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Olympic Steel (ZEUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$33.72 +0.04 (+0.12%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Olympic Steel Short Interest Data

Olympic Steel (ZEUS) has a short interest of 292,200 shares, representing 2.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.60% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 59,882 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
292,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
287,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.60%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$9.09 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
11,200,000 shares
Float Size
9,810,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.98%
Today's Trading Volume
53,708 shares
Average Trading Volume
59,882 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
90%
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ZEUS Days to Cover Over Time

ZEUS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Olympic Steel Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/2025292,200 shares $9.09 million +1.6%3.0%4.1 $31.10
7/15/2025287,600 shares $9.56 million -98.9%2.9%3.8 $33.25
6/30/202525,330,000 shares $825.50 million +8,003.0%263.2%4 $32.59
6/15/2025312,600 shares $9.53 million +26.8%3.2%4 $30.49
5/31/2025246,500 shares $7.33 million -14.9%2.5%3 $29.75
5/15/2025289,500 shares $9.19 million +3.5%3.0%3 $31.73
4/30/2025279,800 shares $9.02 million +9.9%2.9%2.8 $32.25
4/15/2025254,500 shares $7.66 million -1.4%2.6%2.6 $30.08
3/31/2025258,200 shares $8.14 million -10.2%2.6%2.7 $31.52
3/15/2025287,400 shares $9.44 million +24.0%3.0%3 $32.85
2/28/2025231,700 shares $7.70 million -18.6%2.4%2.5 $33.22
2/15/2025284,700 shares $10.06 million -24.9%2.9%3.2 $35.35
1/31/2025379,000 shares $13.06 million +2.9%3.9%4.1 $34.47
1/15/2025368,200 shares $12.41 million +6.7%3.8%3.7 $33.71
12/31/2024345,200 shares $11.33 million -3.2%3.5%3.3 $32.81
12/15/2024356,500 shares $14.14 million +15.8%3.6%3 $39.67
11/30/2024308,000 shares $13.02 million -2.6%3.2%1.7 $42.28
11/15/2024316,100 shares $12.53 million -13.6%3.2%1.6 $39.64
10/31/2024365,900 shares $13.13 million -0.6%3.7%2 $35.88
10/15/2024368,000 shares $14.27 million +124.9%3.8%2 $38.77
9/30/2024163,600 shares $6.38 million -72.7%1.7%0.9 $39.00
9/15/2024598,100 shares $23.09 million +29.0%6.1%3.5 $38.60
8/31/2024463,700 shares $18.59 million +71.8%4.7%4.2 $40.10
8/15/2024269,900 shares $10.94 million -25.7%2.8%2.9 $40.55
7/31/2024363,400 shares $18.42 million +0.2%3.7%3.8 $50.68
7/15/2024362,600 shares $16.74 million +15.9%3.7%3.8 $46.18
6/30/2024313,000 shares $14.03 million -14.9%3.2%3.5 $44.83
6/15/2024367,700 shares $16.94 million -7.0%3.8%4.4 $46.07
5/31/2024395,200 shares $20.61 million +23.5%4.0%4.7 $52.14
5/15/2024319,900 shares $17.12 million +3.1%3.3%3.7 $53.51
4/30/2024310,400 shares $19.73 million -1.7%3.2%3.7 $63.57
4/15/2024315,600 shares $21.66 million -4.0%3.2%3.9 $68.62
3/31/2024328,600 shares $23.29 million -25.1%3.4%4 $70.88
3/15/2024438,700 shares $28.79 million +10.5%4.5%5 $65.63
2/29/2024396,900 shares $27.00 million +10.3%4.1%4.2 $68.02
2/15/2024359,700 shares $25.94 million +4.8%3.7%4 $72.12
1/31/2024343,300 shares $23.20 million -1.4%3.5%4 $67.58
1/15/2024348,300 shares $22.10 million +5.5%3.6%4 $63.46
12/31/2023330,200 shares $22.02 million -15.9%3.4%3.8 $66.70
12/15/2023392,400 shares $23.27 million -9.4%4.0%4.7 $59.29
