Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (RETL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 122,800 shares of RETL short. 2.24% of Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X 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. 2.24% of Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 122,800 shares, a decline of 36.2% from the previous total of 192,500 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.

2.24% of Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares: Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.41%), VanEck Gaming ETF (1.66%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.14%), Direxion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bull 3x Shares (7.07%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Discretionary (0.76%), MicroSectors Travel 3x Leveraged ETN (0.75%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary (2.35%), MAX Auto Industry -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.00%), MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (2.25%), Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RETL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares as its price is falling. RETL shares are trading up $0.03 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 Retail Bull 3X 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 RETL, 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 RETL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.