ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 519,400 shares of SDOW short. Learn More on ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30's current short interest.

ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 519,400 shares, a decline of 17.7% from the previous total of 631,100 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 ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30: First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF (0.16%), First Trust Dow 30 Equal Weight ETF (0.69%), Macquarie Focused Large Growth ETF (0.56%), Invesco India ETF (0.30%), VictoryShares Dividend Accelerator ETF (0.02%), VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (0.05%), Fidelity International Value Factor ETF (0.89%), Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF (0.14%), American Century U.S. Quality Value ETF (0.47%), Dimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ETF (0.22%),

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 SDOW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 as its price is falling. SDOW shares are trading up $0.38 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 UltraPro Short Dow30 occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SDOW, 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 SDOW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.