Hut 8 (HUT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hut 8 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 14,600,000 shares of HUT short. 15.79% of Hut 8's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hut 8'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. HUT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Hut 8's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hut 8: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Caption Management LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, 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. 15.79% of Hut 8's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hut 8 saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,600,000 shares, an increase of 9.8% from the previous total of 13,300,000 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.

Hut 8 currently has issued a total of 104,220,000 shares. Some of Hut 8'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. Hut 8 currently has a public float of 92,460,000 shares.

15.79% of Hut 8's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Hut 8: OneMain Holdings, Inc. (4.38%), Cadence Bank (3.91%), Banco Macro S.A. (0.36%), Bank OZK (17.67%), PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (3.60%), Valley National Bancorp (5.23%), Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (3.44%), Hancock Whitney Co. (4.31%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (26.53%), Atlantic Union Bankshares Co. (3.88%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HUT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hut 8 as its price is falling. HUT shares are trading down $0.02 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 Hut 8 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 HUT, 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 HUT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.