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MercadoLibre (MELI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2,099.37 +35.00 (+1.70%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$2,112.96 +13.60 (+0.65%)
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MercadoLibre Short Interest Data

MercadoLibre (MELI) has a short interest of 752,500 shares, representing 1.60% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.74% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 386,672 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
752,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
765,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.47 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
50,697,000 shares
Float Size
47,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.60%
Today's Trading Volume
250,624 shares
Average Trading Volume
386,672 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
65%
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MercadoLibre Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/2025752,500 shares $1.47 billion -1.7%1.6%1.7 $1,950.87
3/15/2025765,800 shares $1.55 billion +0.6%1.6%1.9 $2,021.37
2/28/2025761,500 shares $1.62 billion +20.9%1.6%1.9 $2,121.87
2/15/2025629,800 shares $1.33 billion -0.7%1.3%1.6 $2,109.99
1/31/2025634,200 shares $1.22 billion -11.9%1.4%1.4 $1,922.19
1/15/2025719,800 shares $1.32 billion +3.3%1.5%1.7 $1,838.15
12/31/2024697,100 shares $1.19 billion +5.1%1.5%1.6 $1,700.44
12/15/2024663,100 shares $1.21 billion -18.8%1.4%1.5 $1,823.86
11/30/2024816,200 shares $1.62 billion +5.4%1.7%2.1 $1,985.17
11/15/2024774,600 shares $1.46 billion +28.5%1.7%2 $1,880.00
10/31/2024603,000 shares $1.23 billion +3.1%1.3%1.7 $2,037.18
10/15/2024585,100 shares $1.19 billion +14.8%1.3%1.9 $2,033.62
9/30/2024509,700 shares $1.05 billion -24.5%1.1%1.6 $2,051.96
9/15/2024674,900 shares $1.43 billion +11.3%1.4%2.2 $2,122.37
8/31/2024606,500 shares $1.25 billion -9.0%1.3%2 $2,061.66
8/15/2024666,100 shares $1.33 billion +7.8%1.4%2.1 $1,996.44
7/31/2024618,000 shares $1.03 billion -7.8%1.3%1.9 $1,668.90
7/15/2024670,600 shares $1.17 billion -13.7%1.4%2 $1,743.99
6/30/2024777,400 shares $1.28 billion +12.3%1.7%2.2 $1,643.40
6/15/2024692,000 shares $1.09 billion +26.8%1.5%2 $1,582.14
5/31/2024545,800 shares $941.82 million +3.7%1.2%1.5 $1,725.58
5/15/2024526,200 shares $904.27 million -11.9%1.1%1.3 $1,718.50
4/30/2024597,400 shares $871.43 million -9.6%1.3%1.4 $1,458.70
4/15/2024661,000 shares $935.90 million -1.0%1.5%1.7 $1,415.88
3/31/2024667,600 shares $1.01 billion +2.9%1.5%1.7 $1,511.96
3/15/2024649,100 shares $973.33 million +2.3%1.4%1.7 $1,499.51
2/29/2024634,800 shares $1.01 billion +8.1%1.4%1.6 $1,595.30
2/15/2024587,500 shares $1.04 billion -14.3%1.3%1.5 $1,771.83
1/31/2024685,400 shares $1.17 billion -9.9%1.5%1.9 $1,711.81
1/15/2024760,700 shares $1.26 billion +1.0%1.7%1.9 $1,658.58
12/31/2023753,300 shares $1.18 billion -9.3%1.7%2 $1,571.54
12/15/2023830,500 shares $1.33 billion +0.0%1.9%2.2 $1,606.19
11/30/2023830,300 shares $1.35 billion +3.3%1.9%2.1 $1,620.46
11/15/2023803,900 shares $1.16 billion +9.5%1.8%2 $1,442.55
10/31/2023734,100 shares $910.83 million -4.7%1.6%1.7 $1,240.74
10/15/2023769,900 shares $941.97 million +3.8%1.7%1.7 $1,223.50
9/30/2023741,400 shares $940.01 million -32.6%1.7%1.5 $1,267.88
9/15/20231,100,000 shares $1.54 billion +11.0%2.5%2.1 $1,396.66
8/31/2023991,300 shares $1.36 billion -4.7%2.1%1.8 $1,372.36
8/15/20231,040,000 shares $1.34 billion +3.0%2.3%1.9 $1,286.04
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7/31/20231,010,000 shares $1.25 billion +3.9%2.3%1.9 $1,238.05
7/15/2023972,600 shares $1.10 billion +1.7%2.2%2 $1,135.72
6/30/2023956,300 shares $1.13 billion +7.1%2.2%2.1 $1,184.60
6/15/2023893,200 shares $1.09 billion -4.4%2.0%2.1 $1,223.77
5/31/2023934,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.7%2.1%2.2 $1,239.00
5/15/2023891,900 shares $1.16 billion -12.6%2.0%2 $1,296.80
4/30/20231,020,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.8%2.3%2.2 $1,277.49
4/15/2023991,800 shares $1.29 billion -0.2%2.2%2.1 $1,301.88
3/31/2023993,500 shares $1.31 billion -6.3%2.2%1.9 $1,318.06
3/15/20231,060,000 shares $1.26 billion +14.7%2.4%2 $1,188.96
2/28/2023923,800 shares $1.13 billion -0.1%2.1%1.7 $1,220.00
