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Tesla (TSLA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Tesla Short Interest Data

Tesla (TSLA) has a short interest of 85.02 million shares, representing 3.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.55% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 99.64 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
85,020,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
81,320,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+4.55%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$29.15 billion
Short Interest Ratio
0.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
3,220,956,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.33%
Today's Trading Volume
137,827,105 shares
Average Trading Volume
99,636,978 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
138%
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Tesla Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202585,020,000 shares $29.15 billion +4.6%3.3%0.7 $342.82
4/30/202581,320,000 shares $22.95 billion +0.0%N/A0.7 $282.16
4/15/202581,300,000 shares $20.66 billion +6.3%3.2%0.7 $254.11
3/31/202576,460,000 shares $19.82 billion -6.0%3.0%0.7 $259.16
3/15/202581,330,000 shares $20.33 billion +21.2%3.2%0.9 $249.98
2/28/202567,130,000 shares $19.69 billion +9.2%2.6%0.8 $293.33
2/15/202561,500,000 shares $21.88 billion +3.2%2.4%0.8 $355.84
1/31/202559,610,000 shares $24.12 billion -5.8%N/A0.7 $404.60
1/15/202563,250,000 shares $27.08 billion -6.1%N/A0.7 $428.22
12/31/202467,380,000 shares $27.21 billion -16.6%N/A0.7 $403.84
12/15/202480,770,000 shares $35.23 billion +4.6%N/A0.9 $436.23
11/30/202477,190,000 shares $26.64 billion +1.0%N/A0.9 $345.16
11/15/202476,440,000 shares $24.52 billion -1.9%N/A0.9 $320.72
10/31/202477,940,000 shares $19.47 billion -1.8%N/A0.9 $249.85
10/15/202479,360,000 shares $17.43 billion +6.8%N/A1 $219.57
9/30/202474,330,000 shares $19.45 billion -3.7%N/A0.8 $261.63
9/15/202477,220,000 shares $17.78 billion -1.9%N/A0.8 $230.29
8/31/202478,700,000 shares $16.85 billion -4.0%N/A0.8 $214.11
8/15/202481,970,000 shares $17.55 billion -5.8%N/A0.9 $214.14
7/31/202486,970,000 shares $20.18 billion -16.7%N/A0.9 $232.07
7/15/2024104,460,000 shares $26.39 billion -0.7%N/A1 $252.64
6/30/2024105,200,000 shares $20.82 billion -0.2%N/A1.1 $197.88
6/15/2024105,380,000 shares $18.76 billion +4.0%N/A1.2 $178.01
5/31/2024101,330,000 shares $18.04 billion -3.3%N/A1.1 $178.08
5/15/2024104,790,000 shares $18.23 billion -2.5%N/A1.1 $173.99
4/30/2024107,440,000 shares $19.69 billion +0.7%N/A1.1 $183.28
4/15/2024106,650,000 shares $17.22 billion -0.8%N/A1 $161.48
3/31/2024107,480,000 shares $18.89 billion +5.1%N/A1 $175.79
3/15/2024102,300,000 shares $16.73 billion +6.6%N/A1 $163.57
2/29/202495,930,000 shares $19.37 billion +8.2%N/A0.9 $201.88
2/15/202488,650,000 shares $17.77 billion -2.3%N/A0.8 $200.45
1/31/202490,710,000 shares $16.99 billion +12.7%N/A0.8 $187.29
1/15/202480,470,000 shares $17.61 billion -7.2%N/A0.7 $218.89
12/31/202386,670,000 shares $21.54 billion +4.5%N/A0.7 $248.48
12/15/202382,970,000 shares $21.03 billion -8.2%N/A0.7 $253.50
11/30/202390,330,000 shares $21.69 billion -2.6%N/A0.7 $240.08
11/15/202392,720,000 shares $22.52 billion +10.0%N/A0.8 $242.84
10/31/202384,270,000 shares $16.92 billion -0.5%N/A0.7 $200.84
10/15/202384,690,000 shares $21.27 billion +2.7%N/A0.7 $251.12
9/30/202382,430,000 shares $20.63 billion -2.7%N/A0.7 $250.22
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9/15/202384,720,000 shares $23.25 billion +3.2%N/A0.7 $274.39
8/31/202382,090,000 shares $21.19 billion +0.4%N/A0.6 $258.08
8/15/202381,760,000 shares $19.05 billion +4.5%N/A0.6 $232.96
7/31/202378,210,000 shares $20.92 billion -15.9%N/A0.6 $267.43
7/15/202393,000,000 shares $26.17 billion -2.8%N/A0.7 $281.38
6/30/202395,630,000 shares $25.03 billion -0.9%N/A0.7 $261.77
6/15/202396,480,000 shares $24.69 billion +5.8%N/A0.7 $255.90
5/31/202391,190,000 shares $18.60 billion -4.2%N/A0.7 $203.93
5/15/202395,150,000 shares $15.83 billion +0.2%N/A0.7 $166.35
4/30/202395,010,000 shares $15.61 billion +7.3%N/A0.6 $164.31
4/15/202388,570,000 shares $16.39 billion +3.5%N/A0.5 $185.00
3/31/202385,570,000 shares $17.75 billion -1.6%N/A0.5 $207.46
