/A3.4 $105.32
6/30/20249,680,000 shares $970.23 million -2.3%N/A3.5 $100.23
6/15/20249,910,000 shares $1.01 billion -6.7%N/A3.6 $102.36
5/31/202410,620,000 shares $1.10 billion -4.5%N/A3.8 $103.57
5/15/202411,120,000 shares $1.15 billion +11.7%N/A3.8 $103.37
4/30/20249,960,000 shares $978.67 million +17.2%N/A3.2 $98.26
4/15/20248,500,000 shares $800.11 million +1.2%N/A2.8 $94.13
3/31/20248,400,000 shares $812.36 million -10.6%N/A2.7 $96.71
3/15/20249,400,000 shares $890.93 million +2.5%N/A3.1 $94.78
2/29/20249,170,000 shares $842.08 million -12.8%N/A2.8 $91.83
2/15/202410,520,000 shares $971.63 million +11.7%N/A3.2 $92.36
1/31/20249,420,000 shares $902.91 million -8.5%N/A2.9 $95.85
1/15/202410,290,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.3%N/A3.1 $98.46
12/31/202310,750,000 shares $1.04 billion +6.2%N/A3.3 $97.04
12/15/202310,120,000 shares $977.49 million +32.5%N/A2.9 $96.59
11/30/20237,640,000 shares $705.02 million +4.4%N/A2.2 $92.28
11/15/20237,320,000 shares $655.95 million +0.4%N/A2.1 $89.61
10/31/20237,290,000 shares $648.01 million -12.6%N/A2.2 $88.89
10/15/20238,340,000 shares $739.59 million -8.5%N/A2.5 $88.68
9/30/20239,110,000 shares $804.05 million -3.8%N/A2.8 $88.26
9/15/20239,470,000 shares $901.64 million +13.1%N/A3.2 $95.21
8/31/20238,370,000 shares $743.26 million -0.1%N/A2.9 $88.80
8/15/20238,380,000 shares $766.35 million +2.0%N/A2.9 $91.45
7/31/20238,220,000 shares $769.56 million +3.8%N/A2.8 $93.62
7/15/20237,920,000 shares $736.64 million -1.6%N/A2.8 $93.01
6/30/20238,050,000 shares $722.41 million +12.4%N/A2.9 $89.74
6/15/20237,160,000 shares $656.93 million -12.9%N/A2.4 $91.75
5/31/20238,220,000 shares $733.96 million +3.0%N/A2.7 $89.29
5/15/20237,980,000 shares $768.71 million +2.4%N/A2.7 $96.33
4/30/20237,790,000 shares $770.28 million -10.7%N/A2.6 $98.88
4/15/20238,720,000 shares $851.42 million +38.4%1.1%2.8 $97.64
3/31/20236,300,000 shares $607.76 million -13.2%0.8%2 $96.47
3/15/20237,260,000 shares $702.99 million -9.4%0.9%2.5 $96.83
2/28/20238,010,000 shares $755.02 million +1.4%1.0%2.8 $94.26
2/15/20237,900,000 shares $784.15 million +17.4%1.0%2.8 $99.26
1/31/20236,730,000 shares $689.49 million -19.6%0.9%2.2 $102.45
1/15/20238,370,000 shares $878.68 million -2.9%1.1%2.7 $104.98
12/30/20228,620,000 shares $887.77 million +8.7%1.1%2.7 $102.99
12/15/20227,930,000 shares $812.90 million +11.5%1.0%2.3 $102.51
11/30/20227,110,000 shares $710.50 million -12.9%0.9%2.2 $99.93
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11/15/20228,160,000 shares $792.58 million +16.9%1.1%2.6 $97.13
10/31/20226,980,000 shares $650.40 million -2.9%0.9%2.4 $93.18
10/15/20227,190,000 shares $624.24 million +2.3%0.9%2.6 $86.82
9/30/20227,030,000 shares $653.93 million -8.9%0.9%2.7 $93.02
9/15/20227,720,000 shares $820.48 million +6.2%1.0%3.3 $106.28
8/31/20227,270,000 shares $777.24 million -10.4%1.0%2.9 $106.91
8/15/20228,110,000 shares $900.05 million +8.9%1.1%3.2 $110.98
7/31/20227,450,000 shares $818.98 million -11.0%1.0%2.7 $109.93
7/15/20228,370,000 shares $899.19 million +14.2%1.1%2.9 $107.43
6/30/20227,330,000 shares $785.85 million +9.6%1.0%2.6 $107.21
6/15/20226,690,000 shares $670.20 million +1.2%0.9%2.3 $100.18
5/31/20226,610,000 shares $743.76 million +4.9%0.9%2.4 $112.52
5/15/20226,300,000 shares $688.59 million -2.2%0.8%2.2 $109.30
4/30/20226,440,000 shares $709.43 million -9.8%0.8%2.2 $110.16
4/15/20227,140,000 shares $820.03 million +14.4%0.9%2.4 $114.85
3/31/20226,240,000 shares $696.76 million -15.6%0.8%2.1 $111.66
3/15/20227,390,000 shares $788.44 million +9.8%1.0%2.5 $106.69
2/28/20226,730,000 shares $675.76 million +16.4%0.9%2.1 $100.41
2/15/20225,780,000 shares $573.95 million +4.9%0.8%1.9 $99.30
1/31/20225,510,000 shares $578.88 million -1.1%0.7%1.9 $105.06
1/15/20225,570,000 shares $579.50 million +8.6%0.7%2 $104.04
12/31/20215,130,000 shares $538.14 million -3.6%0.7%1.9 $104.90
12/15/20215,320,000 shares $552.32 million -9.7%0.7%1.9 $103.82
11/30/20215,890,000 shares $571.39 million -9.1%0.8%2.1 $97.01
11/15/20216,480,000 shares $651.89 million +7.5%0.8%2.4 $100.60
10/29/20216,030,000 shares $615.12 million -4.1%0.8%2.2 $102.01
10/15/20216,290,000 shares $631.20 million -3.4%0.8%2.3 $100.35
9/30/20216,510,000 shares $635.31 million -9.0%0.9%2.3 $97.59
9/15/20217,150,000 shares $729.51 million +4.1%0.9%2.6 $102.03
8/31/20216,870,000 shares $719.01 million -8.9%0.9%2.6 $104.66

DUK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Duke Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, traders have sold 17,853,668 shares of DUK short. 2.29% of Duke Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Duke Energy's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DUK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.2. Learn More on Duke Energy's short interest ratio.

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. 2.29% of Duke Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Duke Energy saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 17,853,668 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 16,403,102 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.

2.29% of Duke Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Duke Energy: American Electric Power Company, Inc. (4.29%), Alliant Energy Corporation (9.12%), CMS Energy Corporation (5.25%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (6.41%), Dominion Energy Inc. (2.58%), DTE Energy Company (2.09%), Consolidated Edison Inc (2.69%), NextEra Energy, Inc. (2.39%), Southern Company (The) (2.84%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (5.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DUK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Duke Energy as its price is falling. DUK shares are trading down $0.34 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 Duke Energy 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 DUK, 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 DUK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like DUK:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:DUK is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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