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Futu (FUTU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Futu Short Interest Data

Futu (FUTU) has a short interest of 3.42 million shares, representing 3.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -10.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.1, indicating that it would take 1.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.83 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,420,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,800,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$286.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
137,794,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.83%
Today's Trading Volume
890,442 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,828,962 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
31%
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FUTU Short Interest Over Time

FUTU Days to Cover Over Time

FUTU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Futu Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20253,420,000 shares $286.39 million -10.0%3.8%1.1 $83.74
3/31/20253,800,000 shares $388.93 million -4.3%4.3%1.2 $102.35
3/15/20253,970,000 shares $470.33 million +4.2%4.4%1.6 $118.47
2/28/20253,810,000 shares $416.01 million -21.0%4.3%1.5 $109.19
2/15/20254,820,000 shares $587.17 million +10.8%5.4%1.9 $121.82
1/31/20254,350,000 shares $420.43 million +5.6%N/A1.7 $96.65
1/15/20254,120,000 shares $330.14 million -1.0%N/A1.6 $80.13
12/31/20244,160,000 shares $332.76 million -6.7%N/A1.3 $79.99
12/15/20244,460,000 shares $385.97 million -9.9%N/A0.9 $86.54
11/30/20244,950,000 shares $431.79 million -1.4%N/A1 $87.23
11/15/20245,020,000 shares $447.18 million +0.8%N/A1.1 $89.08
10/31/20244,980,000 shares $473.05 million -2.2%N/A1.1 $94.99
10/15/20245,090,000 shares $489.71 million -5.0%N/A1.3 $96.21
9/30/20245,360,000 shares $512.68 million +24.4%N/A1.6 $95.65
9/15/20244,310,000 shares $248.17 million +3.6%N/A3.4 $57.58
8/31/20244,160,000 shares $264.41 million -2.8%N/A3.6 $63.56
8/15/20244,280,000 shares $263.13 million +9.2%N/A3.4 $61.48
7/31/20243,920,000 shares $248.06 million +2.1%N/A2.9 $63.28
7/15/20243,840,000 shares $259.62 million -11.1%N/A2.4 $67.61
6/30/20244,320,000 shares $283.41 million +24.9%N/A2.7 $65.61
6/15/20243,460,000 shares $245.87 million -8.2%N/A2.2 $71.06
5/31/20243,770,000 shares $283.28 million -6.9%N/A2.3 $75.14
5/15/20244,050,000 shares $302.01 million +17.1%N/A2.5 $74.57
4/30/20243,460,000 shares $222.51 million +3.9%N/A2.3 $64.31
4/15/20243,330,000 shares $189.11 million +21.1%N/A2.4 $56.79
3/31/20242,750,000 shares $148.91 million -15.4%N/A1.9 $54.15
3/15/20243,250,000 shares $176.31 million -12.2%N/A2.1 $54.25
2/29/20243,700,000 shares $198.02 million -7.7%N/A2.5 $53.52
2/15/20244,010,000 shares $203.27 million -2.4%N/A2.6 $50.69
1/31/20244,110,000 shares $192.02 million -12.6%N/A2.4 $46.72
1/15/20244,700,000 shares $224.61 million -3.5%N/A2.6 $47.79
12/31/20234,870,000 shares $266.05 million -0.2%N/A2.7 $54.63
12/15/20234,880,000 shares $268.16 million -6.0%N/A2.7 $54.95
11/30/20235,190,000 shares $279.84 million -8.8%N/A3 $53.92
11/15/20235,690,000 shares $353.63 million -2.1%N/A2.8 $62.15
10/31/20235,810,000 shares $322.16 million -28.6%7.4%2.9 $55.45
10/15/20238,140,000 shares $507.77 million +4.8%10.3%3.8 $62.38
9/30/20237,770,000 shares $449.18 million -2.4%9.8%3.7 $57.81
