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 covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 192,500 shares of RETL short. Learn More on Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares' current short interest.

Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 192,500 shares, an increase of 31.7% from the previous total of 146,200 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 Retail Bull 3X Shares: Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF (0.02%), VanEck Gaming ETF (1.66%), Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.05%), Direxion Daily Consumer Discretionary Bull 3x Shares (9.75%), ProShares Ultra Consumer Discretionary (4.16%), MicroSectors Travel 3x Leveraged ETN (6.81%), ProShares UltraShort Consumer Discretionary (3.14%), MAX Auto Industry -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (0.00%), MicroSectors Travel -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (6.50%), Columbia Research Enhanced Emerging Economies ETF (0.01%),

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 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 $0.24 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, 15 2025.