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Canaan (CAN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Canaan Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, Canaan (CAN) had a short interest of 71.29 million shares sold short, representing 9.98% of the public float. This marks a 4.16% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.3, meaning it would take 7.3 days of the average trading volume of 12.12 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
71,286,256 shares
Previous Short Interest
68,441,798 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$20.47 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
716,210,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.98%
Today's Trading Volume
1,483,739 shares
Average Trading Volume
12,118,799 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
12%
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CAN Short Interest Over Time

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CAN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Canaan Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202671,286,256 shares $20.47 million +4.2%10.0%7.26 $0.29
6/15/202668,441,798 shares $24.04 million +10.3%9.6%6.76 $0.35
5/29/202662,050,287 shares $25.65 million +7.5%8.7%5.47 $0.41
5/15/202657,715,931 shares $28.88 million -2.8%8.1%7.04 $0.50
4/30/202659,374,996 shares $31.66 million +2.4%8.3%5.24 $0.53
4/15/202657,963,336 shares $31.88 million -10.1%8.1%6.8 $0.55
3/31/202664,504,056 shares $27.85 million +10.9%9.0%6.35 $0.43
3/13/202658,189,743 shares $28.16 million +10.1%15.7%5.91 $0.48
2/27/202652,846,520 shares $26.10 million +2.6%7.4%4.91 $0.49
2/13/202651,503,981 shares $25.24 million +18.0%7.2%2.63 $0.49
1/30/202643,661,887 shares $29.69 million +14.4%11.7%2.2 $0.68
1/15/202638,161,723 shares $31.30 million +1.2%10.3%2.06 $0.82
12/31/202537,699,167 shares $26.01 million -3.9%10.1%2.38 $0.69
12/15/202539,221,907 shares $30.94 million +2.2%10.5%1.75 $0.79
11/28/202538,392,389 shares $38.97 million +7.4%10.3%1.24 $1.02
11/14/202535,735,392 shares $31.88 million +16.9%9.6%0.99 $0.89
10/31/202530,557,666 shares $43.70 million -15.5%8.2%0.43 $1.43
10/15/202536,170,000 shares $70.89 million -8.2%9.7%0.7 $1.96
9/30/202539,420,000 shares $34.75 million -7.0%N/A0.8 $0.88
9/15/202542,390,000 shares $34.68 million -2.0%N/A1.1 $0.82
8/31/202543,270,000 shares $32.24 million -11.5%11.6%1.1 $0.75
8/15/202548,910,000 shares $37.77 million +13.1%N/A1.2 $0.77
7/31/202543,250,000 shares $29.86 million +3.6%11.6%1 $0.69
7/15/202541,760,000 shares $36.24 million -2.1%N/A1.1 $0.87
6/30/202542,650,000 shares $26.37 million +19.0%11.5%1.5 $0.62
6/15/202535,850,000 shares $23.88 million -7.6%9.6%1.3 $0.67
5/31/202538,790,000 shares $23.17 million +13.4%13.8%1.6 $0.60
5/15/202534,200,000 shares $26.04 million +57.6%12.2%1.6 $0.76
4/30/202521,700,000 shares $15.27 million +22.6%N/A1.3 $0.70
4/15/202517,700,000 shares $13.35 million +6.1%6.3%1.2 $0.75
3/31/202516,690,000 shares $14.65 million +3.0%5.9%1.1 $0.88
3/15/202516,200,000 shares $17.98 million -8.1%5.8%1 $1.11
2/28/202517,620,000 shares $23.08 million -7.2%6.3%1 $1.31
2/15/202518,990,000 shares $33.99 million +0.5%6.8%1 $1.79
1/31/202518,900,000 shares $39.12 million -6.4%N/A0.9 $2.07
1/15/202520,200,000 shares $39.19 million -1.8%N/A1.1 $1.94
12/31/202420,570,000 shares $42.17 million -15.9%N/A1.2 $2.05
12/15/202424,450,000 shares $69.93 million +2.9%N/A1.6 $2.86
