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JetBlue Airways (JBLU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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JetBlue Airways Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, JetBlue Airways (JBLU) had a short interest of 83.65 million shares sold short, representing 23.04% of the public float. This marks a 10.59% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, meaning it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 25.80 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
83,653,484 shares
Previous Short Interest
75,643,559 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
10.59%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$479.33 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
372,020,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
23.04%
Today's Trading Volume
26,887,818 shares
Average Trading Volume
25,803,680 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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JetBlue Airways Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/202683,653,484 shares $479.33 million +10.6%23.0%2.9 $5.73
6/15/202675,643,559 shares $405.45 million +5.5%20.8%2.85 $5.36
5/29/202671,678,355 shares $392.08 million +10.9%19.7%2.8 $5.47
5/15/202664,649,315 shares $296.09 million -8.6%17.8%2.46 $4.58
4/30/202670,760,804 shares $329.75 million +4.3%19.5%2.61 $4.66
4/15/202667,855,660 shares $384.06 million +0.3%18.7%2.6 $5.66
3/31/202667,661,156 shares $299.06 million -7.0%18.4%1.86 $4.42
3/13/202672,787,107 shares $299.88 million +21.7%19.9%3.09 $4.12
2/27/202659,811,634 shares $331.36 million -1.4%16.4%4.37 $5.54
2/13/202660,662,796 shares $358.52 million -5.1%16.7%2.85 $5.91
1/30/202663,930,438 shares $311.34 million +8.5%17.8%2.84 $4.87
1/15/202658,914,075 shares $293.39 million -2.7%16.4%3.09 $4.98
12/31/202560,570,078 shares $275.59 million +4.6%16.9%4.1 $4.55
12/15/202557,934,293 shares $283.30 million -9.2%16.1%3.12 $4.89
11/28/202563,803,045 shares $291.58 million -3.3%17.8%4.26 $4.57
11/14/202566,005,830 shares $276.56 million -0.1%18.4%3.52 $4.19
10/31/202566,081,631 shares $277.54 million +7.8%18.4%2.49 $4.20
10/15/202561,280,000 shares $303.34 million +18.5%21.0%3.1 $4.95
9/30/202551,700,000 shares $254.36 million -9.5%17.8%2.8 $4.92
9/15/202557,150,000 shares $280.61 million +6.2%19.6%3.1 $4.91
8/31/202553,810,000 shares $287.88 million -1.5%18.5%2.9 $5.35
8/15/202554,640,000 shares $285.22 million -4.1%18.8%2.7 $5.22
7/31/202556,990,000 shares $253.04 million -1.9%19.6%2.6 $4.44
7/15/202558,110,000 shares $253.36 million +3.8%20.5%2.4 $4.36
6/30/202555,990,000 shares $236.84 million +0.5%19.7%2.1 $4.23
6/15/202555,710,000 shares $249.02 million +1.2%19.6%2 $4.47
5/31/202555,040,000 shares $281.25 million -16.1%19.4%1.9 $5.11
5/15/202565,610,000 shares $322.80 million +3.0%23.1%2.4 $4.92
4/30/202563,690,000 shares $277.69 million -10.8%21.3%2.4 $4.36
4/15/202571,430,000 shares $254.29 million +3.8%23.8%2.6 $3.56
3/31/202568,830,000 shares $331.76 million +3.2%23.0%2.7 $4.82
3/15/202566,720,000 shares $373.63 million +26.7%22.3%3 $5.60
2/28/202552,650,000 shares $343.01 million -8.3%17.7%2.4 $6.52
2/15/202557,420,000 shares $389.31 million +8.6%19.3%2.8 $6.78
1/31/202552,870,000 shares $347.88 million -12.2%18.1%2.5 $6.58
1/15/202560,200,000 shares $465.35 million +14.4%20.6%3.3 $7.73
12/31/202452,630,000 shares $413.67 million +1.9%18.0%3 $7.86
12/15/202451,660,000 shares $363.69 million -0.4%17.6%2.9 $7.04
11/30/202451,890,000 shares $309.78 million +15.7%17.7%2.9 $5.97
11/15/202444,840,000 shares $316.57 million -6.9%14.4%2.5 $7.06
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10/15/202450,810,000 shares $352.11 million -5.8%16.4%2.8 $6.93
9/30/202453,960,000 shares $353.98 million -13.8%17.4%3 $6.56
9/15/202462,580,000 shares $371.73 million -9.4%20.2%3.9 $5.94
8/31/202469,080,000 shares $350.93 million +0.6%22.2%4.7 $5.08
8/15/202468,680,000 shares $321.42 million +48.2%21.9%4.8 $4.68
7/31/202446,330,000 shares $296.98 million +6.7%N/A3.9 $6.41
7/15/202443,410,000 shares $270.44 million -1.4%13.8%3.8 $6.23
6/30/202444,040,000 shares $268.20 million -4.2%N/A3.9 $6.09
6/15/202445,970,000 shares $250.54 million -4.6%N/A3.9 $5.45
5/31/202448,190,000 shares $269.38 million -5.1%N/A4 $5.59
5/15/202450,780,000 shares $309.25 million -5.9%N/A4.2 $6.09
4/30/202453,980,000 shares $306.61 million +8.7%N/A3.8 $5.68
4/15/202449,640,000 shares $337.06 million +13.9%N/A3.2 $6.79
3/31/202443,580,000 shares $323.36 million +16.5%N/A2.6 $7.42
3/15/202437,410,000 shares $263.37 million -8.4%N/A2.2 $7.04
2/29/202440,820,000 shares $264.51 million -5.6%N/A2.2 $6.48
2/15/202443,230,000 shares $309.53 million +22.6%N/A2.3 $7.16
1/31/202435,270,000 shares $187.28 million -4.7%N/A2 $5.31
1/15/202437,000,000 shares $180.93 million -6.8%N/A2.1 $4.89
12/31/202339,690,000 shares $220.28 million -7.0%N/A2.5 $5.55
12/15/202342,670,000 shares $240.66 million +8.7%N/A2.7 $5.64
11/30/202339,250,000 shares $173.49 million +2.2%N/A2.3 $4.42
