Etsy - ETSY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Etsy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 12,540,000 shares of ETSY short. 10.03% 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 shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Etsy's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Etsy: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Centiva Capital LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 Investments LLC, DLD Asset Management LP, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, DRW Securities LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Twin Tree Management LP, Deutsche Bank AG, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, UBS Group AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Walleye Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, PARK CIRCLE Co, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Washington Capital Management Inc., and XR Securities LLC. 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. 10.03% of Etsy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Etsy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,540,000 shares, a decrease of 0.1% from the previous total of 12,550,000 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 126,610,000 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 124,980,000 shares.

10.03% of Etsy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Etsy: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (6.46%), Fair Isaac Co. (2.84%), Zillow Group, Inc. (6.46%), DoorDash, Inc. (7.40%), Lyft, Inc. (11.09%), Alight, Inc. (6.57%), CoStar Group, Inc. (1.22%), MSCI Inc. (1.07%), Relx Plc (0.05%), and Citrix Systems, Inc. (3.64%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.64 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.15 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($2.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.01 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.59 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 shares are trading down $1.39 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 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 September, 15 2022.