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Citi Trends (CTRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Citi Trends Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Citi Trends (CTRN) had a short interest of 909,069 shares sold short, representing 12.07% of the public float. This marks a 3.37% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.5, meaning it would take 7.5 days of the average trading volume of 131,773 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
909,069 shares
Previous Short Interest
879,456 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.37%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$67.19 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
8,330,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.07%
Today's Trading Volume
83,480 shares
Average Trading Volume
131,773 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
63%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/2026909,069 shares $67.19 million +3.4%12.1%7.45 $73.91
7/31/2026879,456 shares $58.63 million +13.2%11.7%6.8 $66.67
7/15/2026776,703 shares $49.41 million +2.0%10.3%5.03 $63.61
6/30/2026761,488 shares $44.04 million -8.9%10.1%2.28 $57.84
6/15/2026835,549 shares $46.16 million -2.1%11.1%6.29 $55.25
5/29/2026853,560 shares $39.27 million +15.6%11.3%4.54 $46.01
5/15/2026738,488 shares $30.57 million +11.9%9.8%7.22 $41.40
4/30/2026660,058 shares $32.15 million -3.1%8.8%8.13 $48.71
4/15/2026681,121 shares $32.18 million +6.5%9.0%8.1 $47.25
3/31/2026639,472 shares $27.70 million +9.3%8.5%5.33 $43.32
3/13/2026585,062 shares $25.30 million +22.1%7.3%8.91 $43.25
2/27/2026479,073 shares $22.70 million -1.5%6.4%7.1 $47.38
2/13/2026486,393 shares $22.46 million +1.7%6.5%6.75 $46.18
1/30/2026478,238 shares $20.64 million -6.7%6.0%6.15 $43.15
1/15/2026512,530 shares $24.02 million -5.0%6.4%3.34 $46.86
12/31/2025539,488 shares $22.42 million +15.4%6.7%4.51 $41.56
12/15/2025467,605 shares $20.86 million +15.3%5.8%3.37 $44.62
11/28/2025405,503 shares $18.37 million +2.4%5.1%4.97 $45.29
11/14/2025395,918 shares $15.86 million -2.3%5.3%3.36 $40.07
10/31/2025405,164 shares $14.51 million +2.5%5.5%6.94 $35.82
10/15/2025395,100 shares $14.42 million -3.2%5.4%4.6 $36.50
9/30/2025408,200 shares $12.67 million +5.2%5.6%4.9 $31.03
9/15/2025387,900 shares $13.41 million +1.2%5.3%4.6 $34.58
8/31/2025383,500 shares $13.66 million -2.9%5.3%4.7 $35.63
8/15/2025394,800 shares $12.62 million -8.0%5.4%4.3 $31.97
7/31/2025429,200 shares $13.10 million -6.7%5.9%4.7 $30.52
7/15/2025460,000 shares $13.72 million +0.5%6.3%4.9 $29.83
6/30/2025457,800 shares $15.29 million -1.9%6.3%4.7 $33.39
6/15/2025466,500 shares $14.08 million -20.1%6.4%5 $30.18
5/31/2025583,700 shares $15.29 million +2.5%8.0%5.9 $26.20
5/15/2025569,600 shares $15.91 million -5.2%7.9%6.8 $27.93
4/30/2025600,900 shares $13.42 million +0.3%8.3%6.8 $22.33
4/15/2025599,200 shares $11.74 million -0.9%8.3%6.5 $19.59
3/31/2025604,600 shares $13.39 million +1.5%7.9%6.7 $22.14
3/15/2025595,800 shares $12.30 million +4.9%7.8%6.6 $20.65
2/28/2025567,800 shares $13.98 million -19.0%7.4%6.4 $24.63
2/15/2025701,100 shares $19.76 million -6.1%9.2%7.6 $28.19
1/31/2025746,900 shares $19.34 million -5.5%9.8%7.7 $25.90
1/15/2025790,600 shares $20.86 million -19.3%10.4%9 $26.39
12/31/2024979,100 shares $25.70 million +1.8%12.8%11.2 $26.25
