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 covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 108,400 shares of TBF short. Learn More on ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury'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. TBF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury's short interest ratio.

ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 108,400 shares, an increase of 613.2% from the previous total of 15,200 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 ProShares Short 20+ Year Treasury: iShares iBonds Dec 2044 Term Treasury ETF (0.03%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Twenty Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.33%), Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (4.16%), US Treasury 5 Year Note ETF (1.95%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.37%), SoFi Enhanced Yield ETF (0.73%), iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF (0.22%), ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury (3.92%), ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury (2.22%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Five Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.06%),

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 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 $0.01 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 appreciates 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, 15 2025.