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Alibaba Group (BABA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$119.66 -2.57 (-2.11%)
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Alibaba Group Short Interest Data

Alibaba Group (BABA) has a short interest of 34.20 million shares, representing 1.53% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.61% 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 20.79 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
34,200,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
30,370,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+12.61%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.12 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,384,838,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.53%
Today's Trading Volume
14,258,621 shares
Average Trading Volume
20,793,926 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
69%
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Alibaba Group 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
7/31/202534,200,000 shares $4.12 billion +12.6%1.5%2.5 $120.60
7/15/202530,370,000 shares $3.56 billion -4.1%1.4%2.1 $117.15
6/30/202531,660,000 shares $3.59 billion +13.8%1.4%1.8 $113.42
6/15/202527,810,000 shares $3.13 billion -16.9%1.2%1.5 $112.71
5/31/202533,480,000 shares $3.81 billion -16.9%1.4%1.7 $113.89
5/15/202540,270,000 shares $4.97 billion -0.5%1.7%1.7 $123.48
4/30/202540,460,000 shares $4.83 billion -10.1%1.7%1.4 $119.42
4/15/202545,020,000 shares $5.06 billion -2.6%1.9%1.4 $112.31
3/31/202546,210,000 shares $6.11 billion -6.6%1.9%1.5 $132.32
3/15/202549,470,000 shares $6.97 billion -0.3%2.1%1.8 $140.99
2/28/202549,610,000 shares $6.57 billion -7.2%2.1%1.9 $132.45
2/15/202553,480,000 shares $6.67 billion +8.3%2.2%2.2 $124.73
1/31/202549,370,000 shares $4.87 billion +18.3%2.1%2.7 $98.65
1/15/202541,720,000 shares $3.44 billion +11.2%1.8%2.9 $82.40
12/31/202437,520,000 shares $3.18 billion -14.3%1.6%2.4 $84.79
12/15/202443,800,000 shares $3.85 billion -12.8%1.8%2.1 $87.82
11/30/202450,230,000 shares $4.39 billion -9.1%2.1%2.5 $87.37
11/15/202455,230,000 shares $4.89 billion -11.7%2.3%2.8 $88.57
10/31/202462,560,000 shares $6.13 billion -9.2%2.6%3.1 $97.93
10/15/202468,870,000 shares $7.01 billion +1.3%2.9%3.5 $101.85
9/30/202467,990,000 shares $7.22 billion +8.4%2.8%3.7 $106.14
9/15/202462,720,000 shares $5.31 billion +14.8%2.9%4.6 $84.69
8/31/202454,650,000 shares $4.55 billion -2.8%2.5%4.2 $83.34
8/15/202456,200,000 shares $4.47 billion +1.6%2.7%4 $79.54
7/31/202455,320,000 shares $4.36 billion +0.9%2.6%3.7 $78.85
7/15/202454,810,000 shares $4.28 billion +9.1%2.6%3.5 $78.03
6/30/202450,240,000 shares $3.62 billion -1.9%2.2%3.1 $72.00
6/15/202451,190,000 shares $3.75 billion -2.3%2.3%3.1 $73.35
5/31/202452,400,000 shares $4.11 billion +12.6%2.3%3.2 $78.34
5/15/202446,550,000 shares $3.77 billion +6.0%2.1%2.8 $80.98
4/30/202443,930,000 shares $3.29 billion +7.8%1.8%2.9 $74.86
4/15/202440,760,000 shares $2.88 billion -1.9%1.7%2.4 $70.64
3/31/202441,560,000 shares $3.01 billion -5.6%1.7%2.3 $72.36
3/15/202444,030,000 shares $3.23 billion -7.3%1.8%2.3 $73.40
2/29/202447,520,000 shares $3.52 billion +9.3%2.0%2.3 $74.02
2/15/202443,470,000 shares $3.21 billion +6.1%1.8%2 $73.81
1/31/202440,960,000 shares $2.96 billion -3.1%1.7%1.8 $72.17
1/15/202442,270,000 shares $3.04 billion +20.4%1.8%2 $71.84
12/31/202335,100,000 shares $2.72 billion -10.6%1.5%1.9 $77.51
12/15/202339,260,000 shares $2.93 billion -17.6%1.7%2.3 $74.54
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11/30/202347,620,000 shares $3.56 billion +16.0%2.0%3.1 $74.86
11/15/202341,050,000 shares $3.57 billion +2.3%1.7%3 $87.07