9/15/20237,960,000 shares $470.83 million -3.9%10.1%3.8 $59.15
8/31/20238,280,000 shares $493.49 million +6.7%10.5%3.8 $59.60
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8/15/20237,760,000 shares $374.11 million -13.7%9.8%4 $48.21
7/31/20238,990,000 shares $541.20 million +6.0%11.4%4.4 $60.20
7/15/20238,480,000 shares $398.31 million -1.3%10.7%4.5 $46.97
6/30/20238,590,000 shares $341.37 million +9.0%11.0%4.7 $39.74
6/15/20237,880,000 shares $335.14 million +2.7%10.1%3.9 $42.53
5/31/20237,670,000 shares $282.72 million -2.3%9.8%3.6 $36.86
5/15/20237,850,000 shares $338.73 million -7.2%9.7%3.8 $43.15
4/30/20238,460,000 shares $374.52 million +9.4%10.3%4 $44.27
4/15/20237,730,000 shares $369.57 million -1.0%9.4%3.5 $47.81
3/31/20237,810,000 shares $404.95 million No Change9.5%3 $51.85
3/15/20237,810,000 shares $354.42 million +5.4%9.5%2.4 $45.38
2/28/20237,410,000 shares $364.65 million -8.9%9.0%2.2 $49.21
2/15/20238,130,000 shares $408.21 million -6.4%9.9%2.3 $50.21
1/31/20238,690,000 shares $441.10 million -7.1%10.6%2.4 $50.76
1/15/20239,350,000 shares $488.54 million +27.7%11.8%2.6 $52.25
12/30/20227,320,000 shares $297.56 million +4.0%9.2%2.2 $40.65
12/15/20227,040,000 shares $472.31 million +3.7%8.9%3 $67.09
11/30/20226,790,000 shares $417.52 million -6.0%8.6%2.9 $61.49
11/15/20227,220,000 shares $388.87 million +0.6%9.1%2.9 $53.86
10/31/20227,180,000 shares $243.11 million -13.6%9.1%3.1 $33.86
10/15/20228,310,000 shares $288.61 million +1.6%10.6%3.6 $34.73
9/30/20228,180,000 shares $305.03 million +6.5%10.4%3.7 $37.29
9/15/20227,680,000 shares $339.23 million -5.0%9.8%3 $44.17
8/31/20228,080,000 shares $396.65 million +4.7%10.3%2.7 $49.09
8/15/20227,720,000 shares $324.78 million -14.2%9.4%2.5 $42.07
7/31/20229,000,000 shares $374.40 million -1.9%10.9%2.6 $41.60
7/15/20229,170,000 shares $418.70 million -3.7%11.1%2.5 $45.66
6/30/20229,520,000 shares $497.04 million -1.4%11.5%2.4 $52.21
6/15/20229,650,000 shares $431.16 million +0.7%11.7%2.1 $44.68
5/31/20229,580,000 shares $351.68 million -2.8%11.6%1.5 $36.71
5/15/20229,860,000 shares $305.66 million +6.1%12.4%1.6 $31.00
4/30/20229,290,000 shares $297.19 million +2.9%11.7%1.5 $31.99
4/15/20229,030,000 shares $313.97 million -10.2%11.4%1.5 $34.77
3/31/202210,060,000 shares $327.55 million -5.6%12.7%1.5 $32.56
3/15/202210,660,000 shares $279.83 million +24.2%N/A1.7 $26.25
2/28/20228,580,000 shares $366.80 million +12.8%10.9%1.7 $42.75
2/15/20227,610,000 shares $348.84 million -10.1%9.6%1.5 $45.84
1/31/20228,460,000 shares $365.90 million -11.3%10.3%1.6 $43.25
1/15/20229,540,000 shares $434.17 million -1.3%N/A1.5 $45.51
12/31/20219,670,000 shares $418.71 million -0.6%11.8%1.3 $43.30
12/15/20219,730,000 shares $397.37 million -0.9%11.8%1.4 $40.84
11/30/20219,820,000 shares $466.35 million +4.9%12.0%1.5 $47.49
11/15/20219,360,000 shares $573.21 million +20.5%11.4%1.4 $61.24
10/29/20217,770,000 shares $415.85 million +26.6%9.4%1.1 $53.52
10/15/20216,140,000 shares $391.30 million +7.5%7.5%0.9 $63.73
9/30/20215,710,000 shares $519.72 million +6.1%7.0%1.1 $91.02
9/15/20215,380,000 shares $535.47 million +5.1%6.6%1 $99.53
8/31/20215,120,000 shares $487.37 million +11.3%6.2%0.9 $95.19
8/13/20214,600,000 shares $462.76 million +11.7%5.6%0.9 $100.60
7/30/20214,120,000 shares $422.14 million +24.9%5.2%0.8 $102.46
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7/15/20213,300,000 shares $444.84 million +3.1%4.8%0.7 $134.80
6/30/20213,200,000 shares $573.09 million +15.5%4.7%0.6 $179.09
