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Exela Technologies (XELA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Exela Technologies Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2025, Exela Technologies (XELA) had a short interest of 136,300 shares sold short, representing 2.14% of the public float. This marks a -20.29% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.8, meaning it would take 11.8 days of the average trading volume of 2,696 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
136,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
171,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-20.29%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$313.49
Short Interest Ratio
11.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
6,365,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.14%
Today's Trading Volume
2,123 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,696 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
79%
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Exela Technologies 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
10/15/2025136,300 shares $313.49 -20.3%2.1%11.8 $0.00
9/30/2025171,000 shares $49.59 thousand +13.9%N/A11 $0.29
9/15/2025150,200 shares $300.40 +0.3%N/A12.8 $0.00
8/31/2025149,800 shares $4.97 thousand +1.2%2.4%20.8 $0.03
8/15/2025148,000 shares $4.94 thousand No ChangeN/A134.5 $0.03
7/31/2025148,000 shares $8.88 thousand No Change2.3%52.9 $0.06
7/15/2025148,000 shares $296.00 -0.3%N/A38.9 $0.00
6/30/2025148,400 shares $1.65 thousand No Change2.3%19.3 $0.01
6/15/2025148,400 shares $1.66 thousand No Change2.3%22.5 $0.01
5/31/2025148,400 shares $489.72 -0.6%2.3%6.9 $0.00
5/15/2025149,300 shares $59.72 thousand +44.0%N/A3.3 $0.40
4/30/2025103,700 shares $33.18 thousand +6.7%N/A2.6 $0.32
4/15/202597,200 shares $39.86 thousand -13.7%N/A1.4 $0.41
3/14/2025139,900 shares $60.17 thousand -20.6%N/A1.8 $0.43
2/14/2025176,400 shares $95.26 thousand +3.9%N/A2.9 $0.54
1/31/2025169,800 shares $110.37 thousand -5.5%N/A3.2 $0.65
10/31/2024838,000 shares $1.61 million +7.4%13.3%7.9 $1.92
10/15/2024780,200 shares $1.62 million +0.8%12.4%15.7 $2.08
9/30/2024773,700 shares $1.59 million +0.4%12.3%15.4 $2.06
9/15/2024770,400 shares $1.59 million +2.7%12.2%4.1 $2.07
8/31/2024750,500 shares $1.55 million -4.1%11.9%4 $2.07
8/15/2024782,500 shares $1.67 million +3.4%12.4%4 $2.13
7/31/2024756,600 shares $1.85 million -3.7%12.0%3.6 $2.45
7/15/2024785,900 shares $1.82 million -9.3%12.5%3.3 $2.32
6/30/2024866,500 shares $2.11 million +28.0%13.7%3.6 $2.43
6/15/2024676,900 shares $1.54 million +2.3%10.7%2.5 $2.27
5/31/2024662,000 shares $1.59 million -10.2%10.5%3.8 $2.40
5/15/2024737,400 shares $2.06 million -8.3%11.7%4.3 $2.79
4/30/2024804,300 shares $1.77 million +13.9%12.8%5 $2.20
4/15/2024706,200 shares $1.65 million +7.0%11.1%4.7 $2.33
3/31/2024659,900 shares $2.14 million +10.1%10.4%4.4 $3.25
3/15/2024599,200 shares $1.52 million -2.0%9.4%4.2 $2.53
2/29/2024611,600 shares $1.36 million +5.3%9.6%6.2 $2.23
2/15/2024580,600 shares $1.34 million -12.0%9.1%5.3 $2.31
1/31/2024660,000 shares $1.47 million +1.8%10.4%5.7 $2.23
1/15/2024648,400 shares $1.78 million -1.3%10.2%5.6 $2.75
12/31/2023656,800 shares $2.21 million -3.1%10.3%5.8 $3.36
12/15/2023678,000 shares $2.31 million -10.3%10.7%5.9 $3.41
11/30/2023755,400 shares $2.52 million -4.1%11.9%6 $3.34
11/15/2023787,300 shares $2.61 million -0.8%12.4%6.5 $3.31
10/31/2023793,900 shares $2.40 million +11.3%12.5%4.6 $3.02
10/15/2023713,400 shares $2.38 million -2.7%11.2%3.1 $3.34
9/30/2023732,900 shares $3.09 million -18.3%11.5%2.9 $4.22
9/15/2023897,500 shares $3.33 million +19.1%14.1%3.2 $3.71
8/31/2023753,400 shares $3.30 million -3.9%11.8%2 $4.38
8/15/2023784,300 shares $3.51 million +55.5%12.3%1.3 $4.47
7/31/2023504,300 shares $3.20 million +15.7%7.9%0.2 $6.34
7/15/2023435,800 shares $2.10 million -26.3%6.8%0.2 $4.83
6/30/2023591,300 shares $2.75 million -22.4%9.3%0.2 $4.65
6/15/2023762,300 shares $3.81 million -24.5%12.0%0.3 $5.00
5/31/20231,010,000 shares $5.20 million -93.1%N/A0.4 $5.15
5/15/202314,590,000 shares $8.99 billion +8,678.6%N/A5.9 $616.00
4/30/202333,230,000 shares $1.13 million +37.5%N/A0.3 $0.03
4/15/202324,170,000 shares $1.26 million -14.1%N/A0.2 $0.05
3/31/202328,140,000 shares $1.09 million +108.8%N/A0.2 $0.04
3/15/202313,480,000 shares $614.69 thousand +33.7%N/A0.1 $0.05
2/28/202310,080,000 shares $504 thousand +12.8%N/A0.1 $0.05
2/15/20238,940,000 shares $549.81 thousand +5.3%N/A0.1 $0.06
1/31/20238,490,000 shares $517.04 thousand -52.2%N/A0.1 $0.06
1/15/202317,760,000 shares $1.27 million -20.6%N/A0.3 $0.07
12/30/202222,360,000 shares $1.83 million +12.9%N/A0.7 $0.08
12/15/202219,810,000 shares $2.18 million -0.7%N/A1 $0.11
