Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Paramount Skydance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 58,890,000 shares of PSKY short. 11.66% of Paramount Skydance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paramount Skydance'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. PSKY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Paramount Skydance'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. 11.66% of Paramount Skydance's floating shares are currently sold short.

Paramount Skydance saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 58,890,000 shares, an increase of 4.4% from the previous total of 56,420,000 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.

Paramount Skydance currently has issued a total of 674,220,000 shares. Some of Paramount Skydance'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. Paramount Skydance currently has a public float of 505,130,000 shares.

11.66% of Paramount Skydance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "communication services" compare to Paramount Skydance: Tron Inc. (7.55%), Eros Media World Plc (0.74%), Array Digital Infrastructure Inc. (8.99%), GCI Liberty, Inc. - Series C GCI Group (1.87%), Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR (3.52%), MediaCo Holding Inc. (0.16%), iOThree Limited (0.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PSKY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paramount Skydance as its price is falling. PSKY shares are trading up $0.47 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 Paramount Skydance 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 PSKY, 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 PSKY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.