VanEck Oil Refiners ETF (CRAK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Oil Refiners ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 33,700 shares of CRAK short. Learn More on VanEck Oil Refiners ETF'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. CRAK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on VanEck Oil Refiners ETF's short interest ratio.

VanEck Oil Refiners ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,700 shares, an increase of 120.3% from the previous total of 15,300 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 VanEck Oil Refiners ETF: Global X Hydrogen ETF (0.28%), Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares (12.43%), MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN (0.00%), ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN (0.77%), Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (0.53%), MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.01%), ProShares UltraShort Energy (3.17%), Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (0.07%), Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (0.63%), Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bear 2x Shares (9.04%),

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 CRAK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Oil Refiners ETF as its price is falling. CRAK shares are trading down $0.01 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 VanEck Oil Refiners ETF 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 CRAK, 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 CRAK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.