Carnival Co. & (CCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Carnival Co. & shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 106,550,000 shares of CCL short. Learn More on Carnival Co. &'s 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. CCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Carnival Co. &'s short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Carnival Co. &: Wolverine Trading LLC, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Worth Venture Partners LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Royal Bank of Canada, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, CSS LLC IL, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, DLD Asset Management LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Prelude Capital Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Weiss Asset Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Citigroup Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Group One Trading L.P., Belvedere Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, CTC LLC, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Bank of Montreal Can, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and Cutler Group LLC CA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Carnival Co. & saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 106,550,000 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 104,510,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Carnival Co. &: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (8.63%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (7.43%), Warner Music Group Corp. (1.13%), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (25.75%), Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (4.87%), Fox Co. (6.38%), Roblox Co. (3.70%), On Holding AG (9.38%), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (8.49%), Fox Co. (1.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.67 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.56 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.20 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.19 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.00 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carnival Co. & as its price is falling. CCL shares are trading down $0.37 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 Carnival Co. & 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 CCL, 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 CCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2023.