United Airlines (UAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $106.05 -0.11 (-0.10%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$106.03 -0.02 (-0.02%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock United Airlines Short Interest DataUnited Airlines (UAL) has a short interest of 13.72 million shares, representing 4.26% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.54% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 4.58 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,720,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,380,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.38 billionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares323,730,000 sharesFloat Size321,920,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.26%Today's Trading Volume5,035,991 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,578,997 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average110% Short Selling United Airlines? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for United Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUAL Short Interest Over TimeUAL Days to Cover Over TimeUAL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time United Airlines Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/202513,720,000 shares $1.38 billion +2.5%4.3%2 $100.93 7/31/202513,380,000 shares $1.18 billion -1.2%4.2%1.8 $88.31 7/15/202513,540,000 shares $1.17 billion +8,232.3%4.2%1.8 $86.38 6/30/2025162,500 shares $12.94 million -98.9%0.1%0.8 $79.63 6/15/202515,200,000 shares $1.12 billion +11.8%4.7%1.7 $74.00 5/31/202513,600,000 shares $1.08 billion -7.6%4.2%1.5 $79.25 5/15/202514,710,000 shares $1.13 billion -2.3%4.5%1.5 $76.54 4/30/202515,050,000 shares $1.04 billion -8.1%N/A1.6 $68.82 4/15/202516,370,000 shares $1.10 billion -15.8%5.0%1.8 $67.00 3/31/202519,450,000 shares $1.34 billion +19.1%6.0%2.2 $69.05 Get the Latest News and Ratings for UAL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for United Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/202516,330,000 shares $1.20 billion -7.6%5.0%2.2 $73.67 2/28/202517,670,000 shares $1.66 billion +32.1%5.4%2.6 $93.81 2/15/202513,380,000 shares $1.39 billion -9.7%4.1%2.3 $104.26 1/31/202514,810,000 shares $1.57 billion -18.4%N/A2.6 $105.84 1/15/202518,140,000 shares $1.90 billion -6.6%N/A3 $104.99 12/31/202419,430,000 shares $1.89 billion -2.7%N/A3 $97.10 12/15/202419,960,000 shares $1.90 billion +5.8%N/A2.8 $95.11 11/30/202418,860,000 shares $1.83 billion +4.7%N/A2.6 $96.83 11/15/202418,010,000 shares $1.64 billion +17.0%N/A2.3 $91.17 10/31/202415,400,000 shares $1.21 billion -7.2%N/A2 $78.26 10/15/202416,600,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.0%N/A2.1 $64.05 9/30/202416,430,000 shares $937.50 million +8.5%N/A2.1 $57.06 9/15/202415,140,000 shares $760.33 million -1.4%N/A2.1 $50.22 8/31/202415,350,000 shares $676.01 million -5.9%N/A2.2 $44.04 8/15/202416,310,000 shares $695.78 million +14.9%N/A2.3 $42.66 7/31/202414,190,000 shares $644.51 million +12.4%N/A2 $45.42 7/15/202412,620,000 shares $559.32 million -19.0%N/A1.7 $44.32 6/30/202415,580,000 shares $758.12 million -11.4%N/A1.8 $48.66 6/15/202417,587,800 shares $873.94 million -0.2%N/A1.9 $49.69 5/31/202417,620,000 shares $933.68 million -2.1%N/A1.9 $52.99 5/15/202417,990,000 shares $988.73 million +8.1%N/A1.9 $54.96 4/30/202416,650,000 shares $856.81 million -24.1%N/A1.7 $51.46 4/15/202421,940,000 shares $900.42 million +30.7%N/A2.1 $41.04 3/31/202416,790,000 shares $803.91 million -5.9%N/A1.9 $47.88 3/15/202417,840,000 shares $778.18 million -1.8%N/A2.1 $43.62 2/29/202418,170,000 shares $826.55 million +14.8%N/A2.1 $45.49 2/15/202415,830,000 shares $678.00 million -6.8%N/A1.8 $42.83 1/31/202416,980,000 shares $702.63 million -4.0%N/A2 $41.38 1/15/202417,680,000 shares $703.31 million +1.2%N/A2 $39.78 12/31/202317,470,000 shares $720.81 million -5.0%N/A2.1 $41.26 12/15/202318,380,000 shares $801.00 million -5.0%N/A2.3 $43.58 11/30/202319,340,000 shares $762.00 million -0.4%N/A2.5 $39.40 