FTAI Aviation (FTAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FTAI Aviation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 7,570,000 shares of FTAI short. Learn More on FTAI Aviation'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. FTAI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on FTAI Aviation's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of FTAI Aviation: IMC Chicago LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FTAI Aviation saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,570,000 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 7,420,000 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 "aerospace" compare to FTAI Aviation: CAE Inc. (0.79%), Leonardo DRS, Inc. (3.52%), Elbit Systems Ltd. (0.49%), Hexcel Co. (2.13%), Curtiss-Wright Co. (0.54%), AeroVironment, Inc. (2.65%), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (8.82%), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (1.86%), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (1.53%), AAR Corp. (2.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FTAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FTAI Aviation as its price is falling. FTAI shares are trading down $1.84 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 FTAI Aviation 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 FTAI, 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 FTAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.