MSTX Short Interest (May 29, 2026 Update)
Short interest for MSTX was 3.4M as of May 29, 2026, +53.2% from the prior report.
This page tracks MSTX short interest over time, including historical values, changes between reports, and days to cover.
Tidal Trust II Defiance Daily | MSTX | Nasdaq | Latest report: May 29, 2026
At the latest settlement date of May 29, 2026, Tidal Trust II Defiance Daily (MSTX) showed reported short interest of 3,390,229 shares. That compared with 2,212,285 shares in the prior report, a change of 1.2M shares, or +53.2%. The latest reported days to cover was 1.33, based on average daily volume of 2.6M.
The historical data currently tracked for MSTX includes 41 reported entries from August 30, 2024 to May 29, 2026. Over that span, reported short interest has ranged from 365.2K to 29.0M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | 3,390,229 | 2,212,285 | 1.2M | +53.2% | 2.6M | 1.33 |
| May 15, 2026 | 2,212,285 | 1,941,082 | 271.2K | +14.0% | 2.8M | 1 |
| April 30, 2026 | 1,941,082 | 3,070,856 | -1.1M | -36.8% | 4.1M | 1 |
| April 15, 2026 | 3,070,856 | 2,623,195 | 447.7K | +17.1% | 4.2M | 1 |
| March 31, 2026 | 2,623,195 | 22,639,130 | -20.0M | -88.4% | 5.1M | 1 |
| March 13, 2026 | 22,639,130 | 25,873,241 | -3.2M | -12.5% | 103.6M | 1 |
| February 27, 2026 | 25,873,241 | 29,049,333 | -3.2M | -10.9% | 63.2M | 1 |
| February 13, 2026 | 29,049,333 | 26,890,924 | 2.2M | +8.0% | 91.5M | 1 |
| January 30, 2026 | 26,890,924 | 21,645,516 | 5.2M | +24.2% | 51.2M | 1 |
| January 15, 2026 | 21,645,516 | 23,793,320 | -2.1M | -9.0% | 59.5M | 1 |
| December 31, 2025 | 23,793,320 | 21,139,045 | 2.7M | +12.6% | 33.1M | 1 |
| December 15, 2025 | 21,139,045 | 14,141,825 | 7.0M | +49.5% | 45.4M | 1 |
| November 28, 2025 | 14,141,825 | 16,928,344 | -2.8M | -16.5% | 35.4M | 1 |
| November 14, 2025 | 16,928,344 | 12,433,635 | 4.5M | +36.1% | 13.4M | 1.27 |
| October 31, 2025 | 12,433,635 | 10,086,706 | 2.3M | +23.3% | 8.5M | 1.46 |
| October 15, 2025 | 10,086,706 | 6,922,369 | 3.2M | +45.7% | 10.4M | 1 |
| September 15, 2025 | 5,892,933 | 6,268,488 | -375.6K | -6.0% | 7.5M | 1 |
| August 29, 2025 | 6,268,488 | 7,043,703 | -775.2K | -11.0% | 6.5M | 1 |
| August 15, 2025 | 7,043,703 | 5,272,912 | 1.8M | +33.6% | 5.7M | 1.23 |
| July 31, 2025 | 5,272,912 | 5,116,941 | 156.0K | +3.0% | 5.7M | 1 |
| July 15, 2025 | 5,116,941 | 5,616,187 | -499.2K | -8.9% | 7.4M | 1 |
| June 30, 2025 | 5,616,187 | 5,743,322 | -127.1K | -2.2% | 5.8M | 1 |
| June 13, 2025 | 5,743,322 | 5,173,298 | 570.0K | +11.0% | 4.8M | 1.2 |
| May 30, 2025 | 5,173,298 | 4,584,021 | 589.3K | +12.9% | 8.5M | 1 |
| May 15, 2025 | 4,584,021 | 4,491,817 | 92.2K | +2.1% | 9.5M | 1 |
| April 30, 2025 | 4,491,817 | 5,830,674 | -1.3M | -23.0% | 10.8M | 1 |
| April 15, 2025 | 5,830,674 | 7,367,930 | -1.5M | -20.9% | 14.3M | 1 |
| March 31, 2025 | 7,367,930 | 8,532,592 | -1.2M | -13.6% | 10.0M | 1 |
| February 28, 2025 | 9,592,222 | 6,255,376 | 3.3M | +53.3% | 10.5M | 1 |
| February 14, 2025 | 6,255,376 | 7,726,918 | -1.5M | -19.0% | 6.8M | 1 |
| January 31, 2025 | 7,726,918 | 6,942,441 | 784.5K | +11.3% | 10.0M | 1 |
| January 15, 2025 | 6,942,441 | 5,160,064 | 1.8M | +34.5% | 13.5M | 1 |
| December 31, 2024 | 5,160,064 | 4,345,564 | 814.5K | +18.7% | 10.1M | 1 |
| December 13, 2024 | 4,345,564 | 2,627,542 | 1.7M | +65.4% | 8.6M | 1 |
| November 29, 2024 | 2,627,542 | 3,019,534 | -392.0K | -13.0% | 11.6M | 1 |
| November 15, 2024 | 3,019,534 | 656,873 | 2.4M | +359.7% | 5.5M | 1 |
| October 31, 2024 | 656,873 | 1,769,450 | -1.1M | -62.9% | 3.9M | 1 |
| October 15, 2024 | 1,769,450 | 365,233 | 1.4M | +384.5% | 5.1M | 1 |
| September 30, 2024 | 365,233 | 1,825,915 | -1.5M | -80.0% | 4.5M | 1 |
| September 13, 2024 | 1,825,915 | 776,196 | 1.0M | +135.2% | 3.1M | 1 |
| August 30, 2024 | 776,196 | 0 | 776.2K | +100.0% | 3.3M | 1 |