Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF (CRTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 2,800 shares of CRTC short. Learn More on Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF's current short interest.

Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,800 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the previous total of 1,400 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 Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF: Spear Alpha ETF (5.75%), Sovereigns Capital Flourish Fund (0.14%), Procure Space ETF (5.14%), KraneShares China Internet and Covered Call Strategy ETF (2.71%), iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EM ETF (1.48%), First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (0.13%), iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF (0.56%), Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF (1.59%), VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (12.17%), VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF as its price is falling. CRTC shares are trading down $0.09 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 Xtrackers US National Critical Technologies ETF 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 CRTC, 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 CRTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.