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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.58 -0.02 (-0.58%)
Closing price 07/17/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Virgin Galactic Short Interest Overview

As of June 30, 2026, Virgin Galactic (SPCE) had a short interest of 42.11 million shares sold short, representing 41.94% of the public float. This marks a 17.17% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, meaning it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 14.48 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
42,110,042 shares
Previous Short Interest
35,938,181 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
17.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$120.65 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
100,680,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
41.94%
Today's Trading Volume
13,453,408 shares
Average Trading Volume
14,480,992 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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Virgin Galactic 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
6/30/202642,110,042 shares $120.65 million +17.2%41.9%1.76 $2.87
6/15/202635,938,181 shares $127.76 million +60.1%35.8%0.39 $3.56
5/29/202622,452,997 shares $139.01 million -1.1%22.4%0.54 $6.19
5/15/202622,707,202 shares $63.78 million +3.8%28.0%2.48 $2.81
4/30/202621,875,750 shares $52.17 million +11.5%27.0%2.66 $2.39
4/15/202619,619,706 shares $55.82 million +7.6%19.5%1.55 $2.85
3/31/202618,235,492 shares $44.22 million +7.6%25.0%4.42 $2.43
3/13/202616,942,702 shares $41.59 million +10.0%23.3%10.54 $2.46
2/27/202615,401,473 shares $39.35 million -9.6%21.1%9.38 $2.56
2/13/202617,027,748 shares $43.34 million +5.2%17.0%5.08 $2.55
1/30/202616,180,151 shares $46.11 million +1.4%22.2%3.11 $2.85
1/15/202615,961,960 shares $48.36 million +5.9%21.9%3.73 $3.03
12/31/202515,066,343 shares $48.36 million +3.2%26.3%2.51 $3.21
12/15/202514,603,301 shares $44.32 million +4.9%25.5%2.74 $3.04
11/28/202513,924,872 shares $53.61 million +10.7%24.3%5.85 $3.85
11/14/202512,584,478 shares $46.15 million +14.9%21.9%4.11 $3.67
10/31/202510,952,523 shares $43.10 million +4.9%19.1%2.32 $3.94
10/15/202510,440,000 shares $47.80 million +6.0%18.4%2.7 $4.58
9/30/20259,850,000 shares $37.92 million -8.7%17.3%2.6 $3.85
9/15/202510,790,000 shares $35.39 million -5.6%19.0%3.1 $3.28
8/31/202511,430,000 shares $35.60 million +7.5%20.1%3.4 $3.12
8/15/202510,630,000 shares $31.78 million +11.1%18.7%2.8 $2.99
7/31/20259,570,000 shares $36.13 million -17.1%16.9%1.6 $3.78
7/15/202511,540,000 shares $36.41 million +0.9%28.2%2 $3.16
6/30/202511,440,000 shares $31.35 million -11.0%27.9%2.3 $2.74
6/15/202512,860,000 shares $38.52 million +7.7%31.4%2.6 $3.00
5/31/202511,940,000 shares $38.45 million +2.0%29.1%2.4 $3.22
5/15/202511,710,000 shares $39.93 million +9.2%29.6%2.7 $3.41
4/30/202510,720,000 shares $31.09 million +2.7%28.2%6 $2.90
4/15/202510,440,000 shares $26.78 million +20.4%27.5%5.5 $2.57
3/31/20258,670,000 shares $26.23 million -27.1%25.7%4.3 $3.03
3/15/202511,900,000 shares $38.62 million +10.9%35.2%6.1 $3.25
2/28/202510,730,000 shares $40.72 million +9.3%31.8%6 $3.80
2/15/20259,820,000 shares $42.96 million +1.0%36.2%5.5 $4.38
1/31/20259,720,000 shares $46.22 million +11.7%36.0%4.7 $4.76
1/15/20258,700,000 shares $45.94 million +10.6%32.1%4.4 $5.28
12/31/20247,870,000 shares $46.28 million +3.7%29.0%4.4 $5.88
