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 covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 8,470,000 shares of SPXS short. 9.53% of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares' shares are currently sold 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.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 9.53% of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,470,000 shares, an increase of 21.3% from the previous total of 6,980,000 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.

9.53% of Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares: ClearBridge Large Cap Growth ESG ETF (0.04%), ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (3.97%), ProShares Ultra Dow30 (4.03%), US Large Cap Vector ETF (0.08%), ETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF (0.01%), AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (0.56%), AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Oct ETF (0.06%), SPDR Global Dow ETF (0.49%), Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF (0.11%), Harbor International Compounders ETF (0.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 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 down $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 increases 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 June, 15 2025.