Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr (SPPP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 167,400 shares of SPPP short. Learn More on Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr's current short interest.

Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 167,400 shares, a drop of 29.2% from the previous total of 236,300 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.

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 SPPP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr as its price is falling. SPPP shares are trading up $0.21 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 Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Tr 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 SPPP, 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 SPPP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.