Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF (LOUP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 14,800 shares of LOUP short. Learn More on Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF's 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. LOUP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF's short interest ratio.

Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 14,800 shares, a decline of 46.8% from the previous total of 27,800 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 Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF: American Conservative Values ETF (0.17%), WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (0.50%), Direxion Daily NYSE FANG+ Bull 2X Shares (10.02%), Sprott Critical Materials ETF (5.96%), VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (0.04%), YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income ETF (1.22%), AXS Change Finance ESG ETF (0.02%), Spear Alpha ETF (2.58%), Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF (0.41%), Invesco MSCI Sustainable Future ETF (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LOUP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech ETF as its price is falling. LOUP shares are trading up $1.00 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 Innovator Deepwater Frontier Tech 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 LOUP, 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 LOUP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.