Apple (AAPL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Apple shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 105,840,000 shares of AAPL short. Learn More on Apple'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. AAPL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Apple's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Apple: Graham Capital Management L.P., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Creative Planning, RB Capital Management LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Wolverine Trading LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Sandler Capital Management, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Evergreen Capital Management LLC, Shelton Capital Management, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Manatuck Hill Partners LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Soros Fund Management LLC, Ancora Advisors LLC, Tenzing Global Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, LPL Financial LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P., Warberg Asset Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Akuna Securities LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co, AMG National Trust Bank, D.A. Davidson & CO., Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Austin Private Wealth LLC, Monaco Asset Management SAM, Cutler Group LLC CA, Savant Capital LLC, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC, Fore Capital LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Triatomic Management LP, Capula Management Ltd, Signaturefd LLC, Corient Private Wealth LLC, MGO One Seven LLC, US Bancorp DE, Draper Asset Management LLC, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC, Private Advisor Group LLC, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, XY Capital Ltd, General American Investors Co. Inc., Portman Square Capital LLP, Belvedere Trading LLC, Gratus Capital LLC, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, XR Securities LLC, Shufro Rose & Co. LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Segment Wealth Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, NorthRock Partners LLC, Advisor Resource Council, Raymond James & Associates, Mission Wealth Management LP, Oak Family Advisors LLC, New Harbor Financial Group LLC, Yong Rong HK Asset Management Ltd, Spectrum Asset Management Inc. NB CA , Ballast Inc., Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC, Arkadios Wealth Advisors, IMC Chicago LLC, Horizons Wealth Management, MBL Wealth LLC, LVW Advisors LLC, MJP Associates Inc. ADV, National Bank of Canada FI, and Gladius Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Apple saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 105,840,000 shares, an increase of 7.8% from the previous total of 98,190,000 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 in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Apple: Microsoft Co. (0.65%), Alphabet Inc. (0.27%), Alphabet Inc. (0.37%), NVIDIA Co. (1.12%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.43%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (9.82%), One Stop Systems, Inc. (0.24%), Socket Mobile, Inc. (0.34%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (0.26%), Broadcom Inc. (1.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AAPL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Apple as its price is falling. AAPL shares are trading down $1.03 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 Apple 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 AAPL, 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 AAPL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.