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 March 31st, investors have sold 10,700,000 shares of GME short. 19.55% of GameStop's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. 19.55% of GameStop's floating shares are currently sold short.

GameStop saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,700,000 shares, an increase of 5.0% from the previous total of 10,190,000 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.

GameStop currently has issued a total of 69,936,000 shares. Some of GameStop'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. GameStop currently has a public float of 54,740,000 shares.

19.55% 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: Carvana Co. (0.00%), Ross Stores, Inc. (0.97%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (0.00%), eBay Inc. (3.15%), Match Group, Inc. (0.00%), Compass Group PLC (0.00%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.56%), Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Yum! Brands, Inc. (1.44%), and H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 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 up $25.54 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 appreciates 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 March, 31 2021.