Etsy Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Etsy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 10,000,000 shares of ETSY short. 7.95% of Etsy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Etsy'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. Etsy currently has a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on a good short interest ratio for Etsy

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Etsy: Bank of America Corp DE, Walleye Trading LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Pathstone Family Office LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, SG3 Management LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Credit Suisse AG, Connacht Asset Management LP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, DRW Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., HAP Trading LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, PARK CIRCLE Co, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Wolverine Trading LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, and Cutler Group LP. 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. 7.95% of Etsy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Etsy saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,000,000 shares, an increase of 3.6% from the previous total of 9,650,000 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.

Etsy currently has issued a total of 126,580,000 shares. Some of Etsy'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. Etsy currently has a public float of 125,710,000 shares.

7.95% of Etsy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services, not elsewhere classified" compare to Etsy: MercadoLibre, Inc. (2.96%), Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (0.95%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (5.03%), Relx Plc (0.00%), MSCI Inc. (0.81%), eBay Inc. (4.82%), Global Payments Inc. (2.25%), DiDi Global Inc. (1.86%), CoStar Group, Inc. (0.00%), and Affirm Holdings, Inc. (8.09%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ETSY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Etsy as its price is falling. Etsy's stock is trading up $2.83 today. To short Etsy 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 Etsy 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 Etsy 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 ETSY, 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 ETSY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.