Broadcom (AVGO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Broadcom shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 7,440,000 shares of AVGO short. Learn More on Broadcom'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. AVGO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Broadcom's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Broadcom: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Wolverine Trading LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Pentwater Capital Management LP, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Saba Capital Management L.P., Soros Fund Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, Ursa Fund Management LLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, HighTower Advisors LLC, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc., Insight Advisors LLC PA, Cutler Group LLC CA, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Portman Square Capital LLP, XR Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Mission Wealth Management LP, Olistico Wealth LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and Gladius Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Broadcom saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,440,000 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the previous total of 6,740,000 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 Broadcom: Intel Co. (1.69%), Texas Instruments Incorporated (1.92%), NXP Semiconductors (1.97%), STMicroelectronics (0.48%), NVIDIA Co. (1.12%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (0.26%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.56%), Oracle Co. (1.07%), Adobe Inc. (1.16%), ASML Holding (0.47%),

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 AVGO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Broadcom as its price is falling. AVGO shares are trading down $9.48 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 Broadcom 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 AVGO, 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 AVGO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.