Trade Desk - TTD Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Trade Desk shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 14,940,000 shares of TTD short. Learn More on Trade Desk'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. TTD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Trade Desk's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Trade Desk: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Twin Tree Management LP, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Otter Creek Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Trade Desk saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,940,000 shares, a decrease of 6.0% from the previous total of 15,890,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Trade Desk: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (5.69%), Pinterest, Inc. (4.49%), Snap Inc. (5.95%), Baidu, Inc. (2.25%), Corning Incorporated (1.20%), Keysight Technologies, Inc. (1.92%), Cognizant Technology Solutions Co. (1.33%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.61%), HP Inc. (2.80%), and Dell Technologies Inc. (2.98%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TTD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Trade Desk as its price is falling. TTD shares are trading up $1.60 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 Trade Desk 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 TTD, 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 TTD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.