HSBC (HSBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $59.97 +0.30 (+0.50%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HSBC Short Interest DataHSBC (HSBC) has a short interest of 6.55 million shares, representing 0.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.62% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.73 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,550,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,940,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$366.87 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares3,534,622,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.19%Today's Trading Volume1,274,162 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,731,266 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average74% Short Selling HSBC? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for HSBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHSBC Short Interest Over TimeHSBC Days to Cover Over TimeHSBC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time HSBC Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20256,550,000 shares $366.87 million -5.6%0.2%2.2 $56.01 4/15/20256,940,000 shares $362.11 million -4.9%0.2%2.3 $52.18 3/31/20257,300,000 shares $419.30 million -6.2%0.2%2.6 $57.44 3/15/20257,780,000 shares $444.04 million -19.4%0.2%3.2 $57.08 2/28/20259,650,000 shares $577.89 million +36.7%0.3%4.4 $59.89 2/15/20257,060,000 shares $388.83 million +3.5%0.2%4.9 $55.08 1/31/20256,820,000 shares $358.02 million -10.4%0.2%5.7 $52.50 1/15/20257,610,000 shares $380.42 million +13.6%0.2%6.6 $49.99 12/31/20246,700,000 shares $331.38 million -1.6%0.2%6.3 $49.46 12/15/20246,810,000 shares $330.97 million +4.5%0.2%6.1 $48.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HSBC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for HSBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20246,520,000 shares $305.72 million -3.7%0.2%5.7 $46.89 11/15/20246,770,000 shares $309.59 million -8.8%0.2%5.6 $45.73 10/31/20247,420,000 shares $342.28 million -0.5%0.2%5.9 $46.13 10/15/20247,460,000 shares $327.12 million -6.2%0.2%5.2 $43.85 9/30/20247,950,000 shares $359.26 million +7.4%0.2%5.4 $45.19 9/15/20247,400,000 shares $322.94 million -6.1%0.2%5.2 $43.64 8/31/20247,880,000 shares $350.34 million -5.0%0.2%5.5 $44.46 8/15/20248,290,000 shares $354.98 million +5.9%0.2%6 $42.82 7/31/20247,830,000 shares $353.45 million -7.2%0.2%5.4 $45.14 7/15/20248,440,000 shares $365.07 million -4.1%0.2%6.1 $43.26 6/30/20248,800,000 shares $382.80 million +1.3%0.2%5.7 $43.50 6/15/20248,690,000 shares $375.58 million +1.9%0.2%5.2 $43.22 5/31/20248,530,000 shares $380.82 million -1.3%0.2%4.8 $44.65 5/15/20248,640,000 shares $386.81 million -9.7%0.2%4.3 $44.77 4/30/20249,570,000 shares $417.30 million +13.9%0.3%4.4 $43.61 4/15/20248,400,000 shares $341.00 million -8.7%0.2%3.9 $40.60 3/31/20249,200,000 shares $362.11 million +35.7%0.2%4 $39.36 3/15/20246,780,000 shares $259.10 million -11.7%0.2%3 $38.22 2/29/20247,680,000 shares $300.90 million -24.7%0.2%3.5 $39.18 2/15/202410,200,000 shares $406.73 million -4.9%0.3%4.9 $39.88 1/31/202410,720,000 shares $421.62 million -1.7%0.3%5.4 $39.33 1/15/202410,900,000 shares $429.24 million +23.2%0.3%5.1 $39.38 12/31/20238,850,000 shares $358.78 million +2.9%0.2%4.4 $40.54 12/15/20238,600,000 shares $334.11 million +7.9%0.2%4.3 $38.85 11/30/20237,970,000 shares $306.37 million +5.6%0.2%3.9 $38.44 11/15/20237,550,000 shares $290.45 million -19.9%0.2%3.8 $38.47 10/31/20239,420,000 shares $342.23 million -12.4%0.2%4.7 $36.33 10/15/202310,750,000 shares $427.31 million -4.0%0.3%5.9 $39.75 9/30/202311,200,000 shares $441.95 million +6.3%0.3%6.4 $39.46 9/15/202310,540,000 shares $413.91 million -9.6%0.3%6.4 $39.27White House to reset Social Security? 