Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Activision Blizzard shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 15,280,000 shares of ATVI short. 2.07% of Activision Blizzard's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Activision Blizzard'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. ATVI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Activision Blizzard's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Activision Blizzard: Nomura Holdings Inc., Flow State Investments L.P., Glenview Capital Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Twin Securities Inc., Weiss Asset Management LP, RPO LLC, Picton Mahoney Asset Management, BCK Capital Management LP, and Equitec Proprietary Markets 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. 2.07% of Activision Blizzard's floating shares are currently sold short.

Activision Blizzard saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,280,000 shares, a drop of 3.7% from the previous total of 15,860,000 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.

Activision Blizzard currently has issued a total of 786,798,000 shares. Some of Activision Blizzard'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. Activision Blizzard currently has a public float of 738,220,000 shares.

2.07% of Activision Blizzard's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Activision Blizzard: VMware, Inc. (2.37%), Snowflake Inc. (3.01%), Autodesk, Inc. (1.04%), Block, Inc. (2.04%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.44%), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (5.13%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.85%), Roblox Co. (3.93%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.18%), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (1.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.68 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.56 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.54 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.84 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.76 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATVI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Activision Blizzard as its price is falling. 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 Activision Blizzard occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ATVI, 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 ATVI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2023.