What do JD's short interest metrics mean?

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

JD.com (JD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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JD.com Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, JD.com (JD) had a short interest of 23.78 million shares sold short, representing 2.28% of the public float. This marks a -0.85% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, meaning it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 5.75 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 23,784,747 shares
Previous Short Interest: 23,989,784 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -0.85%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $644.33 million
Short Interest Ratio: 4.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: September 15, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 1,248,260,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 2.28%
Today's Trading Volume: 5,040,216 shares
Average Trading Volume: 5,749,220 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 88%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
9/15/2026	23,784,747 shares	$644.33 million	-0.9%	2.3%	3.96	$27.09
8/31/2026	23,989,784 shares	$677.47 million	+5.4%	2.3%	3.88	$28.24
8/14/2026	22,752,370 shares	$661.18 million	-14.4%	2.2%	2.16	$29.06
7/31/2026	26,584,746 shares	$877.56 million	-17.4%	2.6%	3.37	$33.01
7/15/2026	32,163,620 shares	$941.75 million	+5.2%	3.1%	4.27	$29.28
6/30/2026	30,581,710 shares	$779.22 million	-1.8%	2.9%	3.04	$25.48
6/15/2026	31,139,755 shares	$893.09 million	-1.5%	3.0%	4.5	$28.68
5/29/2026	31,621,554 shares	$911.65 million	+7.6%	3.0%	3.36	$28.83
5/15/2026	29,401,902 shares	$941.15 million	+6.9%	2.5%	2.3	$32.01
4/30/2026	27,501,488 shares	$833.85 million	-7.9%	2.3%	3.87	$30.32
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4/15/2026	29,856,576 shares	$939.59 million	+16.7%	2.9%	3	$31.47
3/31/2026	25,581,358 shares	$756.44 million	-6.3%	2.5%	2.32	$29.57
3/13/2026	27,285,333 shares	$772.72 million	+10.0%	2.3%	1.92	$28.32
2/27/2026	24,798,405 shares	$657.90 million	-2.3%	2.1%	4.25	$26.53
2/13/2026	25,369,879 shares	$688.54 million	-19.1%	2.4%	2.68	$27.14
1/30/2026	31,364,497 shares	$893.26 million	+6.8%	2.6%	3.2	$28.48
1/15/2026	29,363,583 shares	$863.58 million	-10.5%	2.5%	2.85	$29.41
12/31/2025	32,805,385 shares	$941.51 million	+1.0%	2.7%	4.23	$28.70
12/15/2025	32,489,008 shares	$937.31 million	+2.3%	2.7%	4.71	$28.85
11/28/2025	31,761,446 shares	$947.98 million	+18.0%	2.7%	2.77	$29.85
11/14/2025	26,909,536 shares	$788.72 million	+4.7%	2.3%	1.87	$29.31
10/31/2025	25,697,668 shares	$849.05 million	+5.5%	2.2%	2.55	$33.04
10/15/2025	24,350,000 shares	$806.96 million	+0.7%	2.0%	1.6	$33.14
9/30/2025	24,170,000 shares	$845.47 million	+8.8%	N/A	1.6	$34.98
9/15/2025	22,210,000 shares	$746.70 million	-10.9%	N/A	1.7	$33.62
8/31/2025	24,920,000 shares	$774.26 million	-6.7%	2.1%	2.3	$31.07
8/15/2025	26,710,000 shares	$846.71 million	+14.8%	N/A	2.8	$31.70
7/31/2025	23,270,000 shares	$732.77 million	+5.2%	2.0%	2.3	$31.49
7/15/2025	22,120,000 shares	$708.72 million	+17.7%	N/A	2	$32.04
6/30/2025	18,800,000 shares	$613.63 million	-18.0%	1.5%	1.5	$32.64
6/15/2025	22,930,000 shares	$751.19 million	-2.5%	1.8%	1.7	$32.76
5/31/2025	23,510,000 shares	$760.55 million	+0.3%	1.8%	1.7	$32.35
5/15/2025	23,440,000 shares	$805.16 million	-3.7%	1.8%	1.5	$34.35
4/30/2025	24,330,000 shares	$793.64 million	-11.3%	1.9%	1.6	$32.62
4/15/2025	27,440,000 shares	$1.03 billion	+21.2%	2.1%	1.8	$37.44
3/31/2025	22,640,000 shares	$930.96 million	-18.9%	1.7%	1.6	$41.12
3/15/2025	27,910,000 shares	$1.20 billion	-16.0%	2.1%	2.2	$43.16
