Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares (SPXS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 9,430,000 shares of SPXS short. Learn More on Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares: Jane Street Group LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, and Astra Wealth Partners LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,430,000 shares, a decrease of 2.9% from the previous total of 9,710,000 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 Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares: SoFi Select 500 ETF (0.24%), Calvert US Large-Cap Core Responsible Index ETF (0.06%), Harbor International Compounders ETF (0.55%), Fidelity Momentum Factor ETF (0.42%), Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF (0.16%), ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF (0.24%), ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (0.30%), AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (0.02%), US Large Cap Vector ETF (0.34%), ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (0.19%),

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 SPXS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares as its price is falling. SPXS shares are trading up $0.09 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 Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares 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 SPXS, 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 SPXS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.