10/31/202340,130,000 shares $3.31 billion -9.5%1.7%3.1 $82.53
10/15/202344,330,000 shares $3.72 billion -0.3%1.9%3.1 $84.02
9/30/202344,450,000 shares $3.86 billion -0.3%1.9%2.8 $86.74
9/15/202344,600,000 shares $3.88 billion +8.1%1.9%2.7 $87.06
8/31/202341,260,000 shares $3.83 billion +7.5%1.7%2.3 $92.87
8/15/202338,390,000 shares $3.52 billion -30.1%1.6%2.1 $91.63
7/31/202354,930,000 shares $5.61 billion -5.2%2.3%2.9 $102.17
7/15/202357,920,000 shares $5.48 billion +2.9%2.4%2.9 $94.56
6/30/202356,270,000 shares $4.69 billion -4.4%2.2%2.8 $83.35
6/15/202358,830,000 shares $5.42 billion +1.0%2.3%2.5 $92.20
5/31/202358,270,000 shares $4.64 billion +11.1%2.3%2.5 $79.58
5/15/202352,460,000 shares $4.63 billion +1.2%2.0%2.1 $88.34
4/30/202351,830,000 shares $4.39 billion -6.3%2.0%2.1 $84.69
4/15/202355,300,000 shares $5.23 billion +0.6%2.1%2.4 $94.55
3/31/202354,970,000 shares $5.62 billion -17.4%2.1%2.3 $102.18
3/15/202366,580,000 shares $5.43 billion +6.7%2.6%3.2 $81.51
2/28/202362,380,000 shares $5.48 billion +15.0%2.4%2.9 $87.79
2/15/202354,250,000 shares $5.59 billion +3.6%2.1%2.5 $103.08
1/31/202352,350,000 shares $5.77 billion -6.2%2.0%2.3 $110.20
1/15/202355,790,000 shares $6.53 billion -0.3%2.1%2 $117.01
12/30/202255,940,000 shares $4.93 billion -6.7%2.1%2.1 $88.09
12/15/202259,980,000 shares $5.17 billion -13.8%2.3%2.3 $86.21
11/30/202269,560,000 shares $6.09 billion -1.4%2.7%2.8 $87.56
11/15/202270,540,000 shares $5.59 billion -8.7%2.7%2.9 $79.30
10/31/202277,250,000 shares $4.91 billion +31.9%2.9%3.6 $63.58
10/15/202258,580,000 shares $4.28 billion -0.8%2.2%2.7 $73.02
9/30/202259,060,000 shares $4.72 billion +7.3%2.2%2.9 $79.99
9/15/202255,070,000 shares $4.89 billion +2.8%2.1%2.6 $88.83
8/31/202253,590,000 shares $5.11 billion +9.5%2.0%2.2 $95.41
8/15/202248,940,000 shares $4.61 billion +13.1%1.8%1.8 $94.20
7/31/202243,280,000 shares $3.87 billion +1.4%1.6%1.5 $89.37
7/15/202242,680,000 shares $4.37 billion -6.5%1.6%1.6 $102.44
6/30/202245,660,000 shares $5.19 billion +14.6%1.7%1.7 $113.68
6/15/202239,830,000 shares $4.30 billion -4.9%1.5%1.4 $108.03
5/31/202241,880,000 shares $4.02 billion +6.2%1.6%1.2 $96.05
5/15/202239,450,000 shares $3.47 billion -1.2%1.5%1.2 $87.99
4/30/202239,940,000 shares $3.88 billion +5.7%1.5%1.2 $97.09
4/15/202237,800,000 shares $3.61 billion +4.0%1.4%1.2 $95.49
3/31/202236,350,000 shares $3.95 billion -19.1%1.4%1.1 $108.80
3/15/202244,930,000 shares $3.45 billion +0.4%1.7%1.5 $76.76
2/28/202244,740,000 shares $4.71 billion -1.6%1.7%2 $105.19
2/15/202245,460,000 shares $5.74 billion -3.7%1.7%1.9 $126.24
1/31/202247,180,000 shares $5.93 billion -1.4%1.8%2 $125.79
1/15/202247,830,000 shares $6.29 billion -11.5%1.8%2.1 $131.57
12/31/202154,050,000 shares $6.42 billion -1.5%2.0%2.3 $118.79
12/15/202154,870,000 shares $6.72 billion +14.0%2.1%2.4 $122.47
11/30/202148,140,000 shares $6.14 billion +4.0%1.8%2.1 $127.53
11/15/202146,270,000 shares $7.71 billion -1.7%1.7%2.1 $166.54
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10/29/202147,050,000 shares $7.76 billion -35.7%1.7%1.9 $164.94
10/15/202173,190,000 shares $12.30 billion +2.9%2.7%2.8 $168.00
9/30/202171,130,000 shares $10.53 billion +26.2%2.6%2.8 $148.05
9/15/202156,370,000 shares $8.90 billion +14.3%2.1%2.4 $157.86
8/31/202149,310,000 shares $8.23 billion +7.7%1.8%2.2 $166.99
8/13/202145,770,000 shares $8.63 billion -11.3%1.7%2.3 $188.62
7/30/202151,600,000 shares $10.07 billion +8.5%1.9%2.9 $195.19
7/15/202147,570,000 shares $10.22 billion -1.5%1.8%3.2 $214.76
6/30/202148,270,000 shares $10.95 billion +3.3%1.8%3.1 $226.78
6/15/202146,710,000 shares $9.81 billion +4.9%1.7%3 $210.06
5/28/202144,520,000 shares $9.53 billion +2.5%1.7%2.8 $213.96
