Micron Technology (MU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$86.82

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Micron Technology Short Interest Data

Micron Technology (MU) has a short interest of 35.98 million shares, representing 3.27% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 14.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 21.32 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 35,980,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 31,420,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +14.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $3.46 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 31, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 1,108,841,000 shares
Float Size: 1,100,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 3.27%
Today's Trading Volume: 16,471,809 shares
Average Trading Volume: 21,322,131 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 77%

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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
8/31/2024	35,980,000 shares	$3.46 billion	+14.5%	3.3%	1.4	$96.24
8/15/2024	31,420,000 shares	$3.36 billion	+35.6%	2.9%	1.3	$106.95
7/31/2024	23,170,000 shares	$2.54 billion	-3.7%	2.1%	1	$109.82
7/15/2024	24,050,000 shares	$3.15 billion	-12.9%	2.2%	1.1	$130.87
6/30/2024	27,600,000 shares	$3.63 billion	-4.8%	2.5%	1.3	$131.53
6/15/2024	29,000,000 shares	$4.10 billion	+9.5%	2.6%	1.3	$141.36
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5/31/2024	26,490,000 shares	$3.31 billion	+3.2%	2.4%	1.2	$125.00
5/15/2024	25,670,000 shares	$3.28 billion	-3.4%	2.3%	1.1	$127.81
4/30/2024	26,570,000 shares	$3.00 billion	+9.3%	2.4%	1.2	$112.96
4/15/2024	24,300,000 shares	$2.95 billion	+6.5%	2.2%	1.1	$121.37
3/31/2024	22,820,000 shares	$2.69 billion	+10.0%	2.1%	1.1	$117.89
3/15/2024	20,750,000 shares	$1.93 billion	-6.2%	1.9%	1.1	$93.25
2/29/2024	22,110,000 shares	$2.00 billion	+8.2%	2.0%	1.4	$90.61
2/15/2024	20,430,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-7.6%	1.9%	1.4	$81.63
1/31/2024	22,100,000 shares	$1.90 billion	+10.6%	2.0%	1.6	$85.75
1/15/2024	19,990,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-1.0%	1.8%	1.4	$82.39
12/31/2023	20,200,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+10.9%	1.8%	1.5	$85.34
12/15/2023	18,210,000 shares	$1.48 billion	-6.0%	1.7%	1.3	$81.41
11/30/2023	19,380,000 shares	$1.48 billion	-5.3%	1.8%	1.5	$76.12
11/15/2023	20,470,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+4.2%	1.9%	1.6	$77.14
10/31/2023	19,640,000 shares	$1.31 billion	-6.4%	1.8%	1.5	$66.87
10/15/2023	20,980,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+6.3%	1.9%	1.6	$69.21
9/30/2023	19,730,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-21.0%	1.8%	1.5	$68.03
9/15/2023	24,970,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+30.9%	2.3%	1.8	$69.88
8/31/2023	19,080,000 shares	$1.33 billion	-4.4%	1.8%	1.3	$69.94
8/15/2023	19,950,000 shares	$1.30 billion	+2.4%	1.8%	1.3	$65.33
7/31/2023	19,480,000 shares	$1.39 billion	-2.8%	1.8%	1.2	$71.39
7/15/2023	20,040,000 shares	$1.28 billion	+6.9%	1.8%	1.2	$64.08
6/30/2023	18,740,000 shares	$1.18 billion	-13.7%	1.7%	1	$63.11
6/15/2023	21,710,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-26.7%	2.0%	1.2	$68.82
5/31/2023	29,610,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+12.7%	2.7%	1.6	$68.20
5/15/2023	26,270,000 shares	$1.70 billion	+1.4%	2.4%	1.5	$64.64
4/30/2023	25,920,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-2.1%	2.4%	1.6	$64.36
4/15/2023	26,480,000 shares	$1.66 billion	-11.3%	2.4%	1.6	$62.63
3/31/2023	29,860,000 shares	$1.80 billion	+41.3%	2.7%	1.9	$60.34
3/15/2023	21,140,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+16.0%	1.9%	1.4	$54.13
2/28/2023	18,230,000 shares	$1.05 billion	+1.1%	1.7%	1.3	$57.82
2/15/2023	18,040,000 shares	$1.12 billion	-27.8%	1.7%	1.2	$61.84