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11/30/2023433,200 shares $24.49 million +36.1%4.4%6.1 $56.53
11/15/2023318,400 shares $17.74 million -4.2%3.3%4.5 $55.72
10/31/2023332,300 shares $16.87 million +2.2%3.4%4.7 $50.77
10/15/2023325,300 shares $16.16 million -6.9%3.3%4.4 $49.68
9/30/2023349,500 shares $19.65 million -10.2%3.6%4.7 $56.21
9/15/2023389,000 shares $19.52 million -12.7%4.0%5.1 $50.18
8/31/2023445,700 shares $23.85 million +15.1%4.6%5.4 $53.52
8/15/2023387,300 shares $18.91 million +6.5%4.0%4.5 $48.82
7/31/2023363,600 shares $20.29 million -21.3%3.7%3.9 $55.79
7/15/2023461,900 shares $23.98 million +3.7%4.7%4.8 $51.92
6/30/2023445,600 shares $21.83 million -5.1%4.6%4.4 $49.00
6/15/2023469,500 shares $21.59 million -6.7%4.8%4.4 $45.99
5/31/2023503,300 shares $21.05 million +58.3%5.2%4.3 $41.82
5/15/2023317,900 shares $13.35 million -13.1%3.3%2.4 $41.99
4/30/2023365,600 shares $17.03 million +3.5%3.8%2.6 $46.57
4/15/2023353,300 shares $18.42 million +4.9%3.6%2.6 $52.14
3/31/2023336,700 shares $17.58 million +0.6%3.5%2.4 $52.21
3/15/2023334,600 shares $15.68 million +3.7%3.4%2.6 $46.86
2/28/2023322,800 shares $16.95 million +12.7%3.4%2.7 $52.50
2/15/2023286,400 shares $13.39 million -0.5%3.0%2.7 $46.77
1/31/2023287,700 shares $12.73 million -16.8%3.0%3.2 $44.24
1/15/2023345,900 shares $14.33 million +0.9%3.6%4.5 $41.44
12/30/2022342,900 shares $11.51 million +21.6%3.6%5.3 $33.58
12/15/2022282,100 shares $8.85 million -7.1%2.9%4.6 $31.37
11/30/2022303,600 shares $10.65 million -4.5%3.2%5.6 $35.09
11/15/2022317,900 shares $9.70 million -8.3%3.3%6.1 $30.51
10/31/2022346,800 shares $9.44 million -5.8%3.6%6.6 $27.21
10/15/2022368,300 shares $8.54 million +1.5%3.8%6.7 $23.20
9/30/2022362,900 shares $8.28 million +27.5%3.8%6.1 $22.81
9/15/2022284,700 shares $7.29 million -6.1%3.0%4.4 $25.59
8/31/2022303,200 shares $7.98 million -18.9%3.2%4.2 $26.32
8/15/2022374,000 shares $10.85 million +1.1%3.9%4.9 $29.02
7/31/2022369,800 shares $10.99 million -13.4%3.8%4.5 $29.73
7/15/2022427,000 shares $11.26 million -2.9%4.4%4.8 $26.36
6/30/2022439,900 shares $11.33 million -9.3%4.6%4.7 $25.75
6/15/2022484,800 shares $15.12 million -5.2%5.0%4.7 $31.19
5/31/2022511,100 shares $17.46 million +30.2%5.3%4.8 $34.17
5/15/2022392,500 shares $12.11 million -4.6%4.1%3.3 $30.85
4/30/2022411,500 shares $14.13 million -6.8%4.3%3.7 $34.33
4/15/2022441,500 shares $17.40 million -1.2%4.6%4.1 $39.41
3/31/2022446,700 shares $17.18 million +8.9%4.7%4.3 $38.46
3/15/2022410,200 shares $12.03 million -10.5%4.3%4.2 $29.32
2/28/2022458,200 shares $12.27 million +8.5%4.9%4.6 $26.77
2/15/2022422,200 shares $10.05 million -2.9%4.5%5 $23.80
1/31/2022434,600 shares $9.25 million -8.7%4.6%5.1 $21.29
1/15/2022476,100 shares $11.70 million -5.2%5.1%5.4 $24.57
12/31/2021502,400 shares $11.81 million +37.2%5.4%5.9 $23.50
12/15/2021366,100 shares $8.02 million -5.2%3.9%4.3 $21.91
11/30/2021386,100 shares $7.86 million +4.3%4.1%5.1 $20.35
11/15/2021370,200 shares $9.11 million -19.2%4.0%5.2 $24.61
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10/29/2021458,100 shares $12.35 million +0.4%4.9%6.2 $26.97
10/15/2021456,200 shares $11.59 million +26.3%4.9%6.1 $25.41
9/30/2021361,300 shares $8.80 million -6.4%3.9%4.5 $24.36
9/15/2021386,000 shares $9.82 million +3.3%4.2%4.1 $25.45
8/31/2021373,800 shares $10.19 million +4.2%4.0%3.5 $27.26
8/13/2021358,700 shares $10.80 million -8.2%3.9%2.6 $30.11
7/30/2021390,700 shares $11.77 million -10.8%4.2%2.7 $30.12
7/15/2021437,900 shares $13.12 million +28.3%4.7%2.8 $29.96
6/30/2021341,200 shares $10.03 million -1.5%3.7%2.1 $29.39
