MercadoLibre (MELI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MercadoLibre shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 661,000 shares of MELI short. 1.46% of MercadoLibre's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MercadoLibre'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. MELI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MercadoLibre's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MercadoLibre: Simplex Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., One River Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., CTC LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, and XR Securities 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. 1.46% of MercadoLibre's floating shares are currently sold short.

MercadoLibre saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 661,000 shares, a decrease of 1.0% from the previous total of 667,600 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.

MercadoLibre currently has issued a total of 50,700,000 shares. Some of MercadoLibre'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. MercadoLibre currently has a public float of 45,260,000 shares.

1.46% of MercadoLibre's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MercadoLibre: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (2.56%), MSCI Inc. (1.42%), CoStar Group, Inc. (2.11%), Global Payments Inc. (2.94%), eBay Inc. (3.22%), Zillow Group, Inc. (9.19%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.51%), PDD Holdings Inc. (2.16%), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.69%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MELI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MercadoLibre as its price is falling. MELI shares are trading down $6.17 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 MercadoLibre 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 MELI, 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 MELI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.