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Chico's FAS (CHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Chico's FAS Short Interest Data

Chico's FAS (CHS) has a short interest of 12.36 million shares, representing 10.40% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 31.35% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 5.25 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,360,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,410,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+31.35%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$92.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 15, 2023
Outstanding Shares
123,460,000 shares
Float Size
118,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.40%
Today's Trading Volume
0 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,248,000 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
0%
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CHS Short Interest Over Time

CHS Days to Cover Over Time

CHS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Chico's FAS Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/15/202312,360,000 shares $92.95 million +31.4%10.4%3.2 $7.52
11/30/20239,410,000 shares $71.00 million +14.8%7.9%2.8 $7.55
11/15/20238,200,000 shares $61.42 million -6.0%6.9%2.5 $7.49
10/31/20238,720,000 shares $65.27 million +12.1%7.4%2.7 $7.49
10/15/20237,780,000 shares $58.12 million -48.2%6.6%2.5 $7.47
9/30/202315,020,000 shares $112.35 million +4.6%12.7%5.1 $7.48
9/15/202314,360,000 shares $65.91 million +6.6%12.1%8.8 $4.59
8/31/202313,470,000 shares $68.97 million +26.6%11.4%7.8 $5.12
8/15/202310,640,000 shares $56.29 million +4.0%9.0%6.1 $5.29
7/31/202310,230,000 shares $62.45 million -1.7%8.7%6.1 $6.11
7/15/202310,410,000 shares $59.23 million +0.9%8.8%5.8 $5.69
6/30/202310,320,000 shares $55.21 million -2.0%8.7%5.6 $5.35
6/15/202310,530,000 shares $55.39 million -11.4%8.9%5.5 $5.26
5/31/202311,890,000 shares $53.86 million +6.7%10.0%6.2 $4.53
5/15/202311,140,000 shares $56.59 million -1.3%9.3%5.8 $5.08
4/30/202311,290,000 shares $56.90 million +2.4%9.4%5.7 $5.04
4/15/202311,030,000 shares $58.46 million +5.5%9.2%5.2 $5.30
3/31/202310,460,000 shares $57.53 million -9.7%8.7%4.5 $5.50
3/15/202311,580,000 shares $69.83 million -7.1%9.6%4.8 $6.03
2/28/202312,460,000 shares $71.65 million +0.6%10.4%5.1 $5.75
2/15/202312,390,000 shares $63.81 million +22.1%10.3%5.2 $5.15
1/31/202310,150,000 shares $53.49 million -16.3%8.4%4.1 $5.27
1/15/202312,130,000 shares $56.16 million -5.5%10.1%5 $4.63
12/30/202212,840,000 shares $63.17 million +0.9%10.7%5.6 $4.92
12/15/202212,730,000 shares $64.80 million +0.3%10.6%5.7 $5.09
11/30/202212,690,000 shares $74.49 million -16.2%10.5%5.6 $5.87
11/15/202215,140,000 shares $104.31 million -1.1%12.6%6.6 $6.89
10/31/202215,300,000 shares $89.96 million +5.6%12.7%7.1 $5.88
10/15/202214,490,000 shares $71.44 million +5.2%12.0%6.3 $4.93
9/30/202213,780,000 shares $66.70 million +13.5%11.5%6.1 $4.84
9/15/202212,140,000 shares $61.06 million +10.7%10.1%5.3 $5.03
8/31/202210,970,000 shares $62.31 million +11.9%9.1%4.4 $5.68
8/15/20229,800,000 shares $66.35 million -9.3%8.2%3.8 $6.77
7/31/202210,810,000 shares $54.27 million +7.0%9.0%4.1 $5.02
7/15/202210,100,000 shares $51.61 million -11.6%8.4%3.9 $5.11
6/30/202211,430,000 shares $56.81 million +2.4%9.5%4.5 $4.97
6/15/202211,160,000 shares $63.17 million -0.1%9.3%4.4 $5.66
5/31/202211,170,000 shares $55.29 million -1.4%9.5%4.7 $4.95
5/15/202211,330,000 shares $56.42 million +1.6%9.6%5 $4.98
4/30/202211,150,000 shares $59.10 million +0.2%9.5%5.2 $5.30
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4/15/202211,130,000 shares $57.43 million +4.5%9.5%5.4 $5.16
3/31/202210,650,000 shares $51.12 million +2.0%9.1%5 $4.80
3/15/202210,440,000 shares $44.58 million -3.3%8.9%5.2 $4.27
2/28/202210,800,000 shares $50.76 million +3.4%9.1%5.5 $4.70
2/15/202210,450,000 shares $50.58 million +12.2%8.8%5.2 $4.84
1/31/20229,310,000 shares $43.85 million +4.3%7.9%4.6 $4.71
1/15/20228,930,000 shares $42.77 million +1.6%7.5%4.4 $4.79
12/31/20218,790,000 shares $47.29 million -3.5%7.4%4.4 $5.38
12/15/20219,110,000 shares $45.82 million +3.5%7.7%4.7 $5.03
11/30/20218,800,000 shares $50.42 million -9.6%7.4%4.6 $5.73
11/15/20219,730,000 shares $63.73 million -9.5%8.2%5 $6.55
10/29/202110,750,000 shares $58.70 million +3.9%9.1%5.7 $5.46
10/15/202110,350,000 shares $51.44 million -4.9%8.8%5.5 $4.97
9/30/202110,880,000 shares $48.85 million +17.1%9.2%5.9 $4.49
9/15/20219,290,000 shares $43.01 million +12.7%7.9%4.8 $4.63
8/31/20218,240,000 shares $42.60 million +5.8%7.0%4 $5.17
8/13/20217,790,000 shares $47.67 million -7.5%6.6%3.9 $6.12
7/30/20218,420,000 shares $52.04 million -0.6%7.1%4.1 $6.18
7/15/20218,470,000 shares $51.50 million -1.3%7.2%4.3 $6.08
6/30/20218,580,000 shares $56.46 million +21.5%7.3%4.5 $6.58
6/15/20217,060,000 shares $37.35 million +9.1%6.3%4.1 $5.29
5/28/20216,470,000 shares $30.09 million -12.0%5.8%3.6 $4.65
5/14/20217,350,000 shares $26.83 million +1.9%6.6%3.7 $3.65
4/30/20217,210,000 shares $21.63 million -4.3%6.4%3.4 $3.00
4/15/20217,530,000 shares $23.79 million -0.7%6.9%2.7 $3.16
3/31/20217,580,000 shares $24.94 million -9.9%6.9%2.7 $3.29
3/15/20218,410,000 shares $29.86 million -9.4%7.7%2.7 $3.55
2/26/20219,280,000 shares $23.94 million -8.0%8.5%3.2 $2.58
2/12/202110,090,000 shares $27.24 million -3.7%9.1%3.8 $2.70
1/29/202110,480,000 shares $23.58 million +0.9%9.4%4 $2.25
1/15/202110,390,000 shares $19.74 million +1.0%9.4%4.8 $1.90
12/31/202010,290,000 shares $17.29 million +3.4%9.3%5.6 $1.68
12/15/20209,950,000 shares $14.53 million +15.7%9.0%5.6 $1.46
11/30/20208,600,000 shares $13.93 million +14.1%7.7%5 $1.62
11/15/20207,540,000 shares $10.33 million +0.4%6.8%4 $1.37
10/30/20207,510,000 shares $7.89 million -2.0%6.8%4.3 $1.05
10/15/20207,660,000 shares $9.04 million +3.7%6.9%4.7 $1.18
9/30/20207,390,000 shares $7.19 million -14.0%6.7%4 $0.97
9/15/20208,590,000 shares $9.96 million +2.4%7.7%4.2 $1.16
8/31/20208,390,000 shares $10.74 million -7.6%7.6%3.5 $1.28
8/14/20209,080,000 shares $13.89 million +12.2%8.2%3.5 $1.53
7/31/20208,090,000 shares $10.27 million -5.4%7.3%3 $1.27
7/15/20208,550,000 shares $13.00 million -27.0%7.7%2.8 $1.52
6/30/202011,710,000 shares $15.57 million +8.5%10.6%3.7 $1.33
6/15/202010,790,000 shares $15.11 million -9.9%9.7%3.8 $1.40
5/29/202011,980,000 shares $16.17 million -2.6%10.7%4.2 $1.35
5/15/202012,300,000 shares $13.90 million -2.2%11.0%4.2 $1.13

