Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF (CRUZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 17,400 shares of CRUZ short. Learn More on Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise 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. CRUZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF's short interest ratio.

Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,400 shares, an increase of 222.2% from the previous total of 5,400 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 Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF: Neuberger Berman Energy Transition & Infrastructure ETF (0.03%), SPDR S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETF (0.86%), Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF (0.95%), First Trust Bloomberg Artificial Intelligence ETF (3.58%), Short Duration Green Bond ETF (1.63%), VanEck Robotics ETF (0.62%), Sprott Lithium Miners ETF (0.58%), YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF (0.23%), Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (0.02%), MUSQ Global Music Industry Index ETF (0.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRUZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF as its price is falling. 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 Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise 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 CRUZ, 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 CRUZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.