Riot Platforms (RIOT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.47 -0.09 (-0.42%) Closing price 10/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.48 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 10/7/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Riot Platforms Short Interest DataRiot Platforms (RIOT) has a short interest of 74.18 million shares. This marks a -3.26% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 43.10 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest74,180,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest76,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.24 billionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares369,620,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted20.07%Today's Trading Volume32,308,569 sharesAverage Trading Volume43,097,768 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling Riot Platforms? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Riot Platforms and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRIOT Short Interest Over TimeRIOT Days to Cover Over TimeRIOT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Riot Platforms Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/202574,180,000 shares $1.24 billion -3.3%N/A1.8 $16.68 8/31/202576,680,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.8%22.3%1.9 $13.76 8/15/202575,350,000 shares $853.72 million +0.7%N/A1.9 $11.33 7/31/202574,850,000 shares $1.00 billion -10.0%21.8%1.9 $13.41 7/15/202583,180,000 shares $1.01 billion -0.1%N/A2.1 $12.10 6/30/202583,280,000 shares $941.06 million -1.4%25.0%2.4 $11.30 6/15/202584,440,000 shares $820.76 million +1.9%25.4%2.6 $9.72 5/31/202582,890,000 shares $668.92 million -2.3%25.9%2.8 $8.07 5/15/202584,860,000 shares $738.28 million +1.6%26.5%3 $8.70 4/30/202583,510,000 shares $604.61 million -1.0%N/A3.1 $7.24 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RIOT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Riot Platforms and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/202584,320,000 shares $552.30 million -2.6%26.3%3 $6.55 3/31/202586,610,000 shares $616.66 million +9.3%27.1%3 $7.12 3/15/202579,240,000 shares $619.66 million +0.8%24.7%2.7 $7.82 2/28/202578,590,000 shares $729.32 million +8.6%24.5%2.3 $9.28 2/15/202572,340,000 shares $887.61 million +8.2%22.6%2.1 $12.27 1/31/202566,870,000 shares $794.42 million -2.4%N/A1.9 $11.88 1/15/202568,480,000 shares $921.74 million +3.2%N/A2 $13.46 12/31/202466,380,000 shares $677.74 million +11.5%N/A2.1 $10.21 12/15/202459,520,000 shares $773.16 million +35.1%N/A2 $12.99 11/30/202444,070,000 shares $557.49 million +7.0%N/A1.7 $12.65 11/15/202441,190,000 shares $509.52 million -11.6%N/A1.8 $12.37 10/31/202446,580,000 shares $430.40 million -7.5%N/A2.3 $9.24 10/15/202450,330,000 shares $441.39 million +0.0%N/A2.8 $8.77 9/30/202450,310,000 shares $373.30 million +3.3%N/A2.6 $7.42 9/15/202448,710,000 shares $350.71 million -2.9%N/A2.5 $7.20 8/31/202450,140,000 shares $377.55 million -3.0%N/A2.5 $7.53 8/15/202451,700,000 shares $397.06 million +0.9%N/A2.4 $7.68 7/31/202451,230,000 shares $522.03 million -6.4%N/A2.3 $10.19 7/15/202454,720,000 shares $628.19 million -11.3%N/A2.2 $11.48 6/30/202461,720,000 shares $564.12 million +15.2%N/A2.7 $9.14 6/15/202453,600,000 shares $564.41 million +6.9%N/A2.4 $10.53 5/31/202450,140,000 shares $488.36 million -0.6%N/A2.2 $9.74 5/15/202450,420,000 shares $523.36 million +10.9%N/A2.1 $10.38 4/30/202445,480,000 shares $459.80 million +31.9%N/A1.8 $10.11 4/15/202434,480,000 shares $295.49 million +10.5%N/A1.4 $8.57 