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Nasdaq (NDAQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Nasdaq Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Nasdaq (NDAQ) had a short interest of 9.00 million shares sold short, representing 1.60% of the public float. This marks a -3.53% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, meaning it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 3.95 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,002,697 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,331,915 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.53%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$822.49 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
558,977,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.60%
Today's Trading Volume
2,658,692 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,951,288 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
67%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20269,002,697 shares $822.49 million -3.5%1.6%2.19 $91.36
6/30/20269,331,915 shares $735.54 million +6.9%1.7%1.48 $78.82
6/15/20268,731,436 shares $794.91 million +21.1%1.6%2.69 $91.04
5/29/20267,208,162 shares $666.90 million +3.7%1.3%2.33 $92.52
5/15/20266,951,478 shares $633.00 million -9.2%1.2%2.27 $91.06
4/30/20267,658,859 shares $703.93 million +1.8%1.4%2.27 $91.91
4/15/20267,521,274 shares $666.01 million +3.2%1.3%2.45 $88.55
3/31/20267,290,460 shares $618.89 million +3.1%1.3%2.62 $84.89
3/13/20267,068,775 shares $604.59 million +7.1%1.3%1.81 $85.53
2/27/20266,600,984 shares $578.11 million -17.0%1.2%1.45 $87.58
2/13/20267,948,974 shares $631.70 million -3.7%1.4%0.96 $79.47
1/30/20268,257,090 shares $800.03 million -7.6%1.5%2.32 $96.89
1/15/20268,939,130 shares $896.86 million -5.3%1.6%2.7 $100.33
12/31/20259,437,576 shares $916.67 million +14.3%1.7%2.64 $97.13
12/15/20258,256,507 shares $767.28 million +27.9%1.5%2.08 $92.93
11/28/20256,457,376 shares $586.65 million -11.1%1.1%2.55 $90.85
11/14/20257,263,235 shares $632.48 million -6.5%1.3%3.19 $87.08
10/31/20257,763,716 shares $663.72 million +14.1%1.4%2.47 $85.49
10/15/20256,800,000 shares $609.42 million -13.2%1.2%2 $89.62
9/30/20257,830,000 shares $692.56 million +34.8%N/A2.2 $88.45
9/15/20255,810,000 shares $539.52 million -4.9%N/A1.7 $92.86
8/31/20256,110,000 shares $578.86 million +1.5%1.1%1.9 $94.74
8/15/20256,020,000 shares $569.97 million +12.3%N/A1.8 $94.68
7/31/20255,360,000 shares $515.74 million -8.8%0.9%1.4 $96.22
7/15/20255,880,000 shares $519.97 million -11.3%N/A1.6 $88.43
6/30/20256,630,000 shares $592.85 million +26.1%1.2%1.8 $89.42
6/15/20255,260,000 shares $450.20 million -4.0%0.9%1.4 $85.59
5/31/20255,480,000 shares $456.48 million -1.6%1.0%1.5 $83.30
5/15/20255,570,000 shares $452.73 million +2.0%1.0%1.5 $81.28
4/30/20255,460,000 shares $416.11 million +8.6%N/A1.7 $76.21
4/15/20255,030,000 shares $368.05 million -17.4%0.9%1.6 $73.17
3/31/20256,090,000 shares $461.99 million +9.3%1.1%2 $75.86
3/15/20255,570,000 shares $408.06 million +14.6%1.0%2 $73.26
2/28/20254,860,000 shares $402.31 million -4.3%0.9%1.8 $82.78
2/15/20255,080,000 shares $411.02 million +22.4%0.9%1.9 $80.91
1/31/20254,150,000 shares $341.71 million +19.9%N/A1.6 $82.34
1/15/20253,460,000 shares $266.35 million -15.8%N/A1.3 $76.98
12/31/20244,110,000 shares $317.74 million -12.6%N/A1.6 $77.31
12/15/20244,700,000 shares $376.56 million +2.6%N/A1.8 $80.12
