ASML (ASML) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ASML shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 987,700 shares of ASML short. 0.25% of ASML's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ASML'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. ASML shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on ASML's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ASML: Simplex Trading LLC, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Capital Fund Management S.A., Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc., Optiver Holding B.V., General American Investors Co. Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., CTC LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.25% of ASML's floating shares are currently sold short.

ASML saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 987,700 shares, an increase of 30.1% from the previous total of 759,400 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.

ASML currently has issued a total of 394,590,000 shares. Some of ASML's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. ASML currently has a public float of 393,210,000 shares.

0.25% of ASML's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to ASML: Lam Research Co. (1.96%), Oracle Co. (0.82%), Salesforce, Inc. (1.04%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.00%), Adobe Inc. (1.62%), Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.28%), T-Mobile US, Inc. (5.24%), QUALCOMM Incorporated (1.71%), Intuit Inc. (1.15%), International Business Machines Co. (2.45%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ASML is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ASML as its price is falling. ASML shares are trading up $10.19 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 ASML 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 ASML, 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 ASML, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.