3/15/202387,000,000 shares $15.70 billion +6.9%N/A0.5 $180.45
2/28/202381,400,000 shares $16.74 billion -0.9%N/A0.5 $205.71
2/15/202382,120,000 shares $17.59 billion -9.1%N/A0.5 $214.24
1/31/202390,310,000 shares $15.64 billion -0.3%N/A0.6 $173.22
1/15/202390,590,000 shares $11.09 billion +13.0%N/A0.7 $122.40
12/30/202280,190,000 shares $9.88 billion +9.8%N/A0.7 $123.18
12/15/202273,040,000 shares $11.52 billion -5.9%N/A0.8 $157.67
11/30/202277,640,000 shares $15.12 billion -0.8%N/A1 $194.70
11/15/202278,270,000 shares $15.22 billion +1.9%N/A1 $194.42
10/31/202276,830,000 shares $17.48 billion +11.2%N/A1.1 $227.54
10/15/202269,090,000 shares $14.16 billion +10.3%N/A0.9 $204.99
9/30/202262,620,000 shares $16.61 billion -1.7%N/A0.8 $265.25
9/15/202263,690,000 shares $19.35 billion +4.8%N/A0.8 $303.75
8/31/202260,770,000 shares $16.75 billion +202.2%N/A0.7 $275.61
8/15/202220,110,000 shares $6.22 billion -19.6%2.3%0.7 $309.32
7/31/202225,020,000 shares $7.43 billion +6.5%2.9%0.8 $297.15
7/15/202223,490,000 shares $5.64 billion -13.3%2.7%0.8 $240.07
6/30/202227,100,000 shares $6.08 billion +0.8%3.2%0.9 $224.47
6/15/202226,880,000 shares $6.26 billion -2.4%3.1%0.9 $233.00
5/31/202227,540,000 shares $6.96 billion +7.4%3.2%1 $252.75
5/15/202225,650,000 shares $6.58 billion +8.1%3.0%0.9 $256.53
4/30/202223,730,000 shares $6.89 billion -3.3%2.8%0.9 $290.25
4/15/202224,550,000 shares $8.06 billion -3.2%2.9%0.9 $328.33
3/31/202225,350,000 shares $9.11 billion +0.8%3.0%1 $359.20
3/15/202225,150,000 shares $6.72 billion +2.4%3.0%0.9 $267.30
2/28/202224,560,000 shares $7.13 billion +1.0%2.9%0.9 $290.14
2/15/202224,330,000 shares $7.48 billion +1.1%2.9%0.9 $307.48
1/31/202224,060,000 shares $7.51 billion +7.1%2.9%0.9 $312.24
1/15/202222,460,000 shares $7.86 billion 0.0%2.8%0.8 $349.87
12/31/202122,470,000 shares $7.92 billion -13.0%2.8%0.8 $352.26
12/15/202125,820,000 shares $8.40 billion -2.8%3.2%1 $325.33
11/30/202126,570,000 shares $10.14 billion +3.4%3.3%1 $381.59
11/15/202125,700,000 shares $8.68 billion -8.5%3.1%1.1 $337.80
10/29/202128,080,000 shares $10.43 billion -7.5%3.5%1.3 $371.33
10/15/202130,340,000 shares $8.53 billion +3.9%3.7%1.5 $281.01
9/30/202129,210,000 shares $7.55 billion +8.2%3.6%1.6 $258.49
9/15/202127,000,000 shares $6.80 billion -1.6%3.4%1.4 $251.94
8/31/202127,430,000 shares $6.73 billion +2.2%3.4%1.4 $245.24
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8/13/202126,830,000 shares $6.41 billion -10.3%3.3%1.2 $239.06
7/30/202129,910,000 shares $6.85 billion -7.6%3.8%1.2 $229.07
7/15/202132,360,000 shares $7.02 billion -5.1%4.2%1.3 $216.87
6/30/202134,090,000 shares $7.72 billion -13.4%4.4%1.2 $226.57
6/15/202139,360,000 shares $7.86 billion -1.7%5.1%1.3 $199.79
5/28/202140,050,000 shares $8.35 billion +0.5%5.2%1.3 $208.41
5/14/202139,870,000 shares $7.84 billion -3.7%N/A1.1 $196.58
4/30/202141,380,000 shares $9.79 billion -19.2%N/A1.2 $236.48
4/15/202151,180,000 shares $12.60 billion +10.6%N/A1.5 $246.28
3/31/202146,270,000 shares $10.30 billion +3.4%N/A1.3 $222.64
3/15/202144,730,000 shares $10.56 billion +1.7%N/A1.1 $235.98
2/26/202144,000,000 shares $9.91 billion -7.7%N/A1.1 $225.17
2/12/202147,690,000 shares $12.97 billion -9.0%N/A1.2 $272.04
1/29/202152,380,000 shares $13.86 billion -7.1%N/A1.2 $264.51
1/15/202156,370,000 shares $15.52 billion -7.0%N/A1.3 $275.39
12/31/202060,620,000 shares $14.26 billion +34.0%N/A1.4 $235.22
12/15/202045,230,000 shares $9.55 billion -2.7%N/A1 $211.08
11/30/202046,500,000 shares $8.80 billion -2.9%N/A0.9 $189.20
11/15/202047,900,000 shares $6.52 billion +0.2%N/A0.8 $136.17
10/30/202047,800,000 shares $6.18 billion -9.7%N/A0.8 $129.35
10/15/202052,960,000 shares $7.92 billion -7.3%N/A0.8 $149.63
9/30/202057,130,000 shares $8.17 billion -3.2%N/A0.7 $143.00
9/15/202059,040,000 shares $8.85 billion +7.6%N/A0.7 $149.92
8/31/202054,890,000 shares $9.34 billion +345.9%N/A0.7 $170.08
8/14/202012,310,000 shares $1.35 billion +3.0%8.3%0.9 $110.05
7/31/202011,950,000 shares $1.14 billion -6.0%8.1%0.9 $95.38
7/15/202012,710,000 shares $1.31 billion -9.0%8.6%0.9 $103.07
6/30/202013,960,000 shares $1.00 billion -7.8%9.5%1 $71.99
6/15/202015,140,000 shares $1.00 billion -5.9%10.3%1 $66.06

