ProShares Short SmallCap600 (SBB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Short SmallCap600 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 2,200 shares of SBB short. Learn More on ProShares Short SmallCap600's current short interest.

ProShares Short SmallCap600 saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200 shares, a drop of 54.2% from the previous total of 4,800 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 ProShares Short SmallCap600: ProShares UltraShort SmallCap 600 (1.90%), ETRACS 2x Leveraged US Size Factor TR ETN (0.20%), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (0.04%), Invesco Nasdaq Future Gen 200 ETF (0.26%), WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Growth Fund (0.13%), Texas Small Cap Equity Index ETF (0.03%), InfraCap Small Cap Income ETF (0.57%), VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF (0.13%), Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF (0.09%), VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd (0.97%),

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 SBB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Short SmallCap600 as its price is falling. SBB 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 ProShares Short SmallCap600 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 SBB, 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 SBB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.