3/31/202431,210,000 shares $382.01 million -7.3%N/A1.2 $12.24 3/15/202433,660,000 shares $390.46 million +18.2%N/A1.2 $11.60 2/29/202428,490,000 shares $402.28 million -8.3%N/A0.9 $14.12 2/15/202431,070,000 shares $513.59 million -12.0%N/A1 $16.53 1/31/202435,300,000 shares $384.77 million +4.9%N/A1.2 $10.90 1/15/202433,640,000 shares $394.60 million -2.1%N/A1.1 $11.73 12/31/202334,350,000 shares $531.39 million +3.9%N/A1.2 $15.47 12/15/202333,070,000 shares $516.88 million -7.7%N/A1.3 $15.63 11/30/202335,820,000 shares $449.54 million -6.4%N/A1.6 $12.55 11/15/202338,280,000 shares $408.83 million +4.9%N/A1.8 $10.68 10/31/202336,490,000 shares $356.87 million +1.9%N/A1.9 $9.78 10/15/202335,820,000 shares $327.75 million +12.2%N/A1.9 $9.15 9/30/202331,920,000 shares $297.81 million +7.6%N/A1.6 $9.33 9/15/202329,680,000 shares $319.65 million -3.2%N/A1.4 $10.77 8/31/202330,660,000 shares $347.99 million +3.9%N/A1.4 $11.35 8/15/202329,500,000 shares $404.15 million +3.0%N/A1.3 $13.70 7/31/202328,630,000 shares $530.23 million +1.4%N/A1.3 $18.52 7/15/202328,240,000 shares $539.95 million -0.7%N/A1.2 $19.12 6/30/202328,450,000 shares $336.28 million +0.4%N/A1.2 $11.82 6/15/202328,330,000 shares $282.45 million +19.8%N/A1.2 $9.97 5/31/202323,640,000 shares $283.68 million +7.9%N/A1 $12.00 5/15/202321,910,000 shares $242.76 million -18.4%N/A1 $11.08 4/30/202326,850,000 shares $321.13 million -15.9%N/A1.3 $11.96 4/15/202331,940,000 shares $430.55 million -5.3%N/A1.6 $13.48 3/31/202333,710,000 shares $336.76 million +2.5%N/A1.7 $9.99 3/15/202332,880,000 shares $219.97 million +3.8%N/A2 $6.69 2/28/202331,670,000 shares $197.94 million +3.5%N/A2.3 $6.25 2/15/202330,590,000 shares $203.73 million +5.8%N/A2.3 $6.66 1/31/202328,920,000 shares $181.33 million +1.4%N/A2.1 $6.27 1/15/202328,520,000 shares $171.69 million -5.4%N/A2.2 $6.02 12/30/202230,150,000 shares $102.21 million -4.8%N/A2.7 $3.39 12/15/202231,660,000 shares $127.27 million +1.5%N/A3 $4.02 11/30/202231,180,000 shares $144.99 million +11.3%N/A2.8 $4.65 11/15/202228,020,000 shares $146.26 million +17.8%N/A2.4 $5.22 10/31/202223,780,000 shares $163.84 million -4.9%N/A1.9 $6.89 10/15/202225,000,000 shares $144 million -1.5%N/A2 $5.76 9/30/202225,390,000 shares $177.98 million +3.9%N/A1.7 $7.01 9/15/202224,440,000 shares $180.37 million +1.2%N/A1.6 $7.38 8/31/202224,140,000 shares $173.08 million -8.0%N/A1.5 $7.17 8/15/202226,240,000 shares $256.10 million -16.1%N/A1.6 $9.76 7/31/202231,270,000 shares $228.90 million +3.9%N/A2 $7.32 7/15/202230,110,000 shares $167.71 million +3.2%N/A2.1 $5.57 6/30/202229,180,000 shares $122.26 million +9.7%N/A2.5 $4.19 6/15/202226,600,000 shares $129.28 million +6.1%N/A2.4 $4.86 5/31/202225,080,000 shares $180.33 million +11.9%N/A2.5 $7.19 5/15/202222,410,000 shares $178.61 million +0.1%N/A2.4 $7.97 4/30/202222,390,000 shares $227.03 million +10.3%N/A2.6 $10.14 4/15/202220,300,000 shares $303.89 million +0.5%N/A2.2 $14.97 3/31/202220,210,000 shares $427.85 million +0.7%N/A2.1 $21.17 3/15/202220,070,000 shares $299.24 million +14.0%N/A2 $14.91 2/28/202217,610,000 shares $303.42 million +2.7%N/A1.7 $17.23 2/15/202217,150,000 shares $338.37 million +0.2%N/A1.5 $19.73 1/31/202217,120,000 shares $0.00 -9.7%N/A1.2 $0.00 1/15/202218,950,000 shares $391.89 million -7.2%N/A1.4 $20.68 12/31/202120,430,000 shares $456.20 million +15.1%N/A1.4 $22.33 12/15/202117,750,000 shares $459.19 million +17.7%N/A1.2 $25.87 11/30/202115,080,000 shares $563.54 million +8.6%N/A1.1 $37.37 11/15/202113,890,000 shares $584.63 million -12.8%N/A1 $42.09 10/29/202115,930,000 shares $433.61 