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Citi Trends (CTRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Citi Trends Short Interest Data

Citi Trends (CTRN) has a short interest of 600,900 shares, representing 8.28% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.28% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, indicating that it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 123,421 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
600,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
599,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+0.28%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$13.42 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
8,278,000 shares
Float Size
7,260,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.28%
Today's Trading Volume
74,107 shares
Average Trading Volume
123,421 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
60%
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Citi Trends Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2025600,900 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
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
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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
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
8/31/20211,850,000 shares $159.36 million +13.5%20.7%8 $86.14
8/13/20211,630,000 shares $117.23 million +9.4%18.2%6.1 $71.92
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7/30/20211,490,000 shares $118.83 million +10.4%16.7%5.6 $79.75
7/15/20211,350,000 shares $111.63 million +6.3%15.1%5.1 $82.69
6/30/20211,270,000 shares $110.49 million -1.6%14.2%4.8 $87.00
6/15/20211,290,000 shares $104.83 million No Change14.4%5.2 $81.26
5/28/20211,290,000 shares $107.51 million +60.9%14.2%5.2 $83.34
5/14/2021801,700 shares $74.91 million +19.1%8.8%3.4 $93.44
4/30/2021673,200 shares $72.11 million +20.8%7.4%3.1 $107.11
4/15/2021557,200 shares $51.56 million -12.8%6.1%2.5 $92.54
3/31/2021638,700 shares $53.28 million +12.9%6.6%2.9 $83.42
3/15/2021565,600 shares $47.77 million +6.9%6.2%2.6 $84.46
2/26/2021529,300 shares $42.50 million +21.8%5.8%2.6 $80.29
2/12/2021434,500 shares $28.62 million +14.2%4.7%2.3 $65.87
1/29/2021380,600 shares $22.54 million -6.5%4.1%2.2 $59.22
1/15/2021407,100 shares $25.41 million -2.2%4.4%2.4 $62.42
12/31/2020416,400 shares $20.23 million -11.3%4.5%2.7 $48.59
12/15/2020469,200 shares $20.02 million -27.1%5.1%2.9 $42.67
11/30/2020643,200 shares $22.24 million -18.2%6.6%3.7 $34.57
11/15/2020786,300 shares $24.01 million +7.6%8.1%4.8 $30.54
10/30/2020730,800 shares $19.48 million +28.5%7.6%4.2 $26.66
10/15/2020568,600 shares $15.50 million +17.1%5.9%3.2 $27.26
9/30/2020485,400 shares $12.13 million +8.4%5.0%2.5 $24.98
9/15/2020447,700 shares $11.23 million -18.0%4.6%2 $25.08
8/31/2020545,700 shares $10.55 million -10.3%5.7%2.6 $19.33
8/14/2020608,400 shares $12.09 million -9.3%6.3%2.8 $19.88
7/31/2020671,000 shares $11.55 million +30.1%7.0%3.4 $17.22
7/15/2020515,800 shares $8.20 million +26.8%5.3%2.7 $15.89
6/30/2020406,900 shares $6.47 million +0.8%4.2%2.4 $15.91
6/15/2020403,800 shares $6.20 million -7.5%4.1%3 $15.36
5/29/2020436,300 shares $7.22 million -3.7%4.4%3 $16.54
5/15/2020452,900 shares $5.22 million +3.9%4.6%3.5 $11.53

CTRN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Citi Trends' current short interest?

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 April 30th, traders have sold 600,900 shares of CTRN short. 8.28% of Citi Trends' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citi Trends' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Citi Trends?

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 7.0. Learn More on Citi Trends's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Citi Trends?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Citi Trends: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Citi Trends?

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. 8.28% of Citi Trends' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Citi Trends' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Citi Trends saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 600,900 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 599,200 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.

What is Citi Trends' float size?

Citi Trends currently has issued a total of 8,278,000 shares. Some of Citi Trends' 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. Citi Trends currently has a public float of 7,260,000 shares.

How does Citi Trends' short interest compare to its competitors?

8.28% of Citi Trends' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Citi Trends: Guess?, Inc. (24.78%), Caleres, Inc. (16.59%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (24.06%), Zumiez Inc. (7.32%), Genesco Inc. (12.54%), Designer Brands Inc. (22.00%), The Children's Place, Inc. (43.04%), The Cato Co. (3.35%), Tilly's, Inc. (5.54%), The TJX Companies, Inc. (1.29%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Strategy Incorporated ($10.45 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.83 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Dell Technologies Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Amcor plc ($1.76 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Citi Trends stock?

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 up $1.80 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Citi Trends?

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.

How often is Citi Trends' short interest reported?

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 April, 30 2025.



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