GreenSky (GSKY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GreenSky shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 3,900,000 shares of GSKY short. Learn More on GreenSky'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. GSKY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on GreenSky's short interest ratio.

GreenSky saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,900,000 shares, an increase of 15.0% from the previous total of 3,390,000 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 "business services" compare to GreenSky: Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (3.78%), Qifu Technology, Inc. (5.18%), Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (1.65%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (3.06%), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (1.45%), GDS Holdings (5.04%), FTI Consulting, Inc. (3.83%), Sezzle Inc. (18.24%), Vontier Corporation (1.87%), CorVel Corp. (3.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($6.96 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.13 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.41 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.91 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.01 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.85 billion), HP Inc. ($1.84 billion), Avis Budget Group, Inc. ($1.68 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GSKY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GreenSky as its price is falling. 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 GreenSky 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 GSKY, 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 GSKY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2022.