11/15/202319,420,000 shares $775.63 million +0.2%N/A2.7 $39.94 10/31/202319,380,000 shares $678.49 million +28.9%N/A2.8 $35.01 10/15/202315,030,000 shares $581.96 million -4.9%N/A2.3 $38.72 9/30/202315,810,000 shares $668.76 million -6.6%N/A2.6 $42.30 9/15/202316,930,000 shares $773.70 million -1.1%N/A2.8 $45.70 8/31/202317,120,000 shares $852.75 million +0.2%N/A2.8 $49.81 8/15/202317,090,000 shares $877.40 million -2.8%N/A2.8 $51.34 7/31/202317,590,000 shares $955.31 million -6.4%N/A2.7 $54.31 7/15/202318,800,000 shares $1.00 billion +3.5%N/A2.8 $53.34 6/30/202318,160,000 shares $996.44 million +3.3%N/A2.7 $54.87 6/15/202317,580,000 shares $941.94 million -17.2%N/A2.6 $53.58 5/31/202321,240,000 shares $1.01 billion +12.1%N/A2.8 $47.47 5/15/202318,940,000 shares $856.09 million +11.2%N/A2.5 $45.20 4/30/202317,030,000 shares $745.91 million +3.8%N/A2.3 $43.80 4/15/202316,410,000 shares $683.80 million +6.6%N/A2.2 $41.67 3/31/202315,400,000 shares $681.45 million -2.8%N/A1.8 $44.25 3/15/202315,850,000 shares $683.77 million +11.0%N/A1.9 $43.14 2/28/202314,280,000 shares $741.99 million -9.0%N/A1.7 $51.96 2/15/202315,690,000 shares $783.09 million -16.3%N/A1.9 $49.91 1/31/202318,750,000 shares $918 million -0.3%N/A2.3 $48.96 1/15/202318,800,000 shares $971.02 million +5.2%N/A2.2 $51.65 12/30/202217,880,000 shares $674.08 million +17.1%N/A2.1 $37.70 12/15/202215,270,000 shares $588.66 million +0.3%N/A1.8 $38.55 11/30/202215,220,000 shares $672.27 million -17.0%N/A1.7 $44.17 11/15/202218,330,000 shares $807.25 million +2.8%N/A2 $44.04 10/31/202217,840,000 shares $768.55 million +15.5%N/A1.9 $43.08 10/15/202215,450,000 shares $548.01 million +10.7%N/A1.6 $35.47 9/30/202213,960,000 shares $454.12 million -8.2%N/A1.4 $32.53 9/15/202215,200,000 shares $591.28 million -5.9%N/A1.5 $38.90 8/31/202216,160,000 shares $565.76 million +3.5%N/A1.6 $35.01 8/15/202215,610,000 shares $622.21 million -8.5%N/A1.4 $39.86 7/31/202217,060,000 shares $626.96 million -9.4%N/A1.4 $36.75 7/15/202218,820,000 shares $729.84 million -2.7%N/A1.5 $38.78 6/30/202219,350,000 shares $685.38 million -15.5%7.3%1.4 $35.42 6/15/202222,900,000 shares $867.68 million -0.6%8.6%1.7 $37.89 5/31/202223,040,000 shares $1.10 billion +6.4%N/A1.6 $47.63 5/15/202221,660,000 shares $937.23 million +8.4%N/A1.4 $43.27 4/30/202219,990,000 shares $1.01 billion +5.8%N/A1.3 $50.50 4/15/202218,900,000 shares $852.96 million +8.7%N/A1.2 $45.13 3/31/202217,390,000 shares $806.20 million -14.0%5.4%1.2 $46.36 3/15/202220,210,000 shares $772.83 million +48.5%6.3%1.4 $38.24 2/28/202213,610,000 shares $604.28 million -6.7%4.2%0.9 $44.40 2/15/202214,590,000 shares $736.50 million -12.1%4.5%1.1 $50.48 1/31/202216,600,000 shares $711.81 million +28.2%5.1%1.3 $42.88 1/15/202212,950,000 shares $605.28 million -25.3%4.0%1 $46.74 12/31/202117,340,000 shares $759.15 million -1.4%5.4%1.4 $43.78 12/15/202117,590,000 shares $729.99 million -0.7%5.5%1.4 $41.50 11/30/202117,720,000 shares $748.85 million +35.7%5.5%1.4 $42.26 11/15/202113,060,000 shares $659.27 million -13.0%4.0%1.2 $50.48 10/29/202115,010,000 shares $692.56 million -1.3%4.7%1.4 $46.14 10/15/202115,210,000 shares $730.08 million -2.4%4.7%1.4 $48.00 9/30/202115,580,000 shares $741.14 million -1.5%4.8%1.3 $47.57 9/15/202115,820,000 shares $693.87 million +9.3%4.9%1.3 $43.86 8/31/202114,470,000 shares $673.00 million -5.9%4.5%1.3 $46.51 8/13/202115,380,000 shares $715.02 million +2.5%4.8%1.3 $46.49 7/30/202115,000,000 shares $700.80 million +3.8%4.7%1.2 $46.72 7/15/202114,450,000 shares $689.41 million -20.0%4.5%1.1 $47.71 6/30/202118,070,000 shares $944.88 million +51.6%5.6%1.4 $52.29 6/15/202111,920,000 shares $659.06 million +8.0%3.7%0.9 $55.29 5/28/202111,040,000 shares $644.18 million -5.7%3.4%0.8 $58.35 5/14/202111,710,000 shares $613.96 million -11.0%N/A0.7 $52.43 4/30/202113,160,000 shares $706.56 million +11.1%N/A0.8 $53.69 4/15/202111,850,000 shares $674.50 million -3.3%N/A0.7 $56.92 3/31/202112,250,000 shares $713.07 million -13.6%N/A0.8 $58.21 3/15/202114,180,000 