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12/15/2024961,500 shares $23.83 million +0.4%12.6%10.1 $24.78
11/30/2024957,800 shares $19.11 million -15.2%12.7%8.4 $19.95
11/15/20241,130,000 shares $19.02 million -23.1%15.0%7.9 $16.83
10/31/20241,470,000 shares $27.77 million -3.3%18.5%10.6 $18.89
10/15/20241,520,000 shares $29.87 million -6.2%19.2%10 $19.65
9/30/20241,620,000 shares $29.76 million -5.8%20.4%9.2 $18.37
9/15/20241,720,000 shares $28.02 million +8.2%21.7%8.3 $16.29
8/31/20241,590,000 shares $22.74 million -13.1%20.1%8.2 $14.30
8/15/20241,830,000 shares $29.57 million +6.4%23.0%10.8 $16.16
7/31/20241,720,000 shares $33.73 million +11.7%21.6%10.3 $19.61
7/15/20241,540,000 shares $30.71 million +10.0%19.5%9.7 $19.94
6/30/20241,400,000 shares $29.76 million +7.7%17.1%9.9 $21.26
6/15/20241,300,000 shares $28.00 million -1.5%15.9%12.4 $21.54
5/31/20241,320,000 shares $32.25 million +5.6%16.2%12.8 $24.43
5/15/20241,250,000 shares $30.41 million +3.3%15.4%13.6 $24.33
4/30/20241,210,000 shares $25.94 million +3.4%14.9%14.5 $21.44
4/15/20241,170,000 shares $26.35 million +4.5%14.4%15.1 $22.52
3/31/20241,120,000 shares $30.39 million +3.7%13.7%14.9 $27.13
3/15/20241,080,000 shares $32.84 million +15.2%13.2%14.2 $30.41
2/29/2024937,300 shares $29.06 million -5.8%11.5%14.3 $31.00
2/15/2024995,000 shares $28.31 million 0.0%12.2%13.5 $28.45
1/31/2024995,400 shares $26.81 million +6.7%12.2%13.4 $26.93
1/15/2024932,600 shares $26.32 million -2.0%11.4%12.1 $28.22
12/31/2023952,000 shares $26.92 million +2.0%11.7%12.3 $28.28
12/15/2023933,800 shares $22.76 million +9.3%11.4%12.2 $24.37
11/30/2023854,700 shares $20.41 million -2.4%10.5%11.3 $23.88
11/15/2023876,100 shares $21.90 million -1.2%10.7%12.5 $25.00
10/31/2023886,800 shares $21.37 million -3.7%10.8%11.6 $24.10
10/15/2023920,400 shares $21.21 million +6.6%11.3%11.1 $23.04
9/30/2023863,500 shares $19.19 million +8.0%10.6%10.1 $22.22
9/15/2023799,300 shares $17.27 million +25.6%9.8%8.7 $21.61
8/31/2023636,300 shares $13.76 million +33.2%7.8%5.3 $21.63
8/15/2023477,700 shares $9.86 million -3.1%6.0%3.4 $20.65
7/31/2023493,100 shares $9.29 million -8.6%6.2%3.4 $18.85
7/15/2023539,400 shares $9.75 million -9.3%6.8%3.6 $18.08
6/30/2023595,000 shares $10.51 million -21.3%7.5%3.7 $17.66
6/15/2023756,100 shares $13.62 million -5.6%9.6%4.3 $18.01
5/31/2023801,100 shares $11.71 million +15.1%10.1%4.7 $14.62
5/15/2023695,900 shares $11.37 million -6.2%8.8%4.5 $16.34
4/30/2023741,600 shares $12.80 million -14.4%9.3%5.1 $17.26
4/15/2023866,600 shares $16.97 million -5.6%10.9%6 $19.58
3/31/2023918,100 shares $17.46 million -17.3%11.5%6.5 $19.02
3/15/20231,110,000 shares $26.85 million -1.8%13.8%8.5 $24.19
2/28/20231,130,000 shares $31.69 million +16.1%14.1%9.9 $28.04
2/15/2023973,400 shares $28.98 million -2.7%12.2%6.7 $29.77
1/31/20231,000,000 shares $31.48 million +6.0%12.5%6.6 $31.48
1/15/2023943,700 shares $29.06 million +1.9%11.8%6 $30.79
12/30/2022925,900 shares $24.52 million -5.1%11.6%5.4 $26.48
12/15/2022975,600 shares $27.56 million -6.2%12.2%5.1 $28.25
11/30/20221,040,000 shares $31.43 million +17.8%12.9%4.9 $30.22
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11/15/2022883,200 shares $19.47 million -5.6%11.0%4.3 $22.04
10/31/2022935,400 shares $21.15 million +2.3%11.6%4 $22.61
10/15/2022914,200 shares $17.77 million -1.4%11.4%3.8 $19.44
9/30/2022927,600 shares $14.39 million -2.9%11.5%3.8 $15.51
