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CSX (CSX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$45.66 -0.26 (-0.57%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$45.73 +0.07 (+0.15%)
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CSX Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, CSX (CSX) had a short interest of 39.07 million shares sold short, representing 2.11% of the public float. This marks a -7.13% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, meaning it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 13.04 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
39,067,639 shares
Previous Short Interest
42,065,384 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.13%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.77 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,858,139,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.11%
Today's Trading Volume
12,866,696 shares
Average Trading Volume
13,043,529 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
99%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202639,067,639 shares $1.77 billion -7.1%2.1%2.94 $45.43
4/15/202642,065,384 shares $1.77 billion +4.1%2.3%3.73 $42.10
3/31/202640,406,219 shares $1.66 billion +14.4%2.2%2.98 $41.05
3/13/202635,323,306 shares $1.39 billion +10.2%1.9%2.74 $39.30
2/27/202632,051,751 shares $1.37 billion +3.3%1.7%2.97 $42.69
2/13/202631,043,372 shares $1.27 billion -2.5%1.7%2.24 $40.87
1/30/202631,829,823 shares $1.20 billion -9.3%1.7%1.99 $37.76
1/15/202635,100,242 shares $1.27 billion +4.8%1.9%2.38 $36.30
12/31/202533,490,675 shares $1.21 billion +5.6%1.8%3.24 $36.25
12/15/202531,709,967 shares $1.18 billion -5.0%1.7%2.59 $37.18
11/28/202533,384,909 shares $1.19 billion +9.3%1.8%2.29 $35.53
11/14/202530,540,986 shares $1.07 billion +22.6%1.6%2.62 $34.90
10/31/202524,903,822 shares $897.04 million -10.1%1.3%1.85 $36.02
10/15/202527,710,000 shares $1.00 billion -3.0%1.5%1.5 $36.24
9/30/202528,570,000 shares $1.01 billion -16.5%N/A1.4 $35.52
9/15/202534,210,000 shares $1.11 billion +17.4%N/A1.8 $32.50
8/31/202529,140,000 shares $947.34 million +6.0%1.6%1.5 $32.51
8/15/202527,500,000 shares $998.80 million +10.2%N/A1.4 $36.32
7/31/202524,950,000 shares $886.72 million +6.0%1.3%1.5 $35.54
7/15/202523,540,000 shares $788.12 million -5.9%N/A1.5 $33.48
6/30/202525,020,000 shares $816.40 million -15.0%1.3%1.6 $32.63
6/15/202529,450,000 shares $945.93 million +12.8%1.6%1.9 $32.12
5/31/202526,120,000 shares $822.78 million -3.2%1.4%1.6 $31.50
5/15/202526,980,000 shares $844.47 million -5.5%1.4%1.7 $31.30
4/30/202528,550,000 shares $801.40 million -7.1%N/A1.9 $28.07
4/15/202530,720,000 shares $857.09 million +10.7%1.6%1.9 $27.90
3/31/202527,760,000 shares $816.98 million -6.9%1.4%1.8 $29.43
3/15/202529,800,000 shares $894.30 million +12.4%1.6%2.1 $30.01
2/28/202526,520,000 shares $848.85 million +3.2%1.4%1.9 $32.01
2/15/202525,710,000 shares $857.94 million -12.6%1.3%2 $33.37
1/31/202529,430,000 shares $967.36 million -5.3%N/A2.3 $32.87
1/15/202531,080,000 shares $1.01 billion -7.4%N/A2.5 $32.46
12/31/202433,550,000 shares $1.08 billion -1.5%N/A2.8 $32.27
12/15/202434,070,000 shares $1.13 billion +18.0%N/A2.9 $33.24
11/30/202428,870,000 shares $1.06 billion +21.3%N/A2.4 $36.55
11/15/202423,810,000 shares $836.45 million +5.3%N/A2 $35.13
10/31/202422,610,000 shares $760.60 million -18.3%N/A2 $33.64
10/15/202427,660,000 shares $981.93 million +15.0%N/A2.5 $35.50
