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American Express (AXP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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American Express Short Interest Data

American Express (AXP) has a short interest of 8.31 million shares, representing 1.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.77% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.83 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,310,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,640,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.77%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.14 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
700,589,000 shares
Float Size
699,520,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.19%
Today's Trading Volume
2,473,752 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,831,401 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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American Express Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20258,310,000 shares $2.14 billion +8.8%1.2%2.5 $257.87
3/31/20257,640,000 shares $2.06 billion -8.2%1.1%2.4 $269.25
3/15/20258,320,000 shares $2.21 billion +0.7%1.2%3 $266.04
2/28/20258,260,000 shares $2.48 billion +0.9%1.2%3.2 $300.77
2/15/20258,190,000 shares $2.55 billion +1.6%1.2%3.4 $311.37
1/31/20258,060,000 shares $2.56 billion -2.2%1.2%3.2 $317.12
1/15/20258,240,000 shares $2.58 billion -3.9%1.2%3.2 $312.51
12/31/20248,570,000 shares $2.54 billion -1.8%1.2%3.4 $296.79
12/15/20248,730,000 shares $2.64 billion +1.3%1.2%3.4 $302.14
11/30/20248,620,000 shares $2.63 billion -3.5%1.2%3.3 $304.68
11/15/20248,930,000 shares $2.56 billion +13.3%1.3%3.3 $286.80
10/31/20247,880,000 shares $2.13 billion -5.6%1.1%3 $270.13
10/15/20248,350,000 shares $2.32 billion -5.5%1.2%3 $277.31
9/30/20248,840,000 shares $2.40 billion -5.2%1.3%3.2 $271.17
9/15/20249,320,000 shares $2.41 billion +0.3%1.3%3.3 $259.00
8/31/20249,290,000 shares $2.40 billion -1.4%1.3%3.3 $258.65
8/15/20249,420,000 shares $2.35 billion +6.0%1.3%3.4 $249.49
7/31/20248,890,000 shares $2.25 billion +6.2%1.3%3.2 $253.04
7/15/20248,370,000 shares $2.04 billion +10.7%1.2%2.8 $244.02
6/30/20247,560,000 shares $1.75 billion -10.4%1.1%2.6 $231.55
6/15/20248,440,000 shares $1.90 billion +4.5%1.2%2.9 $224.82
5/31/20248,080,000 shares $1.94 billion -5.9%1.1%2.8 $240.01
5/15/20248,590,000 shares $2.08 billion +17.4%1.2%3 $241.68
4/30/20247,320,000 shares $1.71 billion +14.7%1.0%2.4 $234.13
4/15/20246,380,000 shares $1.39 billion -4.2%0.9%2 $218.40
3/31/20246,660,000 shares $1.52 billion -12.4%0.9%2.2 $227.69
3/15/20247,600,000 shares $1.66 billion -8.7%1.1%2.5 $218.32
2/29/20248,320,000 shares $1.83 billion -7.5%1.2%2.5 $219.42
2/15/20248,990,000 shares $1.91 billion +11.4%1.2%2.7 $212.52
1/31/20248,070,000 shares $1.62 billion +19.6%1.1%2.5 $200.74
1/15/20246,750,000 shares $1.23 billion +2.1%0.9%2.2 $182.04
12/31/20236,610,000 shares $1.24 billion -4.5%0.9%2.2 $187.34
12/15/20236,920,000 shares $1.25 billion +1.2%1.0%2.2 $180.56
11/30/20236,840,000 shares $1.17 billion -1.9%0.9%2.2 $170.72
11/15/20236,970,000 shares $1.11 billion +11.7%1.0%2.3 $159.38
10/31/20236,240,000 shares $911.35 million -4.2%0.9%2.1 $146.05
10/15/20236,510,000 shares $983.66 million +3.7%0.9%2.2 $151.10
9/30/20236,280,000 shares $936.91 million -2.9%0.9%2.2 $149.19
9/15/20236,470,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.3%0.9%2.4 $163.80
8/31/20236,760,000 shares $1.07 billion No Change0.9%2.5 $157.99
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8/15/20236,760,000 shares $1.09 billion +9.7%0.9%2.4 $161.91
7/31/20236,160,000 shares $1.04 billion -5.1%0.8%2.1 $168.88
7/15/20236,490,000 shares $1.13 billion -5.1%0.9%2.2 $173.39
6/30/20236,840,000 shares $1.19 billion -3.7%0.9%2.3 $174.13
6/15/20237,100,000 shares $1.23 billion +10.8%1.0%2.3 $173.83
5/31/20236,410,000 shares $1.02 billion -3.6%0.9%1.9 $158.56
5/15/20236,650,000 shares $997.50 million +5.2%0.9%2 $150.00
4/30/20236,320,000 shares $1.02 billion +10.7%0.9%1.9 $161.34
4/15/20235,710,000 shares $931.99 million -2.2%0.8%1.5 $163.22
3/31/20235,840,000 shares $963.31 million -4.7%0.8%1.6 $164.95
3/15/20236,130,000 shares $979.64 million -1.5%0.8%1.8 $159.81