11/30/20244,580,000 shares $380.09 million +1.8%N/A1.7 $82.99
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11/15/20244,500,000 shares $354.42 million -10.2%N/A1.7 $78.76
10/31/20245,010,000 shares $370.34 million +5.5%N/A2 $73.92
10/15/20244,750,000 shares $346.89 million -14.3%N/A1.5 $73.03
9/30/20245,540,000 shares $404.48 million +0.9%N/A1.8 $73.01
9/15/20245,490,000 shares $400.77 million +28.6%N/A1.9 $73.00
8/31/20244,270,000 shares $307.78 million +5.4%N/A1.5 $72.08
8/15/20244,050,000 shares $282.61 million -16.7%N/A1.5 $69.78
7/31/20244,860,000 shares $328.92 million -14.9%N/A1.7 $67.68
7/15/20245,710,000 shares $359.73 million +14.7%N/A2.4 $63.00
6/30/20244,980,000 shares $300.09 million -6.6%N/A2 $60.26
6/15/20245,330,000 shares $312.34 million +10.6%N/A2 $58.60
5/31/20244,820,000 shares $284.52 million -4.4%N/A1.5 $59.03
5/15/20245,040,000 shares $309.20 million +1.8%N/A1.5 $61.35
4/30/20244,950,000 shares $296.26 million +37.9%N/A1.4 $59.85
4/15/20243,590,000 shares $216.08 million -24.4%N/A1.1 $60.19
3/31/20244,750,000 shares $299.73 million +37.7%N/A1.5 $63.10
3/15/20243,450,000 shares $205.90 million -33.3%N/A1.1 $59.68
2/29/20245,170,000 shares $290.55 million -1.0%N/A2 $56.20
2/15/20245,220,000 shares $289.66 million +24.9%N/A2.1 $55.49
1/31/20244,180,000 shares $241.48 million -7.9%N/A1.7 $57.77
1/15/20244,540,000 shares $258.46 million -13.7%N/A1.9 $56.93
12/31/20235,260,000 shares $305.82 million -2.2%N/A2.2 $58.14
12/15/20235,380,000 shares $294.50 million +7.4%N/A2.2 $54.74
11/30/20235,010,000 shares $279.76 million +1.0%N/A2.1 $55.84
11/15/20234,960,000 shares $264.47 million +21.0%N/A2.2 $53.32
10/31/20234,100,000 shares $203.36 million -12.2%N/A1.7 $49.60
10/15/20234,670,000 shares $230.56 million No ChangeN/A1.9 $49.37
9/30/20234,670,000 shares $226.92 million -8.8%N/A1.7 $48.59
9/15/20235,120,000 shares $259.94 million +3.2%N/A1.7 $50.77
8/31/20234,960,000 shares $260.30 million -4.8%N/A1.4 $52.48
8/15/20235,210,000 shares $263.47 million +3.6%N/A1.4 $50.57
7/31/20235,030,000 shares $253.96 million -5.1%N/A1.4 $50.49
7/15/20235,300,000 shares $268.23 million +1.5%N/A1.5 $50.61
6/30/20235,220,000 shares $260.22 million +10.6%N/A1.6 $49.85
6/15/20234,720,000 shares $246.71 million +18.6%N/A1.5 $52.27
5/31/20233,980,000 shares $220.29 million -6.6%N/A1.5 $55.35
5/15/20234,260,000 shares $235.02 million -11.6%N/A1.7 $55.17
4/30/20234,820,000 shares $266.88 million -15.4%N/A2 $55.37
4/15/20235,700,000 shares $314.41 million -18.1%N/A2.1 $55.16
3/31/20236,960,000 shares $380.50 million +36.5%N/A2.7 $54.67
3/15/20235,100,000 shares $264.74 million -4.7%N/A2.2 $51.91
2/28/20235,350,000 shares $299.92 million -1.7%N/A2.4 $56.06
2/15/20235,440,000 shares $321.83 million -13.4%N/A2.5 $59.16
1/31/20236,280,000 shares $377.99 million +5.4%N/A2.8 $60.19
1/15/20235,960,000 shares $377.57 million -12.2%N/A2.8 $63.35
12/30/20226,790,000 shares $416.57 million +42.4%N/A3.3 $61.35
12/15/20224,770,000 shares $294.50 million +9.7%N/A2.3 $61.74
11/30/20224,350,000 shares $297.80 million -11.2%N/A2.2 $68.46
11/15/20224,900,000 shares $317.47 million -20.5%N/A2.5 $64.79
10/31/20226,160,000 shares $383.40 million +10.4%N/A3.1 $62.24
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10/15/20225,580,000 shares $305.51 million +6.7%N/A2.8 $54.75
9/30/20225,230,000 shares $296.44 million -38.8%N/A2.5 $56.68
9/15/20228,550,000 shares $522.49 million +20.1%N/A3.9 $61.11