9/30/202424,050,000 shares $830.45 million +19.6%N/A2.2 $34.53
9/15/202420,110,000 shares $674.09 million -18.4%N/A1.8 $33.52
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8/31/202424,650,000 shares $844.76 million -3.9%N/A2.3 $34.27
8/15/202425,660,000 shares $862.95 million +2.2%N/A2.3 $33.63
7/31/202425,120,000 shares $881.71 million -14.8%N/A2.2 $35.10
7/15/202429,490,000 shares $1.02 billion -10.1%N/A2.6 $34.60
6/30/202432,810,000 shares $1.10 billion -0.8%N/A2.7 $33.45
6/15/202433,080,000 shares $1.06 billion +7.4%N/A2.8 $32.18
5/31/202430,810,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.3%N/A2.6 $33.75
5/15/202431,220,000 shares $1.06 billion -2.2%N/A2.6 $33.84
4/30/202431,910,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.7%N/A2.6 $33.22
4/15/202430,490,000 shares $1.07 billion +21.5%N/A2.4 $35.14
3/31/202425,090,000 shares $930.09 million +7.3%N/A2.1 $37.07
3/15/202423,390,000 shares $864.73 million +6.6%N/A2.1 $36.97
2/29/202421,950,000 shares $832.78 million +5.8%N/A1.9 $37.94
2/15/202420,750,000 shares $767.75 million +5.8%N/A1.7 $37.00
1/31/202419,620,000 shares $700.43 million +18.3%N/A1.7 $35.70
1/15/202416,590,000 shares $578.33 million -2.7%N/A1.4 $34.86
12/31/202317,050,000 shares $591.12 million -22.5%N/A1.4 $34.67
12/15/202321,990,000 shares $747.66 million -15.2%N/A1.7 $34.00
11/30/202325,930,000 shares $837.54 million +46.7%N/A1.9 $32.30
11/15/202317,680,000 shares $547.90 million +2.8%N/A1.3 $30.99
10/31/202317,200,000 shares $513.42 million +7.4%N/A1.3 $29.85
10/15/202316,010,000 shares $498.55 million -13.6%N/A1.2 $31.14
9/30/202318,520,000 shares $569.49 million +3.8%N/A1.4 $30.75
9/15/202317,850,000 shares $550.67 million -0.9%N/A1.4 $30.85
8/31/202318,010,000 shares $543.90 million +16.6%N/A1.4 $30.20
8/15/202315,450,000 shares $467.83 million -6.7%N/A1.2 $30.28
7/31/202316,560,000 shares $551.78 million -0.7%N/A1.3 $33.32
7/15/202316,670,000 shares $560.61 million -2.9%N/A1.3 $33.63
6/30/202317,160,000 shares $585.16 million -16.0%N/A1.4 $34.10
6/15/202320,420,000 shares $685.30 million +7.7%N/A1.6 $33.56
5/31/202318,960,000 shares $581.50 million -0.2%N/A1.5 $30.67
5/15/202318,990,000 shares $607.87 million +4.9%N/A1.4 $32.01
4/30/202318,110,000 shares $554.89 million -7.9%N/A1.3 $30.64
4/15/202319,660,000 shares $598.84 million +2.1%N/A1.3 $30.46
3/31/202319,260,000 shares $576.64 million +2.0%N/A1.4 $29.94
3/15/202318,880,000 shares $547.14 million -12.7%N/A1.4 $28.98
2/28/202321,630,000 shares $659.50 million +29.1%N/A1.6 $30.49
2/15/202316,750,000 shares $530.47 million -11.3%N/A1.2 $31.67
1/31/202318,890,000 shares $584.08 million +13.4%N/A1.4 $30.92
1/15/202316,660,000 shares $540.12 million +0.9%N/A1.2 $32.42
12/30/202216,520,000 shares $511.79 million -23.9%N/A1.1 $30.98
12/15/202221,720,000 shares $690.04 million -2.0%N/A1.4 $31.77
11/30/202222,170,000 shares $724.74 million +3.5%N/A1.3 $32.69
11/15/202221,430,000 shares $670.97 million +3.2%N/A1.3 $31.31
10/31/202220,760,000 shares $603.29 million +10.7%N/A1.3 $29.06
10/15/202218,760,000 shares $512.34 million -1.4%N/A1.2 $27.31
9/30/202219,020,000 shares $506.69 million -20.1%N/A1.2 $26.64
9/15/202223,800,000 shares $718.05 million +21.4%N/A1.5 $30.17
8/31/202219,610,000 shares $620.66 million -12.0%N/A1.3 $31.65
8/15/202222,290,000 shares $760.98 million -12.2%N/A1.4 $34.14
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7/31/202225,390,000 shares $820.86 million +10.4%N/A1.5 $32.33
7/15/202222,990,000 shares $663.49 million -22.3%N/A1.3 $28.86