11/15/202338,420,000 shares $174.81 million -2.4%N/A2.3 $4.55
10/31/202339,380,000 shares $148.07 million +8.1%N/A2.4 $3.76
10/15/202336,440,000 shares $163.25 million -14.2%N/A2.2 $4.48
9/30/202342,470,000 shares $195.36 million +6.6%N/A2.4 $4.60
9/15/202339,840,000 shares $198.00 million +39.8%N/A2.3 $4.97
8/31/202328,490,000 shares $168.66 million -0.9%N/A1.8 $5.92
8/15/202328,750,000 shares $185.73 million -1.7%N/A2 $6.46
7/31/202329,250,000 shares $227.27 million +29.3%N/A2.1 $7.77
7/15/202322,630,000 shares $182.17 million +1.8%N/A1.8 $8.05
6/30/202322,240,000 shares $197.05 million +14.8%N/A2.1 $8.86
6/15/202319,380,000 shares $155.04 million +6.4%N/A2 $8.00
5/31/202318,220,000 shares $124.44 million -2.8%N/A2 $6.83
5/15/202318,740,000 shares $129.87 million -5.2%N/A2.2 $6.93
4/30/202319,770,000 shares $141.16 million +0.4%N/A2.4 $7.14
4/15/202319,700,000 shares $133.76 million +4.6%N/A2.3 $6.79
3/31/202318,830,000 shares $137.08 million +23.2%N/A2.2 $7.28
3/15/202315,290,000 shares $105.81 million -4.6%N/A1.7 $6.92
2/28/202316,020,000 shares $132.97 million +0.1%N/A1.8 $8.30
2/15/202316,010,000 shares $140.41 million -8.5%N/A1.8 $8.77
1/31/202317,490,000 shares $139.92 million +32.8%N/A1.8 $8.00
1/15/202313,170,000 shares $108.52 million -0.7%N/A1.3 $8.24
12/30/202213,260,000 shares $85.92 million -6.8%N/A1.3 $6.48
12/15/202214,220,000 shares $95.99 million +2.1%N/A1.3 $6.75
11/30/202213,930,000 shares $110.88 million -10.7%N/A1.2 $7.96
11/15/202215,600,000 shares $128.70 million +2.6%N/A1.3 $8.25
10/31/202215,210,000 shares $122.29 million +5.1%N/A1.3 $8.04
10/15/202214,470,000 shares $96.51 million +7.3%N/A1.2 $6.67
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9/30/202213,490,000 shares $89.44 million -16.3%N/A1.2 $6.63
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8/15/202212,450,000 shares $114.17 million +4.8%N/A1.2 $9.17
7/31/202211,880,000 shares $100.03 million -8.4%N/A1.1 $8.42
7/15/202212,970,000 shares $105.06 million -5.1%N/A1.2 $8.10
6/30/202213,660,000 shares $114.33 million -6.8%N/A1.2 $8.37
6/15/202214,660,000 shares $126.52 million -1.4%4.8%1.3 $8.63
5/31/202214,870,000 shares $159.70 million -2.4%N/A1.3 $10.74
5/15/202215,230,000 shares $153.21 million -1.7%N/A1.4 $10.06
4/30/202215,500,000 shares $170.66 million -0.2%N/A1.4 $11.01
4/15/202215,530,000 shares $198.47 million +65.2%N/A1.5 $12.78
3/31/20229,400,000 shares $140.53 million -18.8%N/A1 $14.95
3/15/202211,570,000 shares $158.16 million -4.8%N/A1.4 $13.67
2/28/202212,150,000 shares $185.53 million +3.2%N/A1.5 $15.27
2/15/202211,770,000 shares $188.67 million +7.3%N/A1.5 $16.03
1/31/202210,970,000 shares $160.49 million -3.5%N/A1.4 $14.63
1/15/202211,370,000 shares $168.84 million +2.6%N/A1.5 $14.85
12/31/202111,080,000 shares $157.78 million +0.7%N/A1.5 $14.24
12/15/202111,000,000 shares $153.56 million +4.9%N/A1.5 $13.96
11/30/202110,490,000 shares $140.78 million +10.5%N/A1.4 $13.42
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10/15/202111,780,000 shares $180.00 million +20.5%N/A1.7 $15.28
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JBLU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of JetBlue Airways shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 83,653,484 shares of JBLU short. 23.04% 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 2.9. Learn More on JetBlue Airways's short interest ratio.

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. 23.04% of JetBlue Airways' floating shares are currently sold short.

JetBlue Airways saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 83,653,484 shares, an increase of 10.6% from the previous total of 75,643,559 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.

23.04% 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: American Airlines Group Inc. (8.81%), Allegiant Travel Company (12.74%), SkyWest, Inc. (4.32%), United Airlines Holdings Inc (6.51%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (19.80%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (11.08%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (3.40%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (4.46%), Southwest Airlines Co. (6.43%), Joby Aviation, Inc. (14.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($82.01 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.15 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.07 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($16.85 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.89 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($11.29 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.37 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.78 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.29 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. 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 June, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like JBLU:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:JBLU) was last updated on 7/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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