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 August 15th, investors have sold 196,700 shares of JNUG short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, and Squarepoint Ops LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 196,700 shares, a decline of 40.6% from the previous total of 331,300 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: Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (0.09%), Sprott Gold Miners ETF (0.88%), iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (10.05%), SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF (0.04%), iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (0.10%), iShares Global Materials ETF (0.10%), Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (0.72%), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (0.10%), VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF (1.74%), VanEck Natural Resources ETF (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 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 $12.70 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 August, 15 2025.