12/15/20247,590,000 shares $49.18 million +10.8%28.0%4.5 $6.48
11/30/20246,850,000 shares $50.01 million -4.5%25.3%4.1 $7.30
11/15/20247,170,000 shares $48.47 million +3.9%26.5%4.6 $6.76
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10/31/20246,900,000 shares $45.33 million -1.9%25.5%4.9 $6.57
10/15/20247,030,000 shares $47.56 million -1.5%26.3%5 $6.77
9/30/20247,140,000 shares $43.48 million +4.4%26.7%4.2 $6.09
9/15/20246,840,000 shares $47.81 million +6.4%25.6%3.7 $6.99
8/31/20246,430,000 shares $43.02 million +0.5%24.7%2.9 $6.69
8/15/20246,400,000 shares $43.84 million +3.6%24.6%2.8 $6.85
7/31/20246,180,000 shares $43.85 million +3.9%23.7%2.7 $7.10
7/15/20245,950,000 shares $44.92 million +12.7%31.6%2.7 $7.55
6/30/20245,280,000 shares $44.51 million -6.9%25.7%2.9 $8.43
6/15/20245,670,000 shares $3.88 million -94.6%30.1%3.6 $0.68
5/31/2024104,500,000 shares $90.86 million -0.4%N/A4.8 $0.87
5/15/2024104,930,000 shares $110.18 million -4.1%N/A6.1 $1.05
4/30/2024109,370,000 shares $95.63 million +10.7%N/A7.5 $0.87
4/15/202498,830,000 shares $100.81 million +5.5%N/A8.1 $1.02
3/31/202493,690,000 shares $138.66 million +10.6%N/A10.3 $1.48
3/15/202484,710,000 shares $141.89 million +0.3%N/A9.1 $1.68
2/29/202484,420,000 shares $146.47 million +2.8%N/A8.6 $1.74
2/15/202482,120,000 shares $157.26 million +2.7%N/A8 $1.92
1/31/202479,980,000 shares $141.56 million -1.6%N/A7.2 $1.77
1/15/202481,300,000 shares $171.54 million -0.5%N/A7.2 $2.11
12/31/202381,720,000 shares $200.21 million +1.1%N/A7.1 $2.45
12/15/202380,810,000 shares $202.43 million +1.2%N/A7.1 $2.51
11/30/202379,850,000 shares $178.07 million +4.4%N/A6.6 $2.23
11/15/202376,480,000 shares $167.49 million +3.4%N/A6.6 $2.19
10/31/202374,000,000 shares $109.52 million -1.8%N/A6.1 $1.48
10/15/202375,380,000 shares $123.62 million -1.0%N/A5.6 $1.64
9/30/202376,150,000 shares $137.07 million +16.3%N/A5.2 $1.80
9/15/202365,490,000 shares $133.60 million +3.5%N/A3.4 $2.04
8/31/202363,290,000 shares $159.49 million +2.2%N/A2.6 $2.52
8/15/202361,950,000 shares $179.04 million +4.5%N/A2.5 $2.89
7/31/202359,270,000 shares $253.68 million -6.1%N/A2.5 $4.28
7/15/202363,110,000 shares $239.82 million +5.0%N/A2.9 $3.80
6/30/202360,110,000 shares $233.53 million +17.5%N/A2.9 $3.89
6/15/202351,160,000 shares $208.22 million -7.4%N/A3.1 $4.07
5/31/202355,260,000 shares $191.20 million -0.1%23.9%5.7 $3.46
5/15/202355,290,000 shares $221.16 million +3.1%24.0%6.1 $4.00
4/30/202353,620,000 shares $195.18 million -4.8%24.5%6 $3.64
4/15/202356,340,000 shares $187.61 million -5.9%25.9%6.1 $3.33
3/31/202359,840,000 shares $242.35 million +6.7%27.5%5.7 $4.05
3/15/202356,100,000 shares $259.74 million +8.7%25.9%5.8 $4.63
2/28/202351,630,000 shares $296.36 million +1.7%23.7%5.5 $5.74
2/15/202350,770,000 shares $305.13 million -2.9%23.8%5.8 $6.01
1/31/202352,310,000 shares $288.75 million +9.9%24.5%6.5 $5.52
1/15/202347,620,000 shares $247.15 million -4.1%22.4%6.7 $5.19
12/30/202249,640,000 shares $172.75 million +10.8%23.4%9 $3.48
12/15/202244,820,000 shares $191.38 million +2.7%21.1%8.5 $4.27
11/30/202243,660,000 shares $222.23 million -0.3%20.9%8.1 $5.09
11/15/202243,810,000 shares $240.52 million -3.0%21.0%7.8 $5.49
10/31/202245,180,000 shares $208.73 million -2.4%21.6%7.4 $4.62
10/15/202246,280,000 shares $212.43 million -2.0%23.5%7.2 $4.59
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9/30/202247,230,000 shares $222.45 million -1.7%24.0%7.2 $4.71