6/15/20212,770,000 shares $424.09 million -18.1%4.1%0.4 $153.10
5/28/20213,380,000 shares $480.87 million -38.1%4.9%0.4 $142.27
5/14/20215,460,000 shares $570.19 million +13.5%8.0%0.6 $104.43
4/30/20214,810,000 shares $717.80 million -8.7%6.9%0.5 $149.23
4/15/20215,270,000 shares $806.84 million -31.7%7.5%0.5 $153.10
3/31/20217,720,000 shares $1.06 billion -29.6%11.2%0.7 $137.86
3/15/202110,960,000 shares $1.75 billion -27.0%17.5%1.1 $159.49
2/26/202115,020,000 shares $2.31 billion -19.1%24.0%1.7 $154.01
2/12/202118,570,000 shares $2.92 billion +11.7%29.6%2.5 $157.34
1/29/202116,630,000 shares $1.65 billion +3.6%27.2%2.9 $99.00
1/15/202116,060,000 shares $1.17 billion +18.1%25.7%3.7 $73.01
12/31/202013,600,000 shares $578 million +66.9%21.8%4.4 $42.50
12/15/20208,150,000 shares $334.15 million +102.7%13.1%3.3 $41.00
11/30/20204,020,000 shares $176.80 million +39.1%6.4%1.9 $43.98
11/15/20202,890,000 shares $121.55 million +114.1%4.6%1.5 $42.06
10/30/20201,350,000 shares $41.84 million +11.6%2.0%0.8 $30.99
10/15/20201,210,000 shares $37.07 million +28.2%1.8%0.8 $30.64
9/30/2020943,900 shares $27.01 million -1.5%1.4%0.6 $28.62
9/15/2020958,100 shares $31.42 million +0.5%1.4%0.6 $32.79

FUTU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Futu's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Futu shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 3,420,000 shares of FUTU short. 3.83% of Futu's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Futu's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Futu?

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. FUTU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Futu's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Futu?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Futu: IMC Chicago LLC, CTC LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Simplex Trading LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Futu?

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. 3.83% of Futu's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Futu's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Futu saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,420,000 shares, a drop of 10.0% from the previous total of 3,800,000 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.

How does Futu's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.83% of Futu's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Futu: Ares Management Co. (3.55%), Robinhood Markets, Inc. (4.19%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.62%), Texas Pacific Land Co. (6.42%), Blue Owl Capital Inc. (5.18%), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (0.03%), TPG Inc. (9.06%), American Homes 4 Rent (3.13%), W. P. Carey Inc. (2.26%), Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (1.90%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Futu stock?

Short selling FUTU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Futu as its price is falling. FUTU shares are trading up $0.24 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 Futu?

A short squeeze for Futu occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FUTU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Futu's 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 FUTU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FUTU) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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