Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (DUST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 342,700 shares of DUST short. 8.08% of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 8.08% of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 342,700 shares, an increase of 11.3% from the previous total of 308,000 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.

8.08% of Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares: U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (0.58%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.12%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (4.58%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (10.75%), VanEck Steel ETF (0.50%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.05%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (0.66%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.04%), Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (0.05%), iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DUST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares as its price is falling. DUST shares are trading down $0.65 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 Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares 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 DUST, 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 DUST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.