11/30/202423,770,000 shares $50.39 million +4.6%N/A1.9 $2.12
11/15/202422,730,000 shares $37.50 million -3.1%N/A2.5 $1.65
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10/15/202424,160,000 shares $23.44 million +6.5%N/A4.7 $0.97
9/30/202422,680,000 shares $22.91 million -5.3%N/A4.2 $1.01
9/15/202423,950,000 shares $25.63 million +0.9%N/A4.6 $1.07
8/31/202423,740,000 shares $21.89 million -5.3%N/A4.2 $0.92
8/15/202425,070,000 shares $20.78 million -2.3%N/A4.1 $0.83
7/31/202425,670,000 shares $25.67 million +1.3%N/A3.7 $1.00
7/15/202425,350,000 shares $30.67 million -4.0%N/A3.1 $1.21
6/30/202426,410,000 shares $26.40 million +6.6%N/A3.1 $1.00
6/15/202424,770,000 shares $25.27 million -1.8%N/A2.7 $1.02
5/31/202425,210,000 shares $25.46 million -12.0%N/A2.4 $1.01
5/15/202428,650,000 shares $30.08 million +7.8%N/A2.2 $1.05
4/30/202426,590,000 shares $23.27 million +4.7%N/A1.6 $0.88
4/15/202425,400,000 shares $28.70 million -5.5%N/A1.5 $1.13
3/31/202426,870,000 shares $40.84 million +15.8%N/A1.5 $1.52
3/15/202423,200,000 shares $31.09 million -0.4%N/A1.1 $1.34
2/29/202423,290,000 shares $36.57 million +5.6%N/A1 $1.57
2/15/202422,060,000 shares $50.96 million -1.3%N/A1.1 $2.31
1/31/202422,340,000 shares $32.06 million +22.6%N/A1.4 $1.44
1/15/202418,220,000 shares $35.35 million -16.2%N/A1.4 $1.94
12/31/202321,740,000 shares $50.22 million +29.2%N/A2 $2.31
12/15/202316,830,000 shares $32.31 million +25.7%N/A2.1 $1.92
11/30/202313,390,000 shares $20.22 million +8.4%N/A4.3 $1.51
11/15/202312,350,000 shares $21.74 million +4.5%N/A5.7 $1.76
10/31/202311,820,000 shares $22.69 million -2.3%N/A5.5 $1.92
10/15/202312,100,000 shares $21.78 million No ChangeN/A5.7 $1.80
9/30/202312,100,000 shares $22.02 million No ChangeN/A4.8 $1.82
9/15/202312,100,000 shares $22.75 million +15.1%N/A4.4 $1.88
8/31/202310,510,000 shares $21.13 million +18.6%N/A3.5 $2.01
8/15/20238,860,000 shares $22.33 million +4.0%N/A2.9 $2.52
7/31/20238,520,000 shares $27.09 million -11.7%N/A2.9 $3.18
7/15/20239,650,000 shares $28.37 million -2.3%N/A3.5 $2.94
6/30/20239,880,000 shares $21.04 million +4.1%N/A3.9 $2.13
6/15/20239,490,000 shares $21.07 million +1.0%N/A4.2 $2.22
5/31/20239,400,000 shares $19.18 million +18.1%N/A4.4 $2.04
5/15/20237,960,000 shares $19.82 million +2.6%5.5%4.4 $2.49
4/30/20237,760,000 shares $21.88 million +19.0%5.3%3.9 $2.82
4/15/20236,520,000 shares $20.34 million +1.2%4.5%3.1 $3.12
3/31/20236,440,000 shares $17.39 million +11.4%4.3%2.8 $2.70
3/15/20235,780,000 shares $16.94 million -2.4%3.9%2.5 $2.93
2/28/20235,920,000 shares $16.58 million -8.6%4.0%2.8 $2.80
2/15/20236,480,000 shares $20.15 million -20.9%4.4%3 $3.11
1/31/20238,190,000 shares $25.72 million -4.8%5.5%3.9 $3.14
1/15/20238,600,000 shares $25.37 million -5.2%5.8%4.3 $2.95
12/30/20229,070,000 shares $18.68 million -3.2%6.1%5.6 $2.06
12/15/20229,370,000 shares $21.93 million -9.0%6.3%6.4 $2.34
11/30/202210,300,000 shares $26.78 million +14.3%6.9%7.2 $2.60
11/15/20229,010,000 shares $28.29 million +8.6%6.1%6.2 $3.14
10/31/20228,300,000 shares $24.07 million -7.3%5.5%6.1 $2.90
10/15/20228,950,000 shares $28.01 million -10.5%5.9%6.3 $3.13
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8/31/20229,320,000 shares $32.71 million +54.1%N/A4.5 $3.51
8/15/20226,050,000 shares $25.95 million -23.7%N/A2.6 $4.29
7/31/20227,930,000 shares $31.16 million -11.5%N/A2.5 $3.93
7/15/20228,960,000 shares $33.78 million +3.0%N/A2.6 $3.77