2/28/20236,220,000 shares $1.08 billion -15.8%0.8%2 $173.99
2/15/20237,390,000 shares $1.34 billion +7.7%1.0%2.4 $180.67
1/31/20236,860,000 shares $1.20 billion +22.5%0.9%2.1 $174.93
1/15/20235,600,000 shares $872.26 million -0.4%0.8%1.9 $155.76
12/30/20225,620,000 shares $830.36 million -10.2%0.8%1.9 $147.75
12/15/20226,260,000 shares $940.38 million +3.3%0.8%2 $150.22
11/30/20226,060,000 shares $955.00 million -12.3%0.8%1.9 $157.59
11/15/20226,910,000 shares $1.06 billion -7.0%0.9%2.2 $153.89
10/31/20227,430,000 shares $1.10 billion +7.4%1.0%2.4 $148.45
10/15/20226,920,000 shares $946.73 million -5.9%0.9%2.3 $136.81
9/30/20227,350,000 shares $991.59 million -19.4%1.0%2.4 $134.91
9/15/20229,120,000 shares $1.42 billion -0.6%1.2%2.8 $156.13
8/31/20229,170,000 shares $1.39 billion +16.5%1.2%2.7 $152.00
8/15/20227,870,000 shares $1.30 billion -2.1%1.1%2.4 $165.40
7/31/20228,040,000 shares $1.24 billion -3.3%1.1%2.3 $154.02
7/15/20228,310,000 shares $1.18 billion +6.7%1.1%2.3 $142.48
6/30/20227,790,000 shares $1.08 billion -14.0%N/A2.3 $138.62
6/15/20229,060,000 shares $1.32 billion -7.3%N/A2.7 $146.22
5/31/20229,770,000 shares $1.65 billion +11.2%1.3%3 $168.82
5/15/20228,790,000 shares $1.40 billion -2.0%1.2%2.3 $158.75
4/30/20228,970,000 shares $1.57 billion +0.3%1.2%2.3 $174.71
4/15/20228,940,000 shares $1.62 billion -0.6%1.2%2.1 $181.16
3/31/20228,990,000 shares $1.68 billion +1.0%1.2%2.1 $187.00
3/15/20228,900,000 shares $1.57 billion -20.9%1.2%2.1 $176.04
2/28/202211,250,000 shares $2.19 billion +9.0%1.5%2.6 $194.54
2/15/202210,320,000 shares $2.04 billion +2.4%1.4%2.4 $197.98
1/31/202210,080,000 shares $1.81 billion +8.2%1.3%2.4 $179.82
1/15/20229,320,000 shares $1.57 billion +7.8%1.2%2.3 $168.40
12/31/20218,650,000 shares $1.42 billion -13.2%1.1%2.3 $163.60
12/15/20219,960,000 shares $1.62 billion -4.6%1.3%2.6 $162.24
11/30/202110,440,000 shares $1.59 billion -10.7%1.4%2.8 $152.30
11/15/202111,690,000 shares $2.14 billion -24.6%1.5%3.4 $183.13
10/29/202115,510,000 shares $2.70 billion +64.8%2.0%4.4 $173.78
10/15/20219,410,000 shares $1.65 billion +13.7%1.2%2.6 $175.81
9/30/20218,280,000 shares $1.39 billion -10.4%1.0%2.2 $167.53
9/15/20219,240,000 shares $1.49 billion -1.3%1.2%2.5 $161.34
8/31/20219,360,000 shares $1.55 billion -2.0%1.2%2.5 $165.96
8/13/20219,550,000 shares $1.59 billion -35.8%1.2%2.7 $166.08
7/30/202114,870,000 shares $2.54 billion +82.5%1.9%4.3 $170.53
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7/15/20218,150,000 shares $1.41 billion +26.2%1.0%2.5 $172.85
6/30/20216,460,000 shares $1.07 billion +3.2%0.8%2.1 $165.23
6/15/20216,260,000 shares $1.04 billion -0.8%0.8%2.2 $166.27
5/28/20216,310,000 shares $1.01 billion -6.5%0.8%2.2 $160.13
5/14/20216,750,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.1%0.8%2.2 $154.08
4/30/20216,680,000 shares $1.03 billion +2.8%0.8%2.1 $154.63
4/15/20216,500,000 shares $958.23 million -2.7%0.8%1.9 $147.42
3/31/20216,680,000 shares $958.51 million -23.0%0.8%1.8 $143.49
3/15/20218,670,000 shares $1.29 billion -1.4%1.1%2.3 $148.54
2/26/20218,790,000 shares $1.20 billion -5.1%1.1%2.3 $137.08
2/12/20219,260,000 shares $1.19 billion +9.6%1.2%2.4 $128.31
1/29/20218,450,000 shares $1.01 billion +22.5%1.1%2 $118.97
1/15/20216,900,000 shares $854.08 million +9.7%0.9%1.6 $123.78
12/31/20206,290,000 shares $751.21 million -19.6%0.8%1.5 $119.43
12/15/20207,820,000 shares $917.76 million +5.3%1.0%1.8 $117.36
11/30/20207,430,000 shares $895.98 million +0.7%0.9%1.7 $120.59
11/15/20207,380,000 shares $848.63 million -6.2%0.9%1.7 $114.99
10/30/20207,870,000 shares $716.72 million +12.9%1.0%1.8 $91.07
10/15/20206,970,000 shares $730.53 million -8.8%0.9%1.8 $104.81
9/30/20207,640,000 shares $765.91 million -27.7%1.0%1.9 $100.25
9/15/202010,570,000 shares $1.13 billion -4.6%1.3%2.5 $106.68
8/31/202011,080,000 shares $1.13 billion +11.9%1.4%2.5 $101.59
8/14/20209,900,000 shares $994.06 million +7.0%1.2%2 $100.41
7/31/20209,250,000 shares $863.21 million -2.6%1.2%1.7 $93.32
7/15/20209,500,000 shares $900.98 million -6.7%1.2%1.6 $94.84
6/30/202010,180,000 shares $969.14 million -7.4%1.3%1.6 $95.20
6/15/202010,990,000 shares $1.14 billion -1.6%1.4%1.6 $103.95
5/29/202011,170,000 shares $1.06 billion -1.5%N/A1.4 $95.07
5/15/202011,340,000 shares $932.37 million -4.8%1.4%1.4 $82.22

