YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF (OARK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 611,000 shares of OARK short. Learn More on YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy 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. OARK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF's short interest ratio.

YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 611,000 shares, an increase of 45.7% from the previous total of 419,300 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 YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF: GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF (5.17%), Direxion Daily TSLA Bear 1X Shares (4.05%), YieldMax JPM Option Income Strategy ETF (0.21%), YieldMax MRNA Option Income Strategy ETF (0.81%), YieldMax SQ Option Income Strategy ETF (1.00%), GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF (2.07%), YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF (0.82%), YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF (0.54%), YieldMax PYPL Option Income Strategy ETF (0.89%), YieldMax SNOW Option Income Strategy ETF (1.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($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 OARK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy ETF as its price is falling. OARK shares are trading up $0.17 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 YieldMax Innovation Option Income Strategy 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 OARK, 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 OARK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.