Crypto ETFs ranked by short-interest levels as traders take positions

[Man looking at currency trading app on his smart phone from his home office]
Alistair Berg

Crypto has been turbulent in 2025, and traders are taking clear positions across ETFs. Short interest now highlights where the strongest bets are being made.

Bitcoin (BTC-USD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BTC-USD]) fell 4%, drifting further away from the record high it had achieved earlier this year.

Here are the crypto ETFs ranked by short interest:

* T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSTU]) – 34.22%
* 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BITX]) – 18.22%
* ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BITO]) – 16.31%
* CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF (WGMI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/WGMI]) – 15.30%
* Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BTC]) – 6.88%
* ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (BITU [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BITU]) – 5.26%
* Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF (BLOK [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BLOK]) – 4.39%
* iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/IBIT]) – 1.81%
* YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF (YBIT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/YBIT]) – 1.41%
* Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF (FDIG [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FDIG]) – 1.03%
* Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BITQ]) – 0.89%
* Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund ETF (FBTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FBTC]) – 0.66%
* Nicholas Crypto Income ETF (BLOX [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BLOX]) – 0.60%
* Grayscale Litecoin Trust ETF (OTCQX:LTCN [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LTC]) – 0.50%
* VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HODL]) – 0.46%
* Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF (GBTC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GBTC]) – 0.47%
* Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EZBC]) – 0.13%
* YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF (LFGY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/LFGY]) – 0.11%
* Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund ETF (OTC:BITW [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BITW]) – 0.01%

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