JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JetBlue Airways shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 71,430,000 shares of JBLU short. 23.83% of JetBlue Airways' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on JetBlue Airways' 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. JBLU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on JetBlue Airways's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of JetBlue Airways: IMC Chicago LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Bank of Montreal Can, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Boundary Creek Advisors LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management 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. 23.83% of JetBlue Airways' floating shares are currently sold short.

JetBlue Airways saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 71,430,000 shares, an increase of 3.8% from the previous total of 68,830,000 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.

JetBlue Airways currently has issued a total of 354,340,000 shares. Some of JetBlue Airways' 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. JetBlue Airways currently has a public float of 299,730,000 shares.

23.83% of JetBlue Airways' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to JetBlue Airways: Alaska Air Group, Inc. (4.09%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.85%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.22%), Allegiant Travel (10.41%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.45%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.01%), Southwest Airlines Co. (5.84%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (17.87%), Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. (8.54%), Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (2.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JBLU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JetBlue Airways as its price is falling. JBLU shares are trading up $0.38 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 JetBlue Airways 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 JBLU, 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 JBLU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.