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Clearfield (CLFD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$30.59 +0.40 (+1.32%)
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Clearfield Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, Clearfield (CLFD) had a short interest of 1.27 million shares sold short, representing 11.35% of the public float. This marks a 2.93% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.2, meaning it would take 10.2 days of the average trading volume of 135,029 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,267,737 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,305,996 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-2.93%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$40.61 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
13,580,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
11.35%
Today's Trading Volume
282,766 shares
Average Trading Volume
135,029 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
209%
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Clearfield Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/20261,267,737 shares $40.61 million -2.9%11.4%10.23 $32.03
10/15/20261,305,996 shares $39.17 million +0.1%11.7%10.02 $29.99
9/30/20261,304,782 shares $40.63 million -5.0%11.7%9.24 $31.14
9/15/20261,373,764 shares $40.10 million +0.3%12.3%10.71 $29.19
8/31/20261,369,076 shares $39.72 million +4.7%12.3%8.26 $29.01
8/14/20261,307,908 shares $37.65 million +1.1%11.7%4.79 $28.79
7/31/20261,294,290 shares $39.17 million -12.7%11.6%6.39 $30.26
7/15/20261,482,622 shares $47.62 million +6.3%13.3%8.59 $32.12
6/30/20261,394,592 shares $55.49 million -2.8%12.5%6.42 $39.79
6/15/20261,434,516 shares $57.51 million -17.1%12.8%4.86 $40.09
5/29/20261,730,287 shares $81.70 million -4.7%15.5%3.69 $47.22
5/15/20261,815,249 shares $78.96 million -6.7%16.3%3.97 $43.50
4/30/20261,945,675 shares $56.21 million +19.4%17.4%11.69 $28.89
4/15/20261,629,887 shares $45.34 million +21.9%14.6%9.05 $27.82
3/31/20261,337,054 shares $35.39 million +26.8%12.0%10.06 $26.47
3/13/20261,054,667 shares $30.01 million +1.6%9.4%13.29 $28.45
2/27/20261,037,892 shares $32.63 million +1.8%9.3%15.28 $31.44
2/13/20261,019,534 shares $33.32 million +8.6%9.1%6.59 $32.68
1/30/2026938,451 shares $27.94 million +7.2%8.2%7.52 $29.77
1/15/2026875,654 shares $28.32 million +0.4%7.7%6.08 $32.34
12/31/2025872,537 shares $25.43 million -3.9%7.7%8.34 $29.15
12/15/2025907,456 shares $26.44 million -7.0%8.0%8.62 $29.14
11/28/2025976,104 shares $28.68 million +5.5%8.6%6.07 $29.38
11/14/2025924,930 shares $28.41 million +7.2%8.1%10.47 $30.72
10/31/2025862,769 shares $30.46 million -3.8%7.6%11.85 $35.30
10/15/2025896,900 shares $33.63 million +5.3%7.8%6 $37.50
9/30/2025851,900 shares $29.29 million -3.2%7.4%5.4 $34.38
9/15/2025880,300 shares $29.09 million +2.0%7.7%5.5 $33.05
8/31/2025863,200 shares $28.16 million +3.0%7.5%5.5 $32.62
8/15/2025838,500 shares $26.31 million -18.6%7.3%5.4 $31.38
7/31/20251,030,000 shares $45.12 million -1.9%9.0%6.2 $43.81
7/15/20251,050,000 shares $43.41 million -1.9%9.1%7.8 $41.34
6/30/20251,070,000 shares $46.45 million -7.0%9.3%8.2 $43.41
6/15/20251,150,000 shares $43.71 million -5.7%10.0%9 $38.01
5/31/20251,220,000 shares $45.07 million -0.8%10.6%9.3 $36.94
5/15/20251,230,000 shares $47.93 million +7.0%10.7%9.4 $38.97
4/30/20251,150,000 shares $32.97 million +2.7%9.8%9.5 $28.67
4/15/20251,120,000 shares $30.03 million -4.3%9.5%8.9 $26.81
3/31/20251,170,000 shares $34.77 million +8.3%10.0%9.1 $29.72