9/15/2022955,500 shares $18.13 million -21.7%11.9%3.8 $18.97
8/31/20221,220,000 shares $24.64 million -18.7%15.2%4.4 $20.20
8/15/20221,500,000 shares $47.09 million -17.6%18.6%4.4 $31.39
7/31/20221,820,000 shares $44.74 million -4.7%22.6%4.5 $24.58
7/15/20221,910,000 shares $42.21 million +6.1%23.7%4.2 $22.10
6/30/20221,800,000 shares $42.57 million -19.3%22.3%3.5 $23.65
6/15/20222,230,000 shares $54.57 million -5.5%27.6%3.9 $24.47
5/31/20222,360,000 shares $70.52 million -29.1%28.3%3.9 $29.88
5/15/20223,330,000 shares $96.17 million -15.1%39.9%5.6 $28.88
4/30/20223,920,000 shares $109.64 million +9.8%47.0%7.4 $27.97
4/15/20223,570,000 shares $114.28 million +6.9%43.6%6.8 $32.01
3/31/20223,340,000 shares $102.30 million +19.3%40.8%6.4 $30.63
3/15/20222,800,000 shares $96.15 million -6.0%34.2%6.1 $34.34
2/28/20222,980,000 shares $111.18 million +5.3%36.3%7.4 $37.31
2/15/20222,830,000 shares $132.81 million +13.2%34.5%7.2 $46.93
1/31/20222,500,000 shares $121.80 million +0.4%30.5%6.8 $48.72
1/15/20222,490,000 shares $142.83 million +12.7%30.4%7.7 $57.36
12/31/20212,210,000 shares $209.40 million +4.3%26.9%7.8 $94.75
12/15/20212,120,000 shares $162.94 million +17.8%25.8%8.7 $76.86
11/30/20211,800,000 shares $152.64 million -14.3%20.5%7.8 $84.80
11/15/20212,100,000 shares $184.84 million -3.2%23.9%10.5 $88.02
10/29/20212,170,000 shares $167.87 million +5.3%24.7%10.3 $77.36
10/15/20212,060,000 shares $143.87 million +7.9%23.5%9.9 $69.84
9/30/20211,910,000 shares $139.35 million -1.0%21.8%9.1 $72.96
9/15/20211,930,000 shares $134.39 million +4.3%22.0%8.4 $69.63

CTRN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Citi Trends shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, investors have sold 909,069 shares of CTRN short. 12.07% of Citi Trends' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citi Trends' 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. CTRN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.5. Learn More on Citi Trends'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. 12.07% of Citi Trends' floating shares are currently sold short.

Citi Trends saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 909,069 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 879,456 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.

12.07% of Citi Trends' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "specialty retail" compare to Citi Trends: Buckle, Inc. (The) (11.42%), Revolve Group, Inc. (11.07%), LuxExperience B.V. - Sponsored ADR (4.69%), Oxford Industries, Inc. (22.99%), Stitch Fix, Inc. (11.03%), Caleres, Inc. (12.83%), Genesco Inc. (10.49%), Lands' End, Inc. (5.11%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (36.80%), ThredUp Inc. (18.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CTRN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citi Trends as its price is falling. CTRN shares are trading down $2.57 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 Citi Trends 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 CTRN, 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 CTRN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

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

  • 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:CTRN is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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