Constellation Energy (CEG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Constellation Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 6,880,000 shares of CEG short. 2.21% of Constellation Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Constellation Energy'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. CEG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Constellation Energy's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Constellation Energy: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Scopus Asset Management L.P., Man Group plc, LMR Partners LLP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Ripple Effect Asset Management LP, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Nierenberg Investment Management Company Inc., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, and CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT. 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. 2.21% of Constellation Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Constellation Energy saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,880,000 shares, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous total of 8,020,000 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.

Constellation Energy currently has issued a total of 312,410,000 shares. Some of Constellation Energy'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. Constellation Energy currently has a public float of 311,780,000 shares.

2.21% of Constellation Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Constellation Energy: NVIDIA Corporation (0.84%), Vistra Corp. (2.21%), National Grid Transco, PLC (0.13%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (2.16%), Energy Transfer LP (0.79%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (4.27%), TC Energy Corporation (1.43%), Exelon Corporation (2.47%), Xcel Energy Inc. (2.46%), Venture Global, Inc. (5.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CEG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Constellation Energy as its price is falling. CEG shares are trading down $10.47 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 Constellation Energy 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 CEG, 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 CEG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.