FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September (RSSE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 14,600 shares of RSSE short. Learn More on FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September'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. RSSE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September's short interest ratio.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,600 shares, an increase of 3.5% from the previous total of 14,100 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 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September: NYLI Winslow Focused Large Cap Growth ETF (0.03%), Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF - January (0.04%), JPMorgan U.S. Research Enhanced Large Cap ETF (0.02%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer10 Nov ETF (0.02%), Miller Value Partners Leverage ETF (0.19%), Calvert US Large-Cap Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Index ETF (0.20%), Intelligent Livermore ETF (0.09%), FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - June (0.66%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer10 May ETF (1.23%), Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF (0.73%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RSSE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September as its price is falling. RSSE 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 FT Vest U.S. Equity Equal Weight Buffer ETF - September 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 RSSE, 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 RSSE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.