6/30/202229,600,000 shares $860.18 million +13.5%N/A1.8 $29.06
6/15/202226,080,000 shares $767.27 million +14.0%N/A1.6 $29.42
5/31/202222,880,000 shares $727.36 million +5.0%N/A1.4 $31.79
5/15/202221,790,000 shares $728.44 million -2.1%N/A1.3 $33.43
4/30/202222,260,000 shares $764.41 million +2.5%N/A1.4 $34.34
4/15/202221,720,000 shares $761.50 million -7.7%N/A1.3 $35.06
3/31/202223,530,000 shares $881.20 million +1.6%N/A1.4 $37.45
3/15/202223,170,000 shares $796.12 million -2.1%N/A1.5 $34.36
2/28/202223,660,000 shares $802.31 million +0.3%N/A1.6 $33.91
2/15/202223,580,000 shares $814.69 million +6.1%N/A1.7 $34.55
1/31/202222,230,000 shares $760.71 million -2.2%N/A1.7 $34.22
1/15/202222,720,000 shares $827.92 million +0.4%N/A1.8 $36.44
12/31/202122,640,000 shares $851.26 million -1.6%N/A1.9 $37.60
12/15/202123,000,000 shares $838.81 million +9.2%N/A1.9 $36.47
11/30/202121,070,000 shares $730.29 million -9.2%N/A1.7 $34.66
11/15/202123,210,000 shares $816.76 million -6.2%N/A2 $35.19
10/29/202124,730,000 shares $894.48 million -10.8%N/A2.2 $36.17
10/15/202127,730,000 shares $947.26 million +2.6%N/A2.6 $34.16
9/30/202127,020,000 shares $803.57 million +24.1%N/A2.6 $29.74
9/15/202121,770,000 shares $671.60 million +19.2%N/A2.1 $30.85
8/31/202118,260,000 shares $594.00 million -14.2%N/A1.8 $32.53
8/13/202121,290,000 shares $721.09 million +3.3%N/A2.1 $33.87
7/30/202120,610,000 shares $666.12 million +16.8%N/A1.9 $32.32
7/15/202117,650,000 shares $561.45 million +0.6%N/A1.6 $31.81
6/30/202117,540,000 shares $562.68 million +133.2%N/A1.5 $32.08
6/15/20217,520,000 shares $246.68 million +36.5%1.0%2.2 $32.80
5/28/20215,510,000 shares $551.66 million -12.5%0.7%1.5 $100.12

CSX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of CSX shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 39,067,639 shares of CSX short. 2.11% of CSX's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CSX'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. CSX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.9. Learn More on CSX's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CSX: Hsbc Holdings PLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Slotnik Capital LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, and Maven Securities LTD. 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. 2.11% of CSX's floating shares are currently sold short.

CSX saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 39,067,639 shares, a decrease of 7.1% from the previous total of 42,065,384 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.

2.11% of CSX's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CSX: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.33%), Tesla, Inc. (2.55%), United Airlines Holdings Inc (4.67%), Canadian National Railway Company (0.37%), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (1.26%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.60%), GATX Corporation (2.45%), Norfolk Southern Corporation (4.33%), Union Pacific Corporation (4.96%), Enbridge Inc (1.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CSX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CSX as its price is falling. CSX shares are trading down $0.26 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 CSX 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 CSX, 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 CSX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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