Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Goodyear Tire & Rubber shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 7,290,000 shares of GT short. 2.59% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Goodyear Tire & Rubber'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. GT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Goodyear Tire & Rubber's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Goodyear Tire & Rubber: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Saba Capital Management L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Citigroup Inc., Cutler Group LLC CA, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and IMC Chicago 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. 2.59% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber's floating shares are currently sold short.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,290,000 shares, a decrease of 21.8% from the previous total of 9,320,000 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.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber currently has issued a total of 283,550,000 shares. Some of Goodyear Tire & Rubber'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. Goodyear Tire & Rubber currently has a public float of 281,960,000 shares.

2.59% of Goodyear Tire & Rubber's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "auto/tires/trucks" compare to Goodyear Tire & Rubber: Mobileye Global Inc. (19.14%), Harley-Davidson, Inc. (5.55%), Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (4.50%), Visteon Co. (2.83%), Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (1.46%), Adient plc (3.40%), Polaris Inc. (8.27%), QuantumScape Co. (10.99%), LCI Industries (10.42%), Modine Manufacturing (3.36%),

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 GT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Goodyear Tire & Rubber as its price is falling. GT shares are trading up $0.34 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 Goodyear Tire & Rubber 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 GT, 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 GT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.