Alphabet (GOOGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alphabet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 45,750,000 shares of GOOGL short. Learn More on Alphabet'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. GOOGL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Alphabet's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alphabet: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Creative Planning, GTS Securities LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Wolverine Trading LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Scopus Asset Management L.P., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Atika Capital Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Holowesko Partners Ltd., HAP Trading LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, HighTower Advisors LLC, Austin Private Wealth LLC, Truxt Investmentos Ltda., Cutler Group LLC CA, Capula Management Ltd, US Bancorp DE, Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, XR Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Alphabet saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 45,750,000 shares, an increase of 11.7% from the previous total of 40,940,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Alphabet: Alphabet Inc. (0.27%), NVIDIA Co. (1.12%), Microsoft Co. (0.65%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (0.26%), Apple Inc. (0.68%), Baidu, Inc. (1.43%), The Trade Desk, Inc. (2.52%), Pinterest, Inc. (5.30%), Snap Inc. (7.20%), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (6.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GOOGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alphabet as its price is falling. GOOGL shares are trading down $0.67 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 Alphabet 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 GOOGL, 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 GOOGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.