2/15/2023925,100 shares $1.07 billion -6.3%2.1%1.7 $1,159.60
1/31/2023987,300 shares $1.17 billion +20.2%2.2%1.7 $1,181.69
1/15/2023821,700 shares $889.84 million -23.9%1.9%1.4 $1,082.92
12/30/20221,080,000 shares $913.94 million +6.9%2.4%1.8 $846.24
12/15/20221,010,000 shares $843.44 million +1.4%2.3%1.6 $835.09
11/30/2022996,000 shares $927.26 million -6.0%2.2%1.6 $930.99
11/15/20221,060,000 shares $1.08 billion -1.9%2.4%1.6 $1,020.68
10/31/20221,080,000 shares $973.75 million +14.8%2.4%1.7 $901.62
10/15/2022940,500 shares $711.85 million -20.3%2.1%1.5 $756.88
9/30/20221,180,000 shares $976.78 million +4.4%2.7%1.9 $827.78
9/15/20221,130,000 shares $1.09 billion +8.7%2.5%1.8 $965.78
8/31/20221,040,000 shares $889.57 million +23.2%2.3%1.6 $855.36
8/15/2022844,000 shares $913.77 million -18.1%1.9%1.3 $1,082.66
7/31/20221,030,000 shares $838.12 million +13.5%2.3%1.4 $813.71
7/15/2022907,600 shares $626.23 million -16.7%2.0%1.3 $689.99
6/30/20221,090,000 shares $694.19 million +21.6%2.7%1.7 $636.87
6/15/2022896,200 shares $602.86 million -28.3%2.2%1.4 $672.69
5/31/20221,250,000 shares $982.35 million -7.4%2.8%2 $785.88
5/15/20221,350,000 shares $1.07 billion +47.2%3.0%2 $794.96
4/30/2022916,900 shares $892.72 million -8.3%2.1%1.5 $973.63
4/15/20221,000,000 shares $1.06 billion -13.0%2.2%1.6 $1,060.34
3/31/20221,150,000 shares $1.37 billion -14.2%2.6%1.7 $1,189.48
3/15/20221,340,000 shares $1.28 billion -27.6%2.9%1.9 $952.34
2/28/20221,850,000 shares $2.08 billion +63.7%4.2%2.5 $1,126.65
2/15/20221,130,000 shares $1.32 billion +2.7%2.5%1.4 $1,170.30
1/31/20221,100,000 shares $1.25 billion -22.5%2.5%1.5 $1,132.06
1/15/20221,420,000 shares $1.59 billion +5.2%3.2%2 $1,122.74
12/31/20211,350,000 shares $1.82 billion +10.7%3.0%2.1 $1,348.40
12/15/20211,220,000 shares $1.48 billion +36.1%2.7%2 $1,210.12
11/30/2021896,200 shares $1.07 billion -13.8%2.0%1.6 $1,188.41
11/15/20211,040,000 shares $1.70 billion -8.8%2.3%2.5 $1,633.21
10/29/20211,140,000 shares $1.69 billion +0.9%2.6%3.1 $1,481.02
10/15/20211,130,000 shares $1.77 billion -1.7%2.6%3.2 $1,563.09
9/30/20211,150,000 shares $1.93 billion -8.7%2.6%3.4 $1,679.40
9/15/20211,260,000 shares $2.38 billion -3.1%2.9%4 $1,889.26
8/31/20211,300,000 shares $2.43 billion -12.2%3.0%3.8 $1,867.45
8/13/20211,480,000 shares $2.74 billion +7.3%3.4%4.1 $1,851.60
7/30/20211,380,000 shares $2.16 billion -6.8%3.1%3.5 $1,568.70
7/15/20211,480,000 shares $2.23 billion +5.0%3.4%3.7 $1,508.48
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6/30/20211,410,000 shares $2.20 billion +2.9%3.2%3.5 $1,557.79
6/15/20211,370,000 shares $1.92 billion +1.5%3.1%3.1 $1,404.78
5/28/20211,350,000 shares $1.83 billion +0.8%3.1%3 $1,358.67
5/14/20211,340,000 shares $1.74 billion +10.7%3.0%2.5 $1,296.65
4/30/20211,210,000 shares $1.92 billion -5.5%2.8%2.3 $1,588.23
4/15/20211,280,000 shares $1.98 billion -1.5%2.9%2.3 $1,546.56
3/31/20211,300,000 shares $1.86 billion -1.5%3.0%2.2 $1,428.03
3/15/20211,320,000 shares $2.05 billion +16.8%3.0%2.3 $1,550.15
2/26/20211,130,000 shares $1.82 billion -5.0%2.6%2 $1,613.06
2/12/20211,190,000 shares $2.31 billion +4.4%2.7%2.3 $1,942.25
1/29/20211,140,000 shares $2.10 billion -20.3%2.6%2.1 $1,844.73
1/15/20211,430,000 shares $2.65 billion -2.1%3.3%2.7 $1,852.53
12/31/20201,460,000 shares $2.50 billion No Change3.3%2.8 $1,712.94
12/15/20201,460,000 shares $2.36 billion -20.7%3.3%3 $1,618.06
11/30/20201,840,000 shares $2.78 billion +18.0%4.2%3.6 $1,513.43
11/15/20201,560,000 shares $2.03 billion -4.9%3.6%2.9 $1,301.66
10/30/20201,640,000 shares $2.13 billion -15.5%3.8%3.2 $1,300.98
10/15/20201,940,000 shares $2.40 billion -5.8%4.4%3.7 $1,238.70
9/30/20202,060,000 shares $2.23 billion -5.9%4.7%4 $1,082.48
9/15/20202,190,000 shares $2.26 billion +19.0%5.0%4.2 $1,029.99
8/31/20201,840,000 shares $2.15 billion -7.1%4.2%3.5 $1,168.59
8/14/20201,980,000 shares $2.29 billion No Change4.5%4.1 $1,156.44
7/31/20201,980,000 shares $2.23 billion +7.0%4.5%4 $1,124.62
7/15/20201,850,000 shares $1.80 billion -2.1%4.2%3.5 $971.63
6/30/20201,890,000 shares $1.86 billion +16.7%4.3%3.5 $985.77
6/15/20201,620,000 shares $1.50 billion +13.3%3.7%2.7 $924.00
5/29/20201,430,000 shares $1.22 billion -6.5%3.3%2.1 $851.67
5/15/20201,530,000 shares $1.19 billion -6.1%3.5%2.1 $775.05
4/30/20201,630,000 shares $951.12 million +2.5%3.7%2 $583.51