11/30/202219,950,000 shares $3.53 million +43.4%N/A1.3 $0.18
11/15/202213,910,000 shares $3.86 million +25.7%N/A1 $0.28
10/31/202211,070,000 shares $2.63 million +4.9%N/A1.3 $0.24
10/15/202210,550,000 shares $3.80 million +40.7%N/A1.1 $0.36
9/30/20227,500,000 shares $3.40 million +8.5%N/A0.7 $0.45
9/15/20226,910,000 shares $5.70 million -9.1%N/A0.6 $0.83
8/31/20227,600,000 shares $7.16 million +14.5%N/A0.7 $0.94
8/15/20226,640,000 shares $9.56 million +93.0%N/A0.6 $1.44
7/31/20223,440,000 shares $4.88 million +34.4%N/A0.4 $1.42
7/15/20222,560,000 shares $5.15 million -5.2%N/A0.4 $2.01
6/30/202253,900,000 shares $6.17 million +8.6%N/A0.8 $0.11
6/15/202249,640,000 shares $6.80 million +19.2%N/A0.9 $0.14
5/31/202241,650,000 shares $9.15 million +26.3%N/A1.1 $0.22
5/15/202232,980,000 shares $10.45 million -18.5%N/A1 $0.32
4/30/202240,450,000 shares $13.32 million +44.9%N/A1.1 $0.33
4/15/202227,920,000 shares $9.77 million +28.6%N/A0.6 $0.35
3/31/202221,710,000 shares $9.04 million -6.5%N/A0.5 $0.42
3/15/202223,210,000 shares $11.02 million +6.1%N/A0.5 $0.48
2/28/202221,870,000 shares $14.15 million -11.8%N/A0.6 $0.65
2/15/202224,790,000 shares $18.25 million -7.7%N/A0.7 $0.74
1/31/202226,870,000 shares $18.22 million +195.6%N/A0.8 $0.68
1/15/20229,090,000 shares $4.63 million -7.2%N/A0.4 $0.51
12/31/20219,790,000 shares $8.59 million -9.0%N/A0.5 $0.88
12/15/202110,760,000 shares $12.16 million -6.5%N/A0.6 $1.13
11/30/202111,510,000 shares $14.62 million -12.9%N/A0.6 $1.27
11/15/202113,220,000 shares $20.62 million +20.8%N/A0.6 $1.56
10/29/202110,940,000 shares $20.57 million -6.1%N/A0.5 $1.88
10/15/202111,650,000 shares $19.81 million -8.8%N/A0.5 $1.70
9/30/202112,770,000 shares $24.77 million +68.5%N/A0.3 $1.94
9/15/20217,580,000 shares $15.61 million +48.3%N/A0.1 $2.06
8/31/20215,110,000 shares $13.23 million -27.8%9.0%0.1 $2.59
8/13/20217,080,000 shares $18.83 million -18.9%12.5%0.1 $2.66
7/30/20218,730,000 shares $22.96 million +4.7%37.7%0.1 $2.63
7/15/20218,340,000 shares $27.52 million +140.4%36.1%0.1 $3.30
6/30/20213,470,000 shares $8.29 million +125.3%15.0%0.1 $2.39
6/15/20211,540,000 shares $2.28 million -48.0%13.0%0.6 $1.48
5/28/20212,960,000 shares $4.59 million -28.9%25.0%1.1 $1.55
5/14/20214,160,000 shares $6.07 million +2.7%18.1%0.4 $1.46

XELA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Exela Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 136,300 shares of XELA short. 2.14% of Exela Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Exela Technologies' 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. XELA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.8. Learn More on Exela Technologies'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. 2.14% of Exela Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Exela Technologies saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 136,300 shares, a drop of 20.3% from the previous total of 171,000 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.

2.14% of Exela Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Exela Technologies: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.77%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.55%), PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (2.01%), S&P Global Inc. (1.00%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (2.02%), DoorDash, Inc. (2.96%), Relx Plc (0.19%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (5.05%), Waste Connections, Inc. (0.70%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (1.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($65.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($34.25 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.99 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($11.14 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($10.34 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.62 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($7.84 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($6.44 billion), and Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($5.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XELA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Exela Technologies as its price is falling. XELA shares are trading up $0.00 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 Exela Technologies occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of XELA, 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 XELA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2025.

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

  • 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 (NASDAQ:XELA) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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