GameStop Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GameStop shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 68,130,000 shares of GME short. 0.00% of GameStop's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. GameStop currently has a short interest ratio of 6.0.

GameStop saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 68,130,000 shares, an increase of 0.2% from the previous total of 67,980,000 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.

0.00% of GameStop's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to GameStop: Burberry Group plc (0.00%), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (9.28%), Tapestry, Inc. (2.74%), Levi Strauss & Co. (0.00%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (0.00%), The Gap, Inc. (11.46%), Kingfisher plc (0.00%), Fiverr International Ltd. (10.01%), Stitch Fix, Inc. (0.00%), and J Sainsbury plc (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GME is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GameStop as its price is falling. GameStop's stock is trading down $4.41 today. To short GameStop 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 GameStop 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 GameStop 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 GME, 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 GME, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.