Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Luckin Coffee shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,533,300 shares of LKNCY short. Learn More on Luckin Coffee'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. LKNCY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Luckin Coffee's short interest ratio.

Luckin Coffee saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,533,300 shares, a drop of 19.3% from the previous total of 6,856,900 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 in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Luckin Coffee: Dutch Bros Inc. (9.53%), Lancaster Colony Co. (2.96%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (1.20%), Rémy Cointreau SA (0.00%), Freshpet, Inc. (11.67%), RH (14.50%), Glanbia plc (0.00%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (5.91%), Darling Ingredients Inc. (6.09%), Want Want China Holdings Limited (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LKNCY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Luckin Coffee as its price is falling. LKNCY shares are trading down $0.52 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 Luckin Coffee 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 LKNCY, 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 LKNCY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.