2/28/2025	33,220,000 shares	$1.39 billion	-9.3%	2.5%	2.7	$41.90
2/15/2025	36,610,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-6.2%	2.8%	3.3	$41.38
1/31/2025	39,030,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+17.1%	N/A	3.5	$40.72
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1/15/2025	33,320,000 shares	$1.18 billion	-2.9%	N/A	3.1	$35.37
12/31/2024	34,310,000 shares	$1.19 billion	+8.2%	N/A	2.8	$34.67
12/15/2024	31,710,000 shares	$1.18 billion	-18.1%	N/A	1.8	$37.29
11/30/2024	38,720,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+4.7%	N/A	2.2	$37.38
11/15/2024	36,980,000 shares	$1.29 billion	-6.8%	N/A	2.1	$35.00
10/31/2024	39,660,000 shares	$1.61 billion	+3.4%	N/A	2	$40.62
10/15/2024	38,340,000 shares	$1.54 billion	-11.3%	N/A	2	$40.16
9/30/2024	43,200,000 shares	$1.73 billion	+24.5%	N/A	2.4	$40.00
9/15/2024	34,700,000 shares	$910.53 million	+2.9%	N/A	2.7	$26.24
8/31/2024	33,720,000 shares	$910.44 million	+24.1%	N/A	2.8	$27.00
8/15/2024	27,180,000 shares	$733.86 million	-6.1%	N/A	2.3	$27.00
7/31/2024	28,940,000 shares	$763.73 million	-16.3%	N/A	2.7	$26.39
7/15/2024	34,560,000 shares	$921.02 million	-9.5%	N/A	2.9	$26.65
6/30/2024	38,200,000 shares	$987.09 million	+10.7%	N/A	3.3	$25.84
6/15/2024	34,520,000 shares	$993.14 million	-8.0%	N/A	2.8	$28.77
5/31/2024	37,520,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+41.5%	N/A	2.7	$29.62
5/15/2024	26,510,000 shares	$891.27 million	-17.5%	N/A	1.8	$33.62
4/30/2024	32,120,000 shares	$927.95 million	+18.7%	N/A	2.3	$28.89
4/15/2024	27,070,000 shares	$688.12 million	+4.0%	N/A	1.9	$25.42
3/31/2024	26,020,000 shares	$712.69 million	-22.5%	N/A	1.7	$27.39
3/15/2024	33,580,000 shares	$921.77 million	+31.1%	N/A	2.2	$27.45
2/29/2024	25,620,000 shares	$579.52 million	-14.4%	N/A	1.6	$22.62
2/15/2024	29,940,000 shares	$705.39 million	+11.1%	N/A	2.2	$23.56
1/31/2024	26,960,000 shares	$607.95 million	+21.0%	N/A	1.9	$22.55
1/15/2024	22,280,000 shares	$550.32 million	-1.3%	N/A	1.6	$24.70
12/31/2023	22,570,000 shares	$652.05 million	-4.2%	N/A	1.7	$28.89
12/15/2023	23,550,000 shares	$645.51 million	-30.1%	N/A	1.8	$27.41
11/30/2023	33,710,000 shares	$924.67 million	-5.0%	N/A	3	$27.43
11/15/2023	35,480,000 shares	$1.01 billion	-1.9%	N/A	3.2	$28.59
10/31/2023	36,180,000 shares	$919.70 million	+17.9%	N/A	3.4	$25.42
10/15/2023	30,690,000 shares	$830.16 million	+12.4%	N/A	2.9	$27.05
9/30/2023	27,300,000 shares	$795.25 million	+12.4%	N/A	2.8	$29.13
9/15/2023	24,280,000 shares	$766.52 million	+23.1%	N/A	2.5	$31.57
8/31/2023	19,730,000 shares	$655.23 million	-11.2%	N/A	1.9	$33.21
8/15/2023	22,210,000 shares	$798.89 million	-5.4%	N/A	2.1	$35.97
7/31/2023	23,470,000 shares	$969.55 million	-24.2%	1.8%	2.1	$41.31
7/15/2023	30,980,000 shares	$1.18 billion	+0.9%	2.3%	2.7	$38.14
6/30/2023	30,700,000 shares	$1.05 billion	+22.6%	2.3%	2.7	$34.13
6/15/2023	25,050,000 shares	$1.00 billion	+5.7%	1.9%	2.1	$39.96
5/31/2023	23,690,000 shares	$772.29 million	+20.8%	1.8%	1.9	$32.60
5/15/2023	19,610,000 shares	$738.71 million	+3.4%	1.5%	1.7	$37.67
4/30/2023	18,960,000 shares	$677.25 million	+11.9%	N/A	1.8	$35.72
4/15/2023	16,940,000 shares	$624.24 million	+24.7%	N/A	1.7	$36.85
3/31/2023	13,590,000 shares	$596.47 million	-31.8%	N/A	1.4	$43.89
3/15/2023	19,920,000 shares	$783.65 million	+33.0%	N/A	2.3	$39.34
2/28/2023	14,980,000 shares	$665.71 million	+13.0%	N/A	1.9	$44.44
2/15/2023	13,260,000 shares	$692.57 million	+18.3%	N/A	1.7	$52.23
1/31/2023	11,210,000 shares	$667.33 million	-15.1%	N/A	1.3	$59.53
1/15/2023	13,200,000 shares	$839.52 million	-10.3%	N/A	1.4	$63.60
12/30/2022	14,720,000 shares	$826.23 million	-16.3%	N/A	1.5	$56.13