CHS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chico's FAS's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Chico's FAS shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 12,360,000 shares of CHS short. 10.40% of Chico's FAS's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chico's FAS's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Chico's FAS?

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. CHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Chico's FAS's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Chico's FAS?

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. 10.40% of Chico's FAS's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Chico's FAS's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Chico's FAS saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,360,000 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the previous total of 9,410,000 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 Chico's FAS's float size?

Chico's FAS currently has issued a total of 123,460,000 shares. Some of Chico's FAS'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. Chico's FAS currently has a public float of 118,830,000 shares.

How does Chico's FAS's short interest compare to its competitors?

10.40% of Chico's FAS's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Chico's FAS: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (10.57%), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (12.35%), The Buckle, Inc. (9.22%), Foot Locker, Inc. (15.39%), Guess?, Inc. (25.32%), Caleres, Inc. (17.17%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (24.06%), Zumiez Inc. (7.32%), Genesco Inc. (13.03%), Citi Trends, Inc. (8.25%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.67 billion), General Motors ($4.33 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.94 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.71 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.32 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Chico's FAS stock?

Short selling CHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chico's FAS as its price is falling. 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 Chico's FAS?

A short squeeze for Chico's FAS 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 CHS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Chico's FAS'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 CHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2023.




This page (NYSE:CHS) was last updated on 5/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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