Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Amplify Online Retail ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,300 shares of IBUY short. Learn More on Amplify Online Retail ETF's current short interest.

Amplify Online Retail ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,300 shares, an increase of 430.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Amplify Online Retail ETF: SPDR S&P Retail ETF (467.16%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (1.20%), Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (0.01%), Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares (6.97%), VanEck Retail ETF (0.82%), Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF (1.27%), Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (3.52%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.02%), VanEck Gaming ETF (1.66%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.05%),

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 IBUY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amplify Online Retail ETF as its price is falling. IBUY shares are trading up $0.06 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 Amplify Online Retail 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 IBUY, 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 IBUY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.