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

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 403,600 shares of JNUG short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares' 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. JNUG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares's short interest ratio.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 403,600 shares, an increase of 30.3% from the previous total of 309,800 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 Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares: VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (0.76%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.18%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.14%), Sprott Gold Miners ETF (0.13%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.43%), Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (0.08%), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (0.07%), Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (1.41%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.06%), iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (10.95%),

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 JNUG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares as its price is falling. JNUG shares are trading up $3.45 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 Bull 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 JNUG, 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 JNUG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.