million -8.1%N/A1.3 $27.22 10/15/202117,340,000 shares $482.92 million +3.3%N/A1.6 $27.85 9/30/202116,790,000 shares $431.50 million -7.7%N/A1.7 $25.70 9/15/202118,190,000 shares $551.70 million +8.4%N/A1.9 $30.33 8/31/202116,780,000 shares $626.23 million -14.4%N/A1.6 $37.32 8/13/202119,600,000 shares $701.88 million +4.8%N/A1.7 $35.81 7/30/202118,700,000 shares $616.17 million -5.1%N/A1.4 $32.95 7/15/202119,700,000 shares $555.93 million -1.3%N/A1.4 $28.22 6/30/202119,960,000 shares $751.89 million +13.1%N/A1.1 $37.67 6/15/202117,650,000 shares $618.81 million -12.8%N/A0.9 $35.06 5/28/202120,250,000 shares $549.38 million +25.0%N/A1 $27.13 5/14/202116,200,000 shares $360.13 million +11.2%N/A0.7 $22.23 4/30/202114,570,000 shares $587.61 million +30.7%N/A0.5 $40.33 4/15/202111,150,000 shares $559.28 million +5.7%N/A0.4 $50.16 3/31/202110,550,000 shares $543.43 million +10.7%N/A0.4 $51.51 3/15/20219,530,000 shares $598.58 million +15.9%N/A0.3 $62.81 2/26/20218,220,000 shares $375.41 million +7.5%N/A0.2 $45.67 2/12/20217,650,000 shares $329.64 million -35.2%N/A0.2 $43.09 1/29/202111,810,000 shares $235.37 million -9.6%N/A0.4 $19.93 1/15/202113,070,000 shares $377.72 million +18.4%N/A0.5 $28.90 12/31/202011,040,000 shares $190.55 million +2.8%N/A0.5 $17.26 12/15/202010,740,000 shares $98.16 million +38.9%N/A0.6 $9.14 11/30/20207,730,000 shares $48.31 million -21.0%N/A0.6 $6.25 11/15/20209,790,000 shares $38.96 million +7.6%N/A1 $3.98 10/30/20209,100,000 shares $32.31 million +4.8%N/A1.5 $3.55 10/15/20208,680,000 shares $28.47 million +15.4%N/A0.9 $3.28 RIOT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Riot Platforms' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Riot Platforms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 74,180,000 shares of RIOT short. Learn More on Riot Platforms' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Riot Platforms? 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. RIOT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Riot Platforms's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Riot Platforms? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Riot Platforms: Tidal Investments LLC, Shay Capital LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Riot Platforms' short interest increasing or decreasing? Riot Platforms saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 74,180,000 shares, a decrease of 3.3% from the previous total of 76,680,000 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. How does Riot Platforms' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Riot Platforms: Bitfarms Ltd. (11.26%), Cleanspark, Inc. (19.78%), Coinbase Global, Inc. (6.66%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (6.30%), Hut 8 Corp. (15.55%), Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (29.09%), Synchrony Financial (4.12%), Affirm Holdings, Inc. (6.26%), Shinhan Financial Group Co Ltd (0.01%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (2.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Riot Platforms stock? Short selling RIOT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Riot Platforms as its price is falling. RIOT shares are trading down $0.09 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 Riot Platforms? A short squeeze for Riot Platforms 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 RIOT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Riot Platforms' 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 RIOT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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