ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (BOIL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 743,400 shares of BOIL short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 743,400 shares, a decrease of 6.3% from the previous total of 793,000 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas: United States Natural Gas Fund LP (22.60%), ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (12.45%), and United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP (1.42%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BOIL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas as its price is falling. BOIL shares are trading up $0.67 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 Bloomberg Natural Gas 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 BOIL, 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 BOIL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.