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Tesla (TSLA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$342.27 +2.31 (+0.68%)
Closing price 08/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$341.64 -0.63 (-0.19%)
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Tesla Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Tesla (TSLA) had a short interest of 68.50 million shares sold short, representing 2.17% of the public float. This marks a -3.04% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, meaning it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 39.13 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
68,501,639 shares
Previous Short Interest
70,646,375 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$21.32 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
3,949,550,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.17%
Today's Trading Volume
45,359,210 shares
Average Trading Volume
39,129,136 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
116%
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Tesla 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
7/31/202668,501,639 shares $21.32 billion -3.0%2.2%1.55 $311.20
7/15/202670,646,375 shares $27.86 billion -10.7%2.3%1.78 $394.35
6/30/202679,109,257 shares $33.27 billion +1.2%2.6%1.72 $420.60
6/15/202678,183,135 shares $32.14 billion +1.6%2.6%1.6 $411.15
5/29/202676,947,758 shares $33.53 billion +2.3%2.6%1.74 $435.79
5/15/202675,190,815 shares $31.75 billion -1.9%2.5%1.28 $422.24
4/30/202676,673,071 shares $29.26 billion +7.8%2.5%1.21 $381.63
4/15/202671,106,902 shares $27.87 billion +8.4%2.4%1 $391.95
3/31/202665,598,603 shares $24.39 billion +7.8%2.1%1.06 $371.75
3/13/202660,860,404 shares $23.81 billion -1.6%1.9%1 $391.20
2/27/202661,839,735 shares $24.89 billion -4.6%2.0%1.2 $402.51
2/13/202664,823,111 shares $27.06 billion +0.7%2.2%1.07 $417.44
1/30/202664,365,617 shares $27.70 billion -0.1%2.0%1.04 $430.41
1/15/202664,410,264 shares $28.25 billion -5.1%2.0%1 $438.57
12/31/202567,866,137 shares $30.52 billion -9.1%2.1%0.91 $449.72
12/15/202574,678,636 shares $35.50 billion -4.6%2.4%1.03 $475.31
11/28/202578,303,390 shares $33.68 billion +10.0%2.5%0.97 $430.10
11/14/202571,187,964 shares $28.78 billion -1.4%2.7%0.81 $404.35
10/31/202572,221,014 shares $32.97 billion -0.6%2.7%0.87 $456.56
10/15/202572,690,000 shares $31.63 billion -5.4%2.7%0.8 $435.15
9/30/202576,820,000 shares $34.16 billion -10.9%N/A0.9 $444.72
9/15/202586,210,000 shares $35.35 billion +10.1%N/A1 $410.04
8/31/202578,270,000 shares $26.13 billion +2.0%3.1%0.9 $333.87
8/15/202576,710,000 shares $25.36 billion +6.6%N/A0.8 $330.56
7/31/202571,990,000 shares $22.19 billion +2.9%2.8%0.7 $308.27
7/15/202569,960,000 shares $21.74 billion +101,734.1%N/A0.6 $310.78
6/30/202568,700 shares $21.82 million -99.9%0.0%0.1 $317.66
6/15/202577,100,000 shares $25.08 billion +0.1%3.0%0.6 $325.31
5/31/202577,000,000 shares $26.88 billion -9.4%3.0%0.6 $349.09
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
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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
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
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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

TSLA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Tesla shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 68,501,639 shares of TSLA short. 2.17% of Tesla's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tesla'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. TSLA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.6. Learn More on Tesla'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. 2.17% of Tesla's floating shares are currently sold short.

Tesla saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 68,501,639 shares, a decrease of 3.0% from the previous total of 70,646,375 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.

2.17% of Tesla's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Tesla: Apple Inc. (0.97%), Amazon.com, Inc. (1.00%), Alphabet Inc. (0.44%), Alphabet Inc. (0.65%), Lucid Group, Inc. (37.67%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.43%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.26%), Rivian Automotive, Inc. (10.69%), Ford Motor Company (2.17%), General Motors Company (2.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $2.31 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 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.

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 July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:TSLA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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