GTT Communications (GTT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GTT Communications shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 11,370,000 shares of GTT short. Learn More on GTT Communications' current short interest.

GTT Communications saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,370,000 shares, an increase of 20.3% from the previous total of 9,450,000 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 "computer and technology" compare to GTT Communications: Crexendo, Inc. (2.76%), SurgePays, Inc. (8.03%), KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (0.46%), ATN International, Inc. (1.81%), ZeroFox Holdings, Inc. (0.39%), Richardson Electronics, Ltd. (5.14%), Universal Electronics Inc. (1.01%), AXT, Inc. (4.75%), Baozun Inc. (4.82%), Satellogic Inc. (0.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.32 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($8.20 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.79 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.16 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.07 billion), Aon plc ($6.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.38 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.80 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($4.28 billion), and Snowflake Inc. ($3.19 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GTT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GTT Communications 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.

A short squeeze for GTT Communications 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 GTT, 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 GTT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2021.