ProShares UltraShort Energy (DUG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares UltraShort Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 11,500 shares of DUG short. Learn More on ProShares UltraShort Energy's current short interest.

ProShares UltraShort Energy saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,500 shares, an increase of 109.1% from the previous total of 5,500 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 UltraShort Energy: Amplify Natural Resources Dividend Income ETF (0.07%), Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (0.63%), MicroSectors Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.01%), Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF (0.53%), MicroSectors Energy 3X Leveraged ETN (0.00%), ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN (0.77%), Direxion Daily Energy Bear 2X Shares (12.43%), Range Global LNG Ecosystem Index ETF (0.42%), Range Global Offshore Oil Services Index ETF (1.64%), MicroSectors Energy -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.19%), and

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 DUG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares UltraShort Energy as its price is falling. DUG shares are trading up $0.22 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 UltraShort Energy 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 DUG, 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 DUG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.