3/15/20251,080,000 shares $31.82 million +10.2%9.2%8.6 $29.46
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2/28/2025980,000 shares $31.76 million -2.0%8.3%7.7 $32.41
2/15/20251,000,000 shares $32.59 million -2.9%8.5%8.3 $32.59
1/31/20251,030,000 shares $37.58 million -4.6%8.8%7.3 $36.49
1/15/20251,080,000 shares $40.86 million -0.9%9.2%8.5 $37.83
12/31/20241,090,000 shares $33.79 million -4.4%9.2%8.9 $31.00
12/15/20241,140,000 shares $37.20 million +3.6%9.6%9.7 $32.63
11/30/20241,100,000 shares $33.66 million +1.9%9.3%9.6 $30.60
11/15/20241,080,000 shares $30.52 million -16.3%9.1%9.4 $28.26
10/31/20241,290,000 shares $46.35 million -6.5%10.9%12.7 $35.93
10/15/20241,380,000 shares $50.47 million -2.8%11.6%13.6 $36.57
9/30/20241,420,000 shares $55.32 million -7.8%12.0%13.4 $38.96
9/15/20241,540,000 shares $61.05 million +1.3%13.0%12.8 $39.64
8/31/20241,520,000 shares $56.70 million +6.3%12.8%12.4 $37.30
8/15/20241,430,000 shares $55.53 million -3.4%12.1%11.2 $38.83
7/31/20241,480,000 shares $64.23 million -12.4%12.5%10.4 $43.40
7/15/20241,690,000 shares $67.85 million -6.6%14.3%10.9 $40.15
6/30/20241,810,000 shares $69.79 million -0.6%15.3%11.4 $38.56
6/15/20241,820,000 shares $70.91 million -21.9%15.4%11.3 $38.96
5/31/20242,330,000 shares $89.15 million -1.3%19.7%12.6 $38.26
5/15/20242,360,000 shares $89.66 million +12.4%19.8%11.9 $37.99
4/30/20242,100,000 shares $63.25 million -9.5%17.0%10.5 $30.12
4/15/20242,320,000 shares $68.49 million +9.4%18.8%11.2 $29.52
3/31/20242,120,000 shares $65.38 million -2.8%17.2%9.9 $30.84
3/15/20242,180,000 shares $64.62 million -4.0%17.7%9.8 $29.64
2/29/20242,270,000 shares $68.49 million -5.8%18.3%8.2 $30.17
2/15/20242,410,000 shares $74.81 million +5.2%19.5%8.4 $31.04
1/31/20242,290,000 shares $57.69 million +4.1%18.5%7.4 $25.19
1/15/20242,200,000 shares $59.66 million +3.3%17.4%7.5 $27.12
12/31/20232,130,000 shares $61.94 million -12.7%16.6%7.2 $29.08
12/15/20232,440,000 shares $72.37 million No Change18.9%8.2 $29.66
11/30/20232,440,000 shares $62.07 million +0.8%18.9%10.1 $25.44
11/15/20232,420,000 shares $64.95 million +10.0%18.8%11.5 $26.84
10/31/20232,200,000 shares $52.84 million +5.3%17.1%11.7 $24.02
10/15/20232,090,000 shares $51.33 million +0.5%16.2%11.1 $24.56
9/30/20232,080,000 shares $59.61 million +8.3%16.1%12.2 $28.66
9/15/20231,920,000 shares $59.90 million -0.5%14.8%11.3 $31.20
8/31/20231,930,000 shares $67.84 million +1.1%14.9%9.3 $35.15
8/15/20231,910,000 shares $76.55 million -7.3%14.8%8.1 $40.08
7/31/20232,060,000 shares $96.28 million +3.5%15.9%7.7 $46.74
7/15/20231,990,000 shares $93.55 million -7.0%15.4%6.2 $47.01
6/30/20232,140,000 shares $101.33 million -2.7%16.5%6.2 $47.35
6/15/20232,200,000 shares $102.83 million +12.2%17.0%6 $46.74
5/31/20231,960,000 shares $76.66 million -1.0%15.2%4.9 $39.11
5/15/20231,980,000 shares $73.85 million -15.4%15.3%4.9 $37.30
4/30/20232,340,000 shares $102.21 million +9.9%18.1%5.5 $43.68
4/15/20232,130,000 shares $96.32 million +16.4%16.5%4.7 $45.22
3/31/20231,830,000 shares $85.24 million +5.8%14.2%3.9 $46.58
3/15/20231,730,000 shares $80.93 million +7.5%13.4%3.8 $46.78
2/28/20231,610,000 shares $100.93 million +1.3%12.5%3.8 $62.69
2/15/20231,590,000 shares $100.47 million -11.7%12.3%3.7 $63.19
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1/31/20231,800,000 shares $128.63 million +22.5%13.9%4 $71.46
1/15/20231,470,000 shares $120.25 million +14.8%11.4%4.2 $81.80
12/30/20221,280,000 shares $120.50 million No Change10.1%4.3 $94.14
