ProShares Ultra Health Care (RXL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra Health Care shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 1,500 shares of RXL short. 0.09% of ProShares Ultra Health Care's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra Health Care's 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. 0.09% of ProShares Ultra Health Care's floating shares are currently sold short.

ProShares Ultra Health Care saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,500 shares, an increase of 36.4% from the previous total of 1,100 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.

0.09% of ProShares Ultra Health Care's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares Ultra Health Care: Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (0.21%), Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3x Shares (6.55%), SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF (11.11%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (0.88%), ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (0.67%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (0.26%), KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF (0.73%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.57%), Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF (1.70%), Harbor Health Care ETF (0.38%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RXL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra Health Care as its price is falling. RXL shares are trading down $0.34 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 ProShares Ultra Health Care 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 RXL, 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 RXL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.