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Riot Platforms (RIOT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Riot Platforms Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, Riot Platforms (RIOT) had a short interest of 54.09 million shares sold short, representing 15.52% of the public float. This marks a -2.65% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, meaning it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 18.13 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
54,086,307 shares
Previous Short Interest
55,557,105 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.65%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.48 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
378,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.52%
Today's Trading Volume
12,099,713 shares
Average Trading Volume
18,126,240 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
67%
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Riot Platforms 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
6/30/202654,086,307 shares $1.48 billion -2.7%15.5%3.43 $27.38
6/15/202655,557,105 shares $1.52 billion -10.9%15.9%3.57 $27.38
5/29/202662,365,371 shares $1.69 billion -3.3%17.7%4.03 $27.11
5/15/202664,504,667 shares $1.52 billion +4.7%18.3%3.1 $23.49
4/30/202661,623,250 shares $1.06 billion +16.3%17.5%3.26 $17.24
4/15/202652,976,370 shares $922.85 million +0.7%15.2%3.01 $17.42
3/31/202652,622,535 shares $650.41 million +3.9%14.9%3.31 $12.36
3/13/202650,673,420 shares $711.45 million +1.5%14.4%2.68 $14.04
2/27/202649,932,370 shares $813.40 million -1.1%14.2%3.19 $16.29
2/13/202650,508,263 shares $768.74 million +4.0%14.5%2.44 $15.22
1/30/202648,588,093 shares $751.66 million -12.6%14.0%2.17 $15.47
1/15/202655,564,180 shares $920.70 million +8.9%16.1%3.13 $16.57
12/31/202551,048,872 shares $646.79 million -0.9%14.8%4.29 $12.67
12/15/202551,496,546 shares $706.02 million +8.7%14.9%3.11 $13.71
11/28/202547,373,059 shares $764.60 million -2.8%13.7%2.39 $16.14
11/14/202548,720,246 shares $679.65 million -5.2%14.2%1.9 $13.95
10/31/202551,408,523 shares $1.02 billion -11.9%14.9%2.37 $19.79
10/15/202558,360,000 shares $1.29 billion -12.0%17.0%1.7 $22.13
9/30/202566,280,000 shares $1.26 billion -10.7%N/A1.7 $19.03
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
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
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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
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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

RIOT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 June 30th, investors have sold 54,086,307 shares of RIOT short. 15.52% of Riot Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Riot Platforms' 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. RIOT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.4. Learn More on Riot Platforms'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. 15.52% of Riot Platforms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Riot Platforms saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 54,086,307 shares, a drop of 2.6% from the previous total of 55,557,105 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.

15.52% of Riot Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Riot Platforms: Bit Digital, Inc. (15.42%), Cleanspark, Inc. (31.29%), Coinbase Global, Inc. (11.32%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (23.40%), Hut 8 Corp. (12.58%), Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (28.32%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (3.72%), Affirm Holdings, Inc. (6.48%), Synchrony Financial (5.42%), SoFi Technologies, Inc. (15.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($82.01 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.15 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.07 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($16.85 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.89 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($11.29 billion), KLA Corporation ($10.37 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.78 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.48 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 Riot Platforms occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases 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.

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 June, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:RIOT) was last updated on 7/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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