8/31/20227,120,000 shares $423.85 million +177.0%N/A2.9 $59.53
8/15/20222,570,000 shares $493.31 million +16.8%2.3%3 $191.95
7/31/20222,200,000 shares $397.98 million -4.8%1.9%2.4 $180.90
7/15/20222,310,000 shares $362.83 million +17.9%2.0%2.3 $157.07
6/30/20221,960,000 shares $298.98 million +1.0%1.7%2.1 $152.54
6/15/20221,940,000 shares $290.84 million +10.9%1.7%2.1 $149.92
5/31/20221,750,000 shares $271.71 million +8.0%1.5%2.1 $155.26
5/15/20221,620,000 shares $238.93 million +5.2%1.4%1.8 $147.49
4/30/20221,540,000 shares $242.35 million +14.9%1.4%1.8 $157.37
4/15/20221,340,000 shares $239.26 million -26.0%1.2%1.5 $178.55
3/31/20221,810,000 shares $322.54 million -16.2%1.6%1.9 $178.20
3/15/20222,160,000 shares $366.29 million -17.2%1.9%2.3 $169.58
2/28/20222,610,000 shares $446.70 million -21.9%2.3%2.7 $171.15
2/15/20223,340,000 shares $584.63 million -17.1%2.9%3.6 $175.04
1/31/20224,030,000 shares $722.22 million +52.1%3.4%4.6 $179.21
1/15/20222,650,000 shares $493.27 million +10.0%2.3%3.3 $186.14
12/31/20212,410,000 shares $506.12 million +3.0%2.1%3.2 $210.01
12/15/20212,340,000 shares $472.75 million -9.3%2.0%3 $202.03
11/30/20212,580,000 shares $524.33 million +6.6%2.2%3.4 $203.23
11/15/20212,420,000 shares $507.55 million +3.4%2.1%3.4 $209.73
10/29/20212,340,000 shares $491.10 million -12.0%2.0%3.4 $209.87
10/15/20212,660,000 shares $540.03 million +37.8%2.3%3.8 $203.02
9/30/20211,930,000 shares $372.53 million -10.7%1.7%2.8 $193.02
9/15/20212,160,000 shares $423.01 million -10.7%1.8%3.2 $195.84
8/31/20212,420,000 shares $473.79 million -28.4%2.1%3.4 $195.78
8/13/20213,380,000 shares $645.55 million -11.3%2.9%4.6 $190.99

NDAQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Nasdaq shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 9,002,697 shares of NDAQ short. 1.60% of Nasdaq's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nasdaq'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. NDAQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.2. Learn More on Nasdaq'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. 1.60% of Nasdaq's floating shares are currently sold short.

Nasdaq saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,002,697 shares, a drop of 3.5% from the previous total of 9,331,915 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.

1.60% of Nasdaq's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "capital markets" compare to Nasdaq: Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (3.88%), Coinbase Global, Inc. (11.41%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (5.96%), SEI Investments Company (2.09%), Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (1.62%), Moody's Corporation (1.83%), S&P Global Inc. (1.71%), CME Group Inc. (1.62%), MSCI Inc (1.78%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (1.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NDAQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nasdaq as its price is falling. NDAQ shares are trading up $1.03 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 Nasdaq 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 NDAQ, 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 NDAQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:NDAQ is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 7/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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