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Micron Technology (MU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Micron Technology Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Micron Technology (MU) had a short interest of 36.33 million shares sold short, representing 3.23% of the public float. This marks a 15.86% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, meaning it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 40.70 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
36,327,421 shares
Previous Short Interest
31,355,866 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
15.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$16.57 billion
Short Interest Ratio
0.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,127,730,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.23%
Today's Trading Volume
61,718,736 shares
Average Trading Volume
40,704,102 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
152%
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Micron Technology 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
4/15/202636,327,421 shares $16.57 billion +15.9%3.2%0.79 $456.23
3/31/202631,355,866 shares $10.58 billion +6.6%2.8%0.56 $337.27
3/13/202629,425,323 shares $12.54 billion +0.2%2.6%0.89 $426.13
2/27/202629,367,414 shares $12.11 billion -4.8%2.6%1.11 $412.37
2/13/202630,844,110 shares $12.70 billion +3.0%2.7%0.77 $411.66
1/30/202629,957,541 shares $12.43 billion +8.5%2.7%0.71 $414.88
1/15/202627,612,604 shares $9.30 billion -8.0%2.5%0.88 $336.63
12/31/202529,997,536 shares $8.57 billion +19.3%2.7%0.97 $285.84
12/15/202525,152,856 shares $5.97 billion +10.0%2.2%1.21 $237.50
11/28/202522,871,993 shares $5.42 billion -16.8%2.0%0.79 $237.10
11/14/202527,473,507 shares $6.78 billion +3.6%2.5%1.03 $246.83
10/31/202526,527,161 shares $5.94 billion +5.3%2.4%1.22 $223.77
10/15/202525,190,000 shares $4.83 billion +13.6%2.3%1.1 $191.94
9/30/202522,170,000 shares $3.71 billion -12.6%N/A1 $167.39
9/15/202525,360,000 shares $4.00 billion -21.4%N/A1.1 $157.77
8/31/202532,260,000 shares $3.84 billion +1.3%2.9%1.5 $119.01
8/15/202531,860,000 shares $3.85 billion +3.5%N/A1.5 $120.87
7/31/202530,790,000 shares $3.36 billion -7.2%2.8%1.4 $109.14
7/15/202533,170,000 shares $3.98 billion +18.6%3.0%1.5 $120.11
6/30/202527,970,000 shares $3.45 billion -0.7%2.5%1.2 $123.25
6/15/202528,170,000 shares $3.26 billion -12.2%2.5%1.2 $115.60
5/31/202532,100,000 shares $3.03 billion -6.4%2.9%1.4 $94.42
5/15/202534,290,000 shares $3.27 billion +18.9%3.1%1.5 $95.45
4/30/202528,850,000 shares $2.22 billion -7.7%2.6%1.2 $76.95
4/15/202531,270,000 shares $2.22 billion +9.5%2.8%1.3 $71.04
3/31/202528,550,000 shares $2.48 billion -7.4%2.6%1.2 $86.89
3/15/202530,820,000 shares $3.11 billion -3.7%2.8%1.2 $100.79
2/28/202532,000,000 shares $3.00 billion -15.5%2.9%1.3 $93.63
2/15/202537,870,000 shares $3.77 billion -1.1%3.4%1.6 $99.52
1/31/202538,290,000 shares $3.49 billion -10.4%3.5%1.7 $91.24
1/15/202542,740,000 shares $4.41 billion +1.0%3.9%1.9 $103.19
12/31/202442,300,000 shares $3.56 billion +27.9%3.8%2 $84.16
12/15/202433,080,000 shares $3.39 billion -2.4%3.0%1.4 $102.50
11/30/202433,900,000 shares $3.32 billion -1.3%3.1%1.6 $97.95
11/15/202434,340,000 shares $3.31 billion -3.4%3.1%1.6 $96.34
10/31/202435,560,000 shares $3.54 billion +1.0%3.2%1.6 $99.65
10/15/202435,200,000 shares $3.67 billion +3.0%3.2%1.4 $104.32
9/30/202434,170,000 shares $3.54 billion -7.5%3.1%1.3 $103.71
9/15/202436,950,000 shares $3.37 billion +2.7%3.4%1.5 $91.22
8/31/202435,980,000 shares $3.46 billion +14.5%3.3%1.4 $96.24
8/15/202431,420,000 shares $3.36 billion +35.6%2.9%1.3 $106.95
7/31/202423,170,000 shares $2.54 billion -3.7%2.1%1 $109.82
7/15/202424,050,000 shares $3.15 billion -12.9%2.2%1.1 $130.87
6/30/202427,600,000 shares $3.63 billion -4.8%2.5%1.3 $131.53
6/15/202429,000,000 shares $4.10 billion +9.5%2.6%1.3 $141.36
5/31/202426,490,000 shares $3.31 billion +3.2%2.4%1.2 $125.00
5/15/202425,670,000 shares $3.28 billion -3.4%2.3%1.1 $127.81
4/30/202426,570,000 shares $3.00 billion +9.3%2.4%1.2 $112.96
4/15/202424,300,000 shares $2.95 billion +6.5%2.2%1.1 $121.37
3/31/202422,820,000 shares $2.69 billion +10.0%2.1%1.1 $117.89
3/15/202420,750,000 shares $1.93 billion -6.2%1.9%1.1 $93.25
