Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Robinhood Markets shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 34,470,000 shares of HOOD short. 7.65% of Robinhood Markets' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Robinhood Markets' 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. HOOD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Robinhood Markets's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Robinhood Markets: CTC LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Sandler Capital Management, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Group One Trading L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Barclays PLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, and Levin Capital Strategies L.P.. 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. 7.65% of Robinhood Markets' floating shares are currently sold short.

Robinhood Markets saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,470,000 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the previous total of 34,100,000 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.

Robinhood Markets currently has issued a total of 902,960,000 shares. Some of Robinhood Markets' 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. Robinhood Markets currently has a public float of 450,590,000 shares.

7.65% of Robinhood Markets' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Robinhood Markets: SEI Investments (2.01%), Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (0.98%), Stifel Financial Corp. (0.93%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (3.24%), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (0.02%), Freedom Holding Corp. (3.03%), Virtu Financial, Inc. (1.64%), Credit Suisse Group AG (1.11%), Piper Sandler Companies (1.28%), Raymond James (2.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOOD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Robinhood Markets as its price is falling. HOOD shares are trading up $0.11 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 Robinhood Markets 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 HOOD, 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 HOOD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.