5/14/202143,440,000 shares $8.95 billion -0.7%N/A2.6 $206.08
4/30/202143,760,000 shares $10.25 billion -6.6%N/A2.9 $234.18
4/15/202146,840,000 shares $11.21 billion +5.7%N/A2.9 $239.23
3/31/202144,320,000 shares $10.16 billion +0.6%N/A2.3 $229.25
3/15/202144,070,000 shares $10.22 billion +5.5%N/A1.9 $231.87
2/26/202141,760,000 shares $10.03 billion +8.3%N/A1.9 $240.18
2/12/202138,570,000 shares $10.37 billion -7.3%N/A1.7 $268.93
1/29/202141,590,000 shares $10.85 billion +2.8%N/A1.6 $260.76
1/15/202140,450,000 shares $9.83 billion +8.8%N/A1.5 $242.98
12/31/202037,180,000 shares $8.86 billion -9.5%N/A1.5 $238.39
12/15/202041,070,000 shares $10.52 billion -4.5%N/A2.3 $256.03
11/30/202043,020,000 shares $11.89 billion +0.9%N/A2.5 $276.48
11/15/202042,650,000 shares $11.12 billion -4.5%N/A2.5 $260.84
10/30/202044,670,000 shares $13.96 billion -6.2%N/A2.9 $312.56
10/15/202047,610,000 shares $14.33 billion +2.5%N/A3.7 $301.04
9/30/202046,470,000 shares $13.66 billion +18.0%N/A3.3 $293.98
9/15/202039,390,000 shares $10.95 billion -0.2%N/A2.6 $277.96
8/31/202039,460,000 shares $11.33 billion +7.1%N/A2.4 $287.03

BABA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alibaba Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Alibaba Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 34,200,000 shares of BABA short. 1.53% of Alibaba Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alibaba Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Alibaba Group?

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. BABA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Alibaba Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Alibaba Group?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alibaba Group: Wolverine Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., CTC LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, BTG Pactual Asset Management US LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Marshall Wace LLP, Annandale Capital LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, DLD Asset Management LP, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Alibaba Group?

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. 1.53% of Alibaba Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Alibaba Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Alibaba Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 34,200,000 shares, an increase of 12.6% from the previous total of 30,370,000 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.

How does Alibaba Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.53% of Alibaba Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Alibaba Group: Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.14%), PDD Holdings Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.71%), S&P Global Inc. (0.97%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.46%), DoorDash, Inc. (2.87%), Relx Plc (0.05%), PayPal Holdings, Inc. (3.16%), Waste Connections, Inc. (1.02%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (2.29%), Reddit Inc. (15.33%),

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 Alibaba Group stock?

Short selling BABA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alibaba Group as its price is falling. BABA shares are trading down $2.57 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 Alibaba Group?

A short squeeze for Alibaba Group 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 BABA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Alibaba Group'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 BABA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.



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