VanEck Steel ETF (SLX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of VanEck Steel ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 60,000 shares of SLX short. Learn More on VanEck Steel ETF'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. SLX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on VanEck Steel ETF's short interest ratio.

VanEck Steel ETF saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 60,000 shares, an increase of 277.4% from the previous total of 15,900 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 VanEck Steel ETF: iShares Copper and Metals Mining ETF (0.65%), Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (0.10%), Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF (0.41%), First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF (0.34%), Global X Gold Explorers ETF (1.22%), MicroSectors Gold Miners -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (5.50%), Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares (12.06%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (0.21%), Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (0.03%), Sprott Copper Miners ETF (1.52%),

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 SLX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from VanEck Steel ETF as its price is falling. SLX shares are trading down $2.33 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 VanEck Steel ETF 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 SLX, 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 SLX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.