2/29/202422,110,000 shares $2.00 billion +8.2%2.0%1.4 $90.61
2/15/202420,430,000 shares $1.67 billion -7.6%1.9%1.4 $81.63
1/31/202422,100,000 shares $1.90 billion +10.6%2.0%1.6 $85.75
1/15/202419,990,000 shares $1.65 billion -1.0%1.8%1.4 $82.39
12/31/202320,200,000 shares $1.72 billion +10.9%1.8%1.5 $85.34
12/15/202318,210,000 shares $1.48 billion -6.0%1.7%1.3 $81.41
11/30/202319,380,000 shares $1.48 billion -5.3%1.8%1.5 $76.12
11/15/202320,470,000 shares $1.58 billion +4.2%1.9%1.6 $77.14
10/31/202319,640,000 shares $1.31 billion -6.4%1.8%1.5 $66.87
10/15/202320,980,000 shares $1.45 billion +6.3%1.9%1.6 $69.21
9/30/202319,730,000 shares $1.34 billion -21.0%1.8%1.5 $68.03
9/15/202324,970,000 shares $1.74 billion +30.9%2.3%1.8 $69.88
8/31/202319,080,000 shares $1.33 billion -4.4%1.8%1.3 $69.94
8/15/202319,950,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.4%1.8%1.3 $65.33
7/31/202319,480,000 shares $1.39 billion -2.8%1.8%1.2 $71.39
7/15/202320,040,000 shares $1.28 billion +6.9%1.8%1.2 $64.08
6/30/202318,740,000 shares $1.18 billion -13.7%1.7%1 $63.11
6/15/202321,710,000 shares $1.49 billion -26.7%2.0%1.2 $68.82
5/31/202329,610,000 shares $2.02 billion +12.7%2.7%1.6 $68.20
5/15/202326,270,000 shares $1.70 billion +1.4%2.4%1.5 $64.64
4/30/202325,920,000 shares $1.67 billion -2.1%2.4%1.6 $64.36
4/15/202326,480,000 shares $1.66 billion -11.3%2.4%1.6 $62.63
3/31/202329,860,000 shares $1.80 billion +41.3%2.7%1.9 $60.34
3/15/202321,140,000 shares $1.14 billion +16.0%1.9%1.4 $54.13
2/28/202318,230,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.1%1.7%1.3 $57.82
2/15/202318,040,000 shares $1.12 billion -27.8%1.7%1.2 $61.84
1/31/202324,980,000 shares $1.51 billion -15.7%2.3%1.6 $60.30
1/15/202329,620,000 shares $1.69 billion +18.3%2.7%1.9 $56.93
12/30/202225,040,000 shares $1.25 billion -20.0%2.3%1.5 $49.98
12/15/202231,310,000 shares $1.63 billion +4.8%2.9%1.7 $52.04
11/30/202229,870,000 shares $1.72 billion -8.7%2.8%1.6 $57.65
11/15/202232,720,000 shares $2.06 billion +3.3%3.0%1.8 $63.10
10/31/202231,690,000 shares $1.71 billion +5.1%2.9%1.8 $54.10
10/15/202230,140,000 shares $1.59 billion +8.7%2.8%1.7 $52.72
9/30/202227,740,000 shares $1.39 billion -15.0%2.5%1.6 $50.10
9/15/202232,640,000 shares $1.72 billion +2.1%3.0%1.9 $52.69
8/31/202231,970,000 shares $1.81 billion -2.5%2.9%1.9 $56.53
8/15/202232,790,000 shares $2.12 billion -6.5%3.0%1.9 $64.70
7/31/202235,050,000 shares $2.17 billion +3.0%3.2%1.9 $61.86
7/15/202234,040,000 shares $2.09 billion +16.9%3.1%1.8 $61.53
6/30/202229,110,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.2%2.6%1.5 $55.28
6/15/202229,770,000 shares $1.76 billion +4.0%2.7%1.5 $59.12
5/31/202228,640,000 shares $2.11 billion +30.7%2.6%1.3 $73.84
5/15/202221,920,000 shares $1.58 billion -15.0%2.0%1 $71.92
4/30/202225,780,000 shares $1.76 billion +21.3%2.3%1.1 $68.19
4/15/202221,250,000 shares $1.49 billion -14.0%1.9%0.9 $70.13
3/31/202224,710,000 shares $1.92 billion +7.1%2.2%1 $77.89
3/15/202223,070,000 shares $1.69 billion -0.7%2.1%1 $73.11
2/28/202223,230,000 shares $2.06 billion +2.4%2.1%1.1 $88.86
2/15/202222,690,000 shares $2.18 billion +6.1%2.0%1.1 $96.00
1/31/202221,380,000 shares $1.76 billion -0.6%1.9%1 $82.27
1/15/202221,510,000 shares $2.09 billion -13.6%1.9%1.1 $97.36
12/31/202124,890,000 shares $2.32 billion +3.7%2.2%1.3 $93.15
12/15/202124,000,000 shares $2.06 billion -0.3%2.2%1.2 $85.66
11/30/202124,080,000 shares $2.02 billion +10.6%2.2%1.3 $84.00
11/15/202121,770,000 shares $1.67 billion -11.2%2.0%1.2 $76.78
10/29/202124,520,000 shares $1.69 billion -1.3%2.2%1.3 $69.10
10/15/202124,840,000 shares $1.68 billion +22.9%2.2%1.3 $67.68
9/30/202120,210,000 shares $1.43 billion -26.0%1.8%1.1 $70.98
9/15/202127,310,000 shares $2.02 billion +7.6%N/A1.4 $73.82
8/31/202125,390,000 shares $1.87 billion -1.0%N/A1.3 $73.70
8/13/202125,650,000 shares $1.82 billion -3.6%N/A1.3 $70.92
7/30/202126,620,000 shares $2.07 billion +6.4%N/A1.4 $77.58
7/15/202125,020,000 shares $1.92 billion +5.3%N/A1.3 $76.92
6/30/202123,760,000 shares $2.02 billion -1.7%N/A1.2 $84.98
6/15/202124,170,000 shares $1.99 billion +5.6%N/A1.3 $82.18
5/28/202122,900,000 shares $1.93 billion -2.9%N/A1.2 $84.14
5/14/202123,590,000 shares $1.82 billion +10.3%N/A1.1 $77.19

MU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Micron Technology's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Micron Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 36,327,421 shares of MU short. 3.23% of Micron Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Micron Technology's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Micron Technology?

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. MU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.8. Learn More on Micron Technology's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Micron Technology?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Micron Technology: Galaxy Digital Capital Management GP LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Raymond James Financial Inc., Galaxy Group Investments LLC, CTC LLC, Symmetry Investments LP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Summit Securities Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC, Man Group plc, Atreides Management LP, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, WS Management Lllp, Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, J. Goldman & Co LP, Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., Game Creek Capital LP, Symmetry Peak Management LLC, Susquehanna Advisors Group Inc., National Bank of Canada FI, Royal Bank of Canada, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Barclays PLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Citigroup Inc., Vontobel Holding Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Teilinger Capital Ltd., Jane Street Group LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Bank of Montreal Can, XY Capital Ltd, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., DCF Advisers LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, LPL Financial LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Situational Awareness LP, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Leonteq Securities AG, and Valeo Financial Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Micron Technology?

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. 3.23% of Micron Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Micron Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Micron Technology saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 36,327,421 shares, an increase of 15.9% from the previous total of 31,355,866 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.

How does Micron Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.23% of Micron Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Micron Technology: Applied Materials, Inc. (1.72%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.20%), Broadcom Inc. (1.18%), Alphabet Inc. (0.39%), Alphabet Inc. (0.73%), Intel Corporation (2.89%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.21%), Microsoft Corporation (1.12%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.22%), Western Digital Corporation (7.91%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Micron Technology stock?

Short selling MU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Micron Technology as its price is falling. MU shares are trading up $34.24 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Micron Technology?

A short squeeze for Micron Technology occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Micron Technology'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 MU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do MU's short interest metrics mean?

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

  • 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:MU) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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