6/15/2021346,400 shares $11.45 million +4.8%3.7%2.1 $33.06
5/28/2021330,500 shares $11.82 million -7.9%3.6%2 $35.75
5/14/2021358,900 shares $11.89 million -8.5%3.9%2.4 $33.14
4/30/2021392,200 shares $11.46 million -2.4%4.3%2.9 $29.22
4/15/2021402,000 shares $11.74 million +10.9%4.4%3.6 $29.20
3/31/2021362,600 shares $11.08 million +18.6%4.0%3.5 $30.57
3/15/2021305,800 shares $8.87 million +16.7%3.4%3.7 $29.00
2/26/2021262,100 shares $4.86 million -0.6%2.9%4.9 $18.53
2/12/2021263,800 shares $4.12 million +9.7%2.9%6.1 $15.60
1/29/2021240,400 shares $3.39 million +6.2%2.6%6.2 $14.11
1/15/2021226,400 shares $3.63 million +29.0%2.5%6.3 $16.04
12/31/2020175,500 shares $2.37 million -3.2%1.9%5.1 $13.49
12/15/2020181,300 shares $2.83 million -10.8%2.0%5.2 $15.59
11/30/2020203,200 shares $3.17 million +14.4%2.1%5.7 $15.59
10/30/2020184,900 shares $2.19 million +2.7%1.9%4.9 $11.87
10/15/2020180,000 shares $2.15 million -4.9%1.9%4.4 $11.97
9/30/2020189,300 shares $2.15 million -5.4%2.1%4.3 $11.36
9/15/2020200,200 shares $2.29 million +7.8%2.2%4.1 $11.45
8/31/2020185,700 shares $2.04 million -2.0%2.0%3.7 $11.00

ZEUS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Olympic Steel's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Olympic Steel shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 292,200 shares of ZEUS short. 2.98% of Olympic Steel's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Olympic Steel's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Olympic Steel?

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. ZEUS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Olympic Steel's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Olympic Steel?

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. 2.98% of Olympic Steel's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Olympic Steel's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Olympic Steel saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 292,200 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the previous total of 287,600 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 Olympic Steel's float size?

Olympic Steel currently has issued a total of 11,200,000 shares. Some of Olympic Steel's 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. Olympic Steel currently has a public float of 9,810,000 shares.

How does Olympic Steel's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.98% of Olympic Steel's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Olympic Steel: Linde PLC (1.05%), Steel Dynamics, Inc. (2.26%), Commercial Metals Company (2.41%), Nucor Corporation (2.67%), Reliance, Inc. (2.12%), Ryerson Holding Corporation (3.62%), Carpenter Technology Corporation (5.46%), ATI Inc. (2.41%), Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (16.73%), Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (2.04%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Olympic Steel stock?

Short selling ZEUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Olympic Steel as its price is falling. ZEUS shares are trading up $0.04 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 Olympic Steel?

A short squeeze for Olympic Steel 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 ZEUS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Olympic Steel'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 ZEUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:ZEUS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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