1/31/2023	24,980,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-15.7%	2.3%	1.6	$60.30
1/15/2023	29,620,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+18.3%	2.7%	1.9	$56.93
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12/30/2022	25,040,000 shares	$1.25 billion	-20.0%	2.3%	1.5	$49.98
12/15/2022	31,310,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+4.8%	2.9%	1.7	$52.04
11/30/2022	29,870,000 shares	$1.72 billion	-8.7%	2.8%	1.6	$57.65
11/15/2022	32,720,000 shares	$2.06 billion	+3.3%	3.0%	1.8	$63.10
10/31/2022	31,690,000 shares	$1.71 billion	+5.1%	2.9%	1.8	$54.10
10/15/2022	30,140,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+8.7%	2.8%	1.7	$52.72
9/30/2022	27,740,000 shares	$1.39 billion	-15.0%	2.5%	1.6	$50.10
9/15/2022	32,640,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+2.1%	3.0%	1.9	$52.69
8/31/2022	31,970,000 shares	$1.81 billion	-2.5%	2.9%	1.9	$56.53
8/15/2022	32,790,000 shares	$2.12 billion	-6.5%	3.0%	1.9	$64.70
7/31/2022	35,050,000 shares	$2.17 billion	+3.0%	3.2%	1.9	$61.86
7/15/2022	34,040,000 shares	$2.09 billion	+16.9%	3.1%	1.8	$61.53
6/30/2022	29,110,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-2.2%	2.6%	1.5	$55.28
6/15/2022	29,770,000 shares	$1.76 billion	+4.0%	2.7%	1.5	$59.12
5/31/2022	28,640,000 shares	$2.11 billion	+30.7%	2.6%	1.3	$73.84
5/15/2022	21,920,000 shares	$1.58 billion	-15.0%	2.0%	1	$71.92
4/30/2022	25,780,000 shares	$1.76 billion	+21.3%	2.3%	1.1	$68.19
4/15/2022	21,250,000 shares	$1.49 billion	-14.0%	1.9%	0.9	$70.13
3/31/2022	24,710,000 shares	$1.92 billion	+7.1%	2.2%	1	$77.89
3/15/2022	23,070,000 shares	$1.69 billion	-0.7%	2.1%	1	$73.11
2/28/2022	23,230,000 shares	$2.06 billion	+2.4%	2.1%	1.1	$88.86
2/15/2022	22,690,000 shares	$2.18 billion	+6.1%	2.0%	1.1	$96.00
1/31/2022	21,380,000 shares	$1.76 billion	-0.6%	1.9%	1	$82.27
1/15/2022	21,510,000 shares	$2.09 billion	-13.6%	1.9%	1.1	$97.36
12/31/2021	24,890,000 shares	$2.32 billion	+3.7%	2.2%	1.3	$93.15
12/15/2021	24,000,000 shares	$2.06 billion	-0.3%	2.2%	1.2	$85.66
11/30/2021	24,080,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+10.6%	2.2%	1.3	$84.00
11/15/2021	21,770,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-11.2%	2.0%	1.2	$76.78
10/29/2021	24,520,000 shares	$1.69 billion	-1.3%	2.2%	1.3	$69.10
10/15/2021	24,840,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+22.9%	2.2%	1.3	$67.68
9/30/2021	20,210,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-26.0%	1.8%	1.1	$70.98
9/15/2021	27,310,000 shares	$2.02 billion	+7.6%	N/A	1.4	$73.82
8/31/2021	25,390,000 shares	$1.87 billion	-1.0%	N/A	1.3	$73.70
8/13/2021	25,650,000 shares	$1.82 billion	-3.6%	N/A	1.3	$70.92
7/30/2021	26,620,000 shares	$2.07 billion	+6.4%	N/A	1.4	$77.58
7/15/2021	25,020,000 shares	$1.92 billion	+5.3%	N/A	1.3	$76.92
6/30/2021	23,760,000 shares	$2.02 billion	-1.7%	N/A	1.2	$84.98
6/15/2021	24,170,000 shares	$1.99 billion	+5.6%	N/A	1.3	$82.18
5/28/2021	22,900,000 shares	$1.93 billion	-2.9%	N/A	1.2	$84.14
5/14/2021	23,590,000 shares	$1.82 billion	+10.3%	N/A	1.1	$77.19
4/30/2021	21,390,000 shares	$1.88 billion	-32.7%	N/A	1.1	$88.06
4/15/2021	31,780,000 shares	$2.88 billion	+38.8%	N/A	1.6	$90.67
3/31/2021	22,900,000 shares	$1.98 billion	+19.0%	N/A	1.1	$86.54
3/15/2021	19,240,000 shares	$1.69 billion	+2.8%	N/A	1	$87.77
2/26/2021	18,720,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-2.3%	N/A	1	$88.12
2/12/2021	19,150,000 shares	$1.66 billion	-9.0%	N/A	1.1	$86.48
1/29/2021	21,040,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-17.7%	N/A	1.2	$78.39
1/15/2021	25,560,000 shares	$2.08 billion	+4.5%	N/A	1.4	$81.30
12/31/2020	24,460,000 shares	$1.76 billion	-6.1%	N/A	1.4	$71.92
12/15/2020	26,040,000 shares	$1.86 billion	-14.0%	N/A	1.5	$71.54
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11/30/2020	30,270,000 shares	$1.94 billion	+7.6%	N/A	1.6	$64.23