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12/15/2022	17,580,000 shares	$995.91 million	+1.6%	N/A	1.8	$56.65
11/30/2022	17,310,000 shares	$989.79 million	+0.9%	1.3%	1.8	$57.18
11/15/2022	17,160,000 shares	$934.88 million	-14.8%	1.3%	1.8	$54.48
10/31/2022	20,150,000 shares	$751.39 million	+8.7%	1.5%	2.3	$37.29
10/15/2022	18,530,000 shares	$784.37 million	+7.4%	1.4%	2.4	$42.33
9/30/2022	17,260,000 shares	$868.18 million	-7.8%	1.3%	2.5	$50.30
9/15/2022	18,710,000 shares	$1.08 billion	+15.6%	1.4%	2.6	$57.65
8/31/2022	16,180,000 shares	$1.03 billion	+8.1%	1.2%	1.9	$63.49
8/15/2022	14,970,000 shares	$867.96 million	-4.1%	1.1%	1.6	$57.98
7/31/2022	15,610,000 shares	$928.80 million	+3.2%	1.2%	1.4	$59.50
7/15/2022	15,120,000 shares	$911.13 million	-21.5%	1.2%	1.3	$60.26
6/30/2022	19,250,000 shares	$1.24 billion	-10.6%	1.5%	1.5	$64.22
6/15/2022	21,520,000 shares	$1.38 billion	+28.7%	1.6%	1.6	$64.32
5/31/2022	16,720,000 shares	$938.33 million	-19.7%	1.3%	1	$56.12
5/15/2022	20,810,000 shares	$1.07 billion	-32.7%	1.6%	1.3	$51.55
4/30/2022	30,910,000 shares	$1.91 billion	-5.9%	2.4%	2.1	$61.66
4/15/2022	32,860,000 shares	$1.86 billion	-12.3%	2.5%	2.3	$56.56
3/31/2022	37,460,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-15.6%	2.9%	2.5	$57.87
3/15/2022	44,400,000 shares	$2.04 billion	+29.9%	3.4%	3	$45.98
2/28/2022	34,170,000 shares	$2.45 billion	+1.6%	2.6%	3.1	$71.63
2/15/2022	33,630,000 shares	$2.56 billion	+23.2%	2.6%	3.1	$76.13
1/31/2022	27,300,000 shares	$2.04 billion	-7.1%	2.1%	2.4	$74.88
1/15/2022	29,370,000 shares	$2.17 billion	-1.1%	2.3%	2.7	$73.72
12/31/2021	29,710,000 shares	$2.08 billion	-2.5%	2.3%	2.8	$70.07
12/15/2021	30,470,000 shares	$2.24 billion	-11.5%	2.3%	3.1	$73.66
11/30/2021	34,430,000 shares	$2.90 billion	+27.3%	2.7%	3.7	$84.11
11/15/2021	27,040,000 shares	$2.29 billion	-1.5%	2.1%	3	$84.62
10/29/2021	27,460,000 shares	$2.15 billion	+9.1%	2.1%	2.9	$78.28
10/15/2021	25,180,000 shares	$2.05 billion	-1.3%	1.9%	2.3	$81.42
9/30/2021	25,500,000 shares	$1.84 billion	-7.7%	2.0%	2.2	$72.24

JD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of JD.com shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 23,784,747 shares of JD short. 2.28% of JD.com's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on JD.com'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. JD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on JD.com'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. 2.28% of JD.com's floating shares are currently sold short.

JD.com saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,784,747 shares, a decrease of 0.9% from the previous total of 23,989,784 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.

2.28% of JD.com's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to JD.com: PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (2.06%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.63%), Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (1.79%), eBay Inc. (4.11%), Coupang, Inc. (5.05%), Dillard's, Inc. (9.18%), Etsy Inc (11.14%), Global-e Online Ltd. (2.76%), Vipshop Holdings Limited (1.74%), Macy's, Inc. (13.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JD.com as its price is falling. JD shares are trading down $0.24 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 JD.com 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 JD, 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 JD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:JD is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.

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JD.com (JD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume