ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury (TBF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 6,000 shares of TBF short. 0.17% of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury's current short interest.

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. 0.17% of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury's floating shares are currently sold short.

ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,000 shares, a drop of 94.5% from the previous total of 108,400 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.

0.17% of ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury: SPDR Portfolio Treasury ETF (0.01%), ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (0.93%), iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (0.03%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Twenty Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.10%), Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (2.16%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.21%), US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (0.99%), SoFi Enhanced Yield ETF (0.86%), iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF (0.25%), ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury (5.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TBF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury as its price is falling. TBF shares are trading down $0.15 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 Short 20+ Year Treasury 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 TBF, 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 TBF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.