12/15/20221,280,000 shares $128.46 million +0.8%10.1%4.1 $100.36
11/30/20221,270,000 shares $167.16 million +34.6%11.0%4.3 $131.62
11/15/2022943,400 shares $90.22 million -2.9%8.2%3.4 $95.63
10/31/2022971,800 shares $118.04 million +14.3%8.4%3.2 $121.47
10/15/2022850,000 shares $80.45 million -2.1%7.4%2.5 $94.65
9/30/2022868,500 shares $90.88 million -7.6%7.6%2.5 $104.64
9/15/2022940,200 shares $92.43 million -13.7%8.2%2.9 $98.31
8/31/20221,090,000 shares $126.56 million -15.5%9.5%3.5 $116.11
8/15/20221,290,000 shares $155.91 million +72.2%11.2%4.5 $120.86
7/31/2022749,100 shares $73.82 million +16.9%6.5%3.6 $98.55
7/15/2022641,000 shares $48.35 million +2.6%5.6%4.2 $75.43
6/30/2022625,000 shares $38.72 million +8.2%5.5%4.4 $61.95
6/15/2022577,900 shares $33.25 million +4.7%5.2%4.5 $57.53
5/31/2022551,800 shares $34.10 million -2.0%4.8%4.4 $61.80
5/15/2022562,800 shares $30.14 million +8.1%4.9%4.1 $53.56
4/30/2022520,600 shares $30.31 million +0.5%4.6%3.5 $58.23
4/15/2022518,000 shares $30.57 million -7.7%4.5%2.8 $59.02
3/31/2022561,100 shares $36.59 million -4.8%4.9%2.7 $65.22
3/15/2022589,500 shares $35.10 million +1.9%5.2%2.6 $59.54
2/28/2022578,700 shares $37.10 million +9.2%5.1%2.5 $64.11
2/15/2022530,000 shares $33.29 million +13.8%4.6%2.4 $62.81
1/31/2022465,800 shares $30.03 million +3.2%4.1%2.1 $64.47
1/15/2022451,500 shares $30.63 million -0.9%N/A2.4 $67.84
12/31/2021455,700 shares $38.47 million +46.0%4.0%3 $84.42
12/15/2021312,200 shares $22.01 million +27.8%2.7%2.3 $70.51
11/30/2021244,300 shares $15.82 million -29.4%2.1%2.2 $64.74
11/15/2021346,200 shares $22.88 million -7.5%3.0%3.3 $66.10

CLFD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Clearfield shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, investors have sold 1,267,737 shares of CLFD short. 11.35% of Clearfield's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Clearfield'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. CLFD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.2. Learn More on Clearfield'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. 11.35% of Clearfield's floating shares are currently sold short.

Clearfield saw a decline in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,267,737 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 1,305,996 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.

11.35% of Clearfield's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communications equipment" compare to Clearfield: Vistance Networks, Inc. (17.60%), Harmonic Inc. (6.30%), Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (1.66%), NETGEAR, Inc. (7.35%), Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (2.73%), ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (15.16%), Allot Ltd. (4.60%), Ribbon Communications Inc. (2.97%), Lantronix, Inc. (4.74%), Aviat Networks, Inc. (9.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CLFD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Clearfield as its price is falling. CLFD shares are trading up $0.40 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 Clearfield 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 CLFD, 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 CLFD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

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

  • 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.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:CLFD is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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