11/15/2020	28,140,000 shares	$1.63 billion	-2.2%	N/A	1.6	$57.93
10/30/2020	28,760,000 shares	$1.45 billion	-9.2%	N/A	1.6	$50.48
10/15/2020	31,680,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+12.5%	N/A	1.7	$51.63
9/30/2020	28,160,000 shares	$1.32 billion	-13.5%	N/A	1.5	$46.96
9/15/2020	32,560,000 shares	$1.60 billion	-1.1%	N/A	1.7	$49.05
8/31/2020	32,930,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-8.0%	N/A	1.7	$45.51
8/14/2020	35,800,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+13.2%	N/A	1.7	$45.60
7/31/2020	31,640,000 shares	$1.58 billion	-1.8%	N/A	1.5	$50.06
7/15/2020	32,220,000 shares	$1.63 billion	+15.7%	N/A	1.4	$50.51
6/30/2020	27,840,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-3.9%	N/A	1.2	$51.52
6/15/2020	28,970,000 shares	$1.43 billion	-17.0%	N/A	1.1	$49.24
5/29/2020	34,910,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-2.4%	N/A	1.2	$47.91
5/15/2020	35,780,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+7.9%	N/A	1.2	$44.41
4/30/2020	33,160,000 shares	$1.59 billion	-14.2%	N/A	1.1	$47.89
4/15/2020	38,630,000 shares	$1.79 billion	+22.3%	N/A	1.3	$46.43
3/31/2020	31,580,000 shares	$1.39 billion	+17.4%	N/A	1	$44.16
3/13/2020	26,911,600 shares	$1.24 billion	+14.5%	N/A	0.9	$46.13
2/28/2020	23,510,000 shares	$899.26 million	+3.0%	N/A	0.9	$38.25
2/14/2020	22,830,000 shares	$1.09 billion	-3.8%	N/A	1	$47.86
1/31/2020	23,730,000 shares	$1.24 billion	-12.1%	N/A	1.1	$52.37
1/15/2020	27,010,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-3.4%	N/A	1.3	$57.25
12/31/2019	27,960,000 shares	$1.61 billion	-6.8%	N/A	1.4	$57.76

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 covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 35,980,000 shares of MU short. 3.27% 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 1.0. 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: Maven Securities LTD, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Millennium Management LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Marshall Wace LLP, Bank of Montreal Can, DRW Securities LLC, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., CTC LLC, Valliance Asset Management Ltd, XR Securities LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA , Traynor Capital Management Inc., Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Atria Wealth Solutions Inc., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Portman Square Capital LLP, Gladius Capital Management LP, Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, and SG Americas Securities 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. 3.27% 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 August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,980,000 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the previous total of 31,420,000 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 Micron Technology's float size?: Micron Technology currently has issued a total of 1,108,841,000 shares. Some of Micron Technology'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. Micron Technology currently has a public float of 1,100,000,000 shares.

How does Micron Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?: 3.27% of Micron Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Micron Technology: Texas Instruments Incorporated (2.34%), Analog Devices, Inc. (1.74%), Intel Co. (2.53%), Marvell Technology, Inc. (2.37%), Microchip Technology Incorporated (4.48%), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (3.16%), First Solar, Inc. (4.27%), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (4.08%), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (2.22%), Altair Engineering Inc. (5.50%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 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 down $3.87 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 August, 31 2024.