Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (JDST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 462,700 shares of JDST short. 6.96% of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Junior 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. 6.96% of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 462,700 shares, a drop of 27.7% from the previous total of 639,700 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.

6.96% of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares: Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (0.07%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (0.28%), iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (0.36%), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (0.06%), VanEck Steel ETF (1.22%), Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF (3.65%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (307.00%), Cohen & Steers Natural Resources Active ETF (0.82%), Sprott Copper Miners ETF (0.73%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (1.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JDST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares as its price is falling. JDST shares are trading down $0.55 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 Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares 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 JDST, 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 JDST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.