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

Short interest is the volume of ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 185,800 shares of UBT short. Learn More on ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury's current short interest.

ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 185,800 shares, an increase of 65.9% from the previous total of 112,000 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 ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury: Nicholas Fixed Income Alternative ETF (0.14%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Three Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.17%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Seven Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.05%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Five Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.06%), Simplify Enhanced Income ETF (1.90%), US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF (0.02%), Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares (10.66%), iShares iBonds Dec 2034 Term Treasury ETF (0.22%), BondBloxx Bloomberg Two Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (0.37%), Franklin Liberty Short Duration US Government ETF (0.03%),

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 UBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury as its price is falling. UBT shares are trading down $0.41 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 Ultra 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 UBT, 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 UBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.