Cinemark (CNK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cinemark shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 21,900,000 shares of CNK short. 21.38% of Cinemark's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cinemark'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. CNK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Cinemark's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cinemark: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and SG Americas Securities LLC. 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. 21.38% of Cinemark's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cinemark saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 21,900,000 shares, a decline of 14.1% from the previous total of 25,490,000 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.

Cinemark currently has issued a total of 115,012,000 shares. Some of Cinemark'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. Cinemark currently has a public float of 102,430,000 shares.

21.38% of Cinemark's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Cinemark: AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (15.04%), IMAX Corporation (8.74%), Reading International Inc (0.67%), The Walt Disney Company (1.12%), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (11.46%), News Corporation (1.98%), CuriosityStream Inc. (6.05%), TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (9.73%), News Corporation (5.88%), Warner Music Group Corp. (9.82%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cinemark as its price is falling. CNK shares are trading down $0.05 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 Cinemark occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNK, 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 CNK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.