Amazon.com (AMZN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Amazon.com shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 70,550,000 shares of AMZN short. Learn More on Amazon.com'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. AMZN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Amazon.com's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Amazon.com: Raymond James & Associates, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC, Francis Financial Inc., Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Austin Private Wealth LLC, Traynor Capital Management Inc., Capital CS Group LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, DRW Securities LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Citadel Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Nomura Holdings Inc., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, AAF Wealth Management LLC, Gratus Capital LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Gladius Capital Management LP, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Altshuler Shaham Ltd, CTC LLC, BCK Capital Management LP, Genus Capital Management Inc., National Bank of Canada FI, Mission Wealth Management LP, Truxt Investmentos Ltda., Simplex Trading LLC, XR Securities LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, NewEdge Wealth LLC, and Cerity Partners LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Amazon.com saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 70,550,000 shares, a decline of 3.1% from the previous total of 72,820,000 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 Amazon.com: CDW Co. (2.26%), Chewy, Inc. (5.27%), Wayfair Inc. (18.15%), Insight Enterprises, Inc. (7.33%), PC Connection, Inc. (2.14%), Revolve Group, Inc. (11.70%), Beyond, Inc. (9.41%), Qurate Retail, Inc. (2.14%), Stitch Fix, Inc. (7.17%), LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMZN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amazon.com as its price is falling. AMZN shares are trading down $2.95 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 Amazon.com 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 AMZN, 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 AMZN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.