AXP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is American Express' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of American Express shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 8,310,000 shares of AXP short. 1.19% of American Express' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Express' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for American Express?

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. AXP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on American Express's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting American Express?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Express: Caas Capital Management LP, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Man Group plc, Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bayview Asset Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Berkley W R Corp, Lido Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Cigogne Management SA, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, One River Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA , Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., LPL Financial LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for American Express?

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. 1.19% of American Express' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is American Express' short interest increasing or decreasing?

American Express saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,310,000 shares, an increase of 8.8% from the previous total of 7,640,000 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 American Express' float size?

American Express currently has issued a total of 700,589,000 shares. Some of American Express' 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. American Express currently has a public float of 699,520,000 shares.

How does American Express' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.19% of American Express' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American Express: Capital One Financial Co. (6.02%), Discover Financial Services (1.77%), SLM Co. (2.85%), Credit Acceptance Co. (8.49%), Nelnet, Inc. (1.59%), EZCORP, Inc. (21.75%), Encore Capital Group, Inc. (7.53%), World Acceptance Co. (6.79%), PRA Group, Inc. (1.51%), Green Dot Co. (3.67%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short American Express stock?

Short selling AXP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Express as its price is falling. AXP shares are trading up $2.51 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 American Express?

A short squeeze for American Express 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 AXP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is American Express' 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 AXP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.



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