shares $798.19 million -0.5%N/A0.9 $56.29 2/26/202114,250,000 shares $737.87 million +3.2%N/A0.9 $51.78 2/12/202113,810,000 shares $599.91 million -15.6%N/A0.8 $43.44 1/29/202116,370,000 shares $696.54 million +21.2%N/A0.9 $42.55 1/15/202113,510,000 shares $625.38 million -1.8%N/A0.7 $46.29 12/31/202013,750,000 shares $613.94 million -3.1%N/A0.7 $44.65 12/15/202014,190,000 shares $662.96 million -9.0%N/A0.7 $46.72 11/30/202015,600,000 shares $706.68 million +1.8%N/A0.7 $45.30 10/30/202017,050,000 shares $572.37 million -12.3%N/A0.7 $33.57 10/15/202019,430,000 shares $691.90 million +0.1%N/A0.7 $35.61 9/30/202019,410,000 shares $674.50 million -4.0%N/A0.5 $34.75 9/15/202020,220,000 shares $744.10 million -12.5%N/A0.5 $36.80 UAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is United Airlines' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of United Airlines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 13,720,000 shares of UAL short. 4.26% of United Airlines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Airlines' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for United Airlines? 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. UAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on United Airlines's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting United Airlines? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of United Airlines: Nomura Holdings Inc., Par Capital Management Inc., Man Group plc, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Volterra Technologies LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC , Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and Valeo Financial Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for United Airlines? 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. 4.26% of United Airlines' floating shares are currently sold short. Is United Airlines' short interest increasing or decreasing? United Airlines saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,720,000 shares, an increase of 2.5% from the previous total of 13,380,000 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. What is United Airlines' float size? United Airlines currently has issued a total of 323,730,000 shares. Some of United Airlines' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. United Airlines currently has a public float of 321,920,000 shares. How does United Airlines' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.26% of United Airlines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to United Airlines: American Airlines Group Inc. (9.86%), Allegiant Travel Company (12.29%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.44%), JetBlue Airways Corporation (18.77%), SkyWest, Inc. (2.63%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (21.70%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (4.18%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (5.73%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.03%), Southwest Airlines Co. (6.99%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short United Airlines stock? Short selling UAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Airlines as its price is falling. UAL shares are trading down $0.11 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 United Airlines? A short squeeze for United Airlines 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 UAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is United Airlines' 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 UAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies American Airlines Group Short Interest Allegiant Travel Short Interest J.B. Hunt Transport Services Short Interest JetBlue Airways Short Interest SkyWest Short Interest Frontier Group Short Interest Alaska Air Group Short Interest Copa Short Interest Delta Air Lines Short Interest Southwest Airlines Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:UAL) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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