TSLA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tesla's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Tesla shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 85,020,000 shares of TSLA short. 3.33% of Tesla's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tesla's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Tesla?

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. TSLA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Tesla's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Tesla?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Tesla: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, CTC LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Interval Partners LP, KEYWISE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT HK Ltd, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., 683 Capital Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., DRW Securities LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Symmetry Peak Management LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Bracebridge Capital LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Carlson Capital L.P., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, BlackBarn Capital Partners LP, Compound Planning Inc., Atika Capital Management LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capital Fund Management S.A., Venture Visionary Partners LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Elequin Capital LP, RMR Capital Management LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC, Ground Swell Capital LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., HighTower Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Fiduciary Family Office LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Citigroup Inc., XY Capital Ltd, Belvedere Trading LLC, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Commonwealth Retirement Investments LLC, BIT Capital GmbH, Bank of Nova Scotia, Gladius Capital Management LP, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft, LPL Financial LLC, CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, Cetera Investment Advisers, Morling Financial Advisors LLC, Next Capital Management LLC, Redwood Park Advisors LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Ping Capital Management Inc., Fortress Wealth Management Inc., Sigma Planning Corp, Genus Capital Management Inc., Allworth Financial LP, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Silver Oak Securities Incorporated, Financial Advocates Investment Management, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, KPP Advisory Services LLC, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, Garde Capital Inc., Silver Oak Securities Incorporated, Mission Wealth Management LP, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Oak Family Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Sovereign Financial Group Inc., Secure Asset Management LLC, Veracity Capital LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Tesla?

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. 3.33% of Tesla's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Tesla's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Tesla saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 85,020,000 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the previous total of 81,320,000 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 Tesla's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.33% of Tesla's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Tesla: General Motors (2.51%), Ford Motor (3.96%), THOR Industries, Inc. (10.16%), Winnebago Industries, Inc. (13.29%), Nikola Co. (24.35%), Toyota Motor Co. (0.08%), Ferrari (1.55%), PACCAR Inc (2.70%), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (0.33%), Stellantis (2.28%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Tesla stock?

Short selling TSLA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tesla as its price is falling. TSLA shares are trading up $13.44 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 Tesla?

A short squeeze for Tesla 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 TSLA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Tesla's 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 TSLA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.



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