MELI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is MercadoLibre's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of MercadoLibre shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 752,500 shares of MELI short. 1.60% of MercadoLibre's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MercadoLibre's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for MercadoLibre?

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.

Which institutional investors are shorting MercadoLibre?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MercadoLibre: SG Americas Securities LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, CTC LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, ThornTree Capital Partners LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Wells Fargo & Company MN, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd, Garda Capital Partners LP, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Fiduciary Family Office LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for MercadoLibre?

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. 1.60% of MercadoLibre's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is MercadoLibre's short interest increasing or decreasing?

MercadoLibre saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 752,500 shares, a decrease of 1.7% from the previous total of 765,800 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.

What is MercadoLibre's float size?

MercadoLibre currently has issued a total of 50,697,000 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 47,000,000 shares.

How does MercadoLibre's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.60% of MercadoLibre's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to MercadoLibre: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.93%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.78%), S&P Global Inc. (0.87%), PDD Holdings Inc. (1.94%), Relx Plc (0.12%), DoorDash, Inc. (4.80%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (2.87%), Waste Connections, Inc. (0.83%), Trip.com Group Limited (3.00%), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (1.80%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short MercadoLibre stock?

Short selling MELI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MercadoLibre as its price is falling. MELI shares are trading up $35.00 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.

How does a short squeeze work against MercadoLibre?

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.

How often is MercadoLibre's short interest reported?

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 March, 31 2025.



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