Barclays (BCS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Barclays shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 2,550,000 shares of BCS short. 0.07% of Barclays' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Barclays' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Barclays: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Worth Venture Partners LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Group One Trading L.P., Cutler Group LLC CA, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.07% of Barclays' floating shares are currently sold short.

Barclays saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,550,000 shares, a drop of 46.5% from the previous total of 4,770,000 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.

0.07% of Barclays' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Barclays: Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. (0.04%), NatWest Group plc (0.05%), Lloyds Banking Group plc (0.08%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1.45%), KB Financial Group Inc. (0.08%), Banco de Chile (0.10%), Credicorp Ltd. (1.09%), Banco Santander-Chile (0.16%), Woori Financial Group Inc. (0.05%), ING Groep (0.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BCS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Barclays as its price is falling. BCS shares are trading down $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.

A short squeeze for Barclays 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 BCS, 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 BCS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.