6/30/20228,700,000 shares $28.01 million -18.7%N/A2.3 $3.22
6/15/202210,700,000 shares $34.88 million +1.1%N/A2.3 $3.26
5/31/202210,580,000 shares $39.57 million +37.4%N/A1.9 $3.74
5/15/20227,700,000 shares $23.72 million -28.8%N/A1.3 $3.08
4/30/202210,820,000 shares $41.12 million +18.5%N/A1.9 $3.80
4/15/20229,130,000 shares $38.25 million +18.3%N/A1.7 $4.19
3/31/20227,720,000 shares $41.92 million -14.6%N/A1.5 $5.43
3/15/20229,040,000 shares $31.28 million +94.8%N/A2 $3.46
2/28/20224,640,000 shares $24.45 million -13.4%N/A1.2 $5.27
2/15/20225,360,000 shares $28.84 million -16.3%N/A1.5 $5.38
1/31/20226,400,000 shares $27.52 million +7.6%N/A1.6 $4.30
1/15/20225,950,000 shares $33.80 million -3.6%N/A1.3 $5.68
12/31/20216,170,000 shares $31.78 million -24.1%N/A1.2 $5.15
12/15/20218,130,000 shares $44.72 million +29.5%N/A1.4 $5.50
11/30/20216,280,000 shares $55.20 million -27.7%N/A1 $8.79
11/15/20218,680,000 shares $88.10 million +3.6%N/A1.3 $10.15
10/29/20218,380,000 shares $71.82 million -12.3%N/A1.2 $8.57
10/15/20219,560,000 shares $62.24 million -5.7%N/A1.3 $6.51
9/30/202110,140,000 shares $61.96 million -7.0%N/A1.4 $6.11
9/15/202110,900,000 shares $89.49 million +31.3%N/A1.7 $8.21
8/31/20218,300,000 shares $78.02 million -5.6%N/A1.2 $9.40
8/13/20218,790,000 shares $81.40 million +17.5%N/A1.2 $9.26
7/30/20217,480,000 shares $51.46 million +1.4%N/A1 $6.88

CAN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Canaan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 71,286,256 shares of CAN short. 9.98% of Canaan's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Canaan'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. CAN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.3. Learn More on Canaan's short interest ratio.

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. 9.98% of Canaan's floating shares are currently sold short.

Canaan saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 71,286,256 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 68,441,798 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.

9.98% of Canaan's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Canaan: JinkoSolar Holding Company Limited (8.26%), DAQO New Energy Corp. (9.83%), LightPath Technologies, Inc. (17.12%), Satellogic Inc. (23.09%), Kimball Electronics, Inc. (6.63%), PowerFleet, Inc. (10.26%), SEALSQ Corp. (7.19%), Clearfield, Inc. (12.49%), Varex Imaging (3.25%), Everspin Tech (11.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($82.01 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.15 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.07 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($16.85 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.89 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($11.29 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.37 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.78 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Canaan as its price is falling. CAN shares are trading down $0.01 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 Canaan 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 CAN, 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 CAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CAN:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



This page (NASDAQ:CAN) was last updated on 7/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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