9/15/202248,050,000 shares $265.24 million +0.4%24.4%6.4 $5.52
8/31/202247,880,000 shares $282.97 million +2.9%24.3%6.2 $5.91
8/15/202246,540,000 shares $329.50 million -5.8%22.4%5.9 $7.08
7/31/202249,410,000 shares $367.61 million -3.3%23.8%5.6 $7.44
7/15/202251,080,000 shares $375.44 million -5.7%24.6%5.6 $7.35
6/30/202254,190,000 shares $326.22 million +4.8%26.2%5.7 $6.02
6/15/202251,710,000 shares $312.85 million -2.6%25.0%5 $6.05
5/31/202253,070,000 shares $372.02 million +2.9%25.6%4.9 $7.01
5/15/202251,560,000 shares $337.20 million +3.4%24.8%3.7 $6.54
4/30/202249,890,000 shares $373.68 million -1.1%24.1%2.8 $7.49
4/15/202250,420,000 shares $453.28 million -6.6%24.3%2.7 $8.99
3/31/202253,960,000 shares $533.12 million +2.9%26.0%2.6 $9.88
3/15/202252,460,000 shares $386.11 million +1.8%25.1%2.5 $7.36
2/28/202251,530,000 shares $498.81 million +8.3%24.7%2.5 $9.68
2/15/202247,590,000 shares $511.12 million +8.3%22.8%2.4 $10.74
1/31/202243,940,000 shares $404.25 million +35.0%21.1%3.1 $9.20
1/15/202232,540,000 shares $329.96 million +2.7%15.6%2.4 $10.14
12/31/202131,690,000 shares $424.01 million -7.7%15.2%2.7 $13.38
12/15/202134,330,000 shares $507.05 million -1.0%16.5%2.9 $14.77
11/30/202134,660,000 shares $554.56 million -2.1%16.6%2.8 $16.00
11/15/202135,390,000 shares $672.41 million -4.6%17.0%2.6 $19.00
10/29/202137,100,000 shares $695.63 million +19.4%19.3%2.5 $18.75
10/15/202131,070,000 shares $621.71 million +7.3%16.2%2 $20.01
9/30/202128,960,000 shares $732.69 million +8.0%15.1%1.3 $25.30
9/15/202126,810,000 shares $641.03 million +8.8%14.0%0.8 $23.91
8/31/202124,640,000 shares $667.99 million -9.1%13.1%0.7 $27.11
8/13/202127,100,000 shares $687.53 million -10.5%14.4%0.7 $25.37
7/30/202130,270,000 shares $907.80 million -6.4%17.1%0.7 $29.99

SPCE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Virgin Galactic shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 42,110,042 shares of SPCE short. 41.94% of Virgin Galactic's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Virgin Galactic'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. SPCE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.8. Learn More on Virgin Galactic'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. 41.94% of Virgin Galactic's floating shares are currently sold short.

Virgin Galactic saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 42,110,042 shares, an increase of 17.2% from the previous total of 35,938,181 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.

41.94% of Virgin Galactic's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Virgin Galactic: Clover Health Investments, Corp. (5.51%), Rocket Lab Corporation (8.04%), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (1.61%), Mesa Air Group, Inc. (1.65%), Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (2.09%), Safe Bulkers, Inc (2.86%), Ardmore Shipping Corporation (6.06%), Verra Mobility Corp (7.37%), FTAI Infrastructure Inc. (15.82%), Euroseas Ltd. (0.96%),

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 SPCE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Virgin Galactic as its price is falling. SPCE shares are trading down $0.02 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 Virgin Galactic 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 SPCE, 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 SPCE, 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 SPCE:

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