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And it could have a major impact on how you collect Social Security - Click here to understand what' 8/31/202311,660,000 shares $435.15 million +28.4%0.3%7.5 $37.32 8/15/20239,080,000 shares $350.67 million +4.4%0.2%5.9 $38.62 7/31/20238,700,000 shares $363.49 million -19.1%0.2%5.9 $41.78 7/15/202310,760,000 shares $434.27 million -0.6%0.3%6.8 $40.36 6/30/202310,820,000 shares $428.58 million +6.8%0.3%6.7 $39.61 6/15/202310,130,000 shares $395.58 million +6.4%0.3%6 $39.05 5/31/20239,520,000 shares $350.53 million -0.2%0.2%4.3 $36.82 5/15/20239,540,000 shares $366.72 million +6.0%0.2%4.1 $38.44 4/30/20239,000,000 shares $324.45 million -0.3%0.2%3.7 $36.05 4/15/20239,030,000 shares $328.15 million +1.0%0.2%3.8 $36.34 3/31/20238,940,000 shares $305.12 million -5.7%0.2%3.6 $34.13 3/15/20239,480,000 shares $320.33 million -6.8%0.2%3.7 $33.79 2/28/202310,170,000 shares $389.61 million -12.1%0.3%4.8 $38.31 2/15/202311,570,000 shares $426.70 million +5.2%0.3%5.5 $36.88 1/31/202311,000,000 shares $406.34 million +12.5%0.3%4.8 $36.94 1/15/20239,780,000 shares $353.55 million +13.9%0.3%4 $36.15 12/30/20228,590,000 shares $267.66 million -15.2%0.2%3.2 $31.16 12/15/202210,130,000 shares $303.60 million +11.9%0.3%3.4 $29.97 11/30/20229,050,000 shares $279.28 million -10.2%0.2%2.9 $30.86 11/15/202210,080,000 shares $284.76 million +1.2%0.3%3.2 $28.25 10/31/20229,960,000 shares $258.06 million -12.3%0.3%3.1 $25.91 10/15/202211,360,000 shares $293.32 million +13.3%0.3%3.7 $25.82 9/30/202210,030,000 shares $261.48 million +8.9%0.3%3.6 $26.07 9/15/20229,210,000 shares $282.47 million +2.0%0.2%3.5 $30.67 8/31/20229,030,000 shares $278.39 million -6.7%0.2%3.3 $30.83 8/15/20229,680,000 shares $320.89 million +7.3%0.2%3.5 $33.15 7/31/20229,020,000 shares $283.23 million -7.8%0.2%3 $31.40 7/15/20229,780,000 shares $299.76 million +1.5%0.2%3 $30.65 6/30/20229,640,000 shares $314.94 million +3.8%0.2%3 $32.67 6/15/20229,290,000 shares $298.77 million -10.7%0.2%2.9 $32.16 5/31/202210,400,000 shares $347.98 million +3.8%0.3%3.1 $33.46 5/15/202210,020,000 shares $307.71 million -1.4%0.3%2.7 $30.71 4/30/202210,160,000 shares $315.06 million +14.8%0.3%2.7 $31.01 4/15/20228,850,000 shares $300.37 million -9.9%0.2%2.4 $33.94 3/31/20229,820,000 shares $336.04 million +11.2%0.2%2.6 $34.22 3/15/20228,830,000 shares $278.59 million -15.0%0.2%2.4 $31.55 2/28/202210,390,000 shares $358.87 million -0.3%0.3%3.1 $34.54 2/15/202210,420,000 shares $389.92 million +28.2%0.3%3.6 $37.42 1/31/20228,130,000 shares $289.18 million -8.6%0.2%3.3 $35.57 1/15/20228,890,000 shares $314.26 million +2.3%0.2%3.9 $35.35 12/31/20218,690,000 shares $262.00 million +26.3%0.2%4.1 $30.15 12/15/20216,880,000 shares $198.01 million +1.9%0.2%3.3 $28.78 11/30/20216,750,000 shares $186.84 million -15.6%0.2%3.1 $27.68 11/15/20218,000,000 shares $234.24 million +11.6%0.2%3.8 $29.28 10/29/20217,170,000 shares $215.60 million -14.7%0.2%3.4 $30.07 10/15/20218,410,000 shares $252.05 million +15.8%N/A3.9 $29.97 9/30/20217,260,000 shares $189.85 million +26.3%N/A3.3 $26.15 9/15/20215,750,000 shares $148.06 million -7.0%N/A2.8 $25.75 8/31/20216,180,000 shares $163.40 million -4.3%N/A3.3 $26.44 8/13/20216,460,000 shares $183.72 million -1.8%N/A3.4 $28.44White House to reset Social Security? 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And it could have a major impact on how you collect Social Security - Click here to understand what' 7/30/20216,580,000 shares $181.41 million -18.8%0.2%3.4 $27.57 7/15/20218,100,000 shares $229.39 million -1.3%0.2%4.2 $28.32 6/30/20218,210,000 shares $236.86 million -8.9%0.2%4.4 $28.85 6/15/20219,010,000 shares $277.78 million -11.5%0.2%4.7 $30.83 5/28/202110,180,000 shares $329.63 million +1.9%N/A5.3 $32.38 5/14/20219,990,000 shares $311.29 million +11.3%N/A4.8 $31.16 4/30/20218,980,000 shares $284.85 million -7.1%N/A4.3 $31.72 4/15/20219,670,000 shares $285.07 million +6.4%N/A4.7 $29.48 3/31/20219,090,000 shares $267.61 million +3.2%N/A4.3 $29.44 3/15/20218,810,000 shares $262.01 million +9.6%N/A4 $29.74 2/26/20218,040,000 shares $242.65 million +3.1%N/A3.5 $30.18 2/12/20217,800,000 shares $213.17 million -3.8%N/A3.4 $27.33 1/29/20218,110,000 shares $219.86 million -4.5%N/A3.2 $27.11 1/15/20218,490,000 shares $235.94 million -18.7%N/A2.9 $27.79 12/31/202010,440,000 shares $270.81 million -15.7%N/A3.5 $25.94 12/15/202012,380,000 shares $330.30 million -0.1%N/A3.9 $26.68 11/30/202012,390,000 shares $333.17 million +0.7%N/A3.6 $26.89 11/15/202012,310,000 shares $301.96 million +20.3%N/A3.6 $24.53 10/30/202010,230,000 shares $216.36 million -8.8%N/A3 $21.15 10/15/202011,220,000 shares $215.76 million -5.7%N/A3.3 $19.23 9/30/202011,900,000 shares $233.00 million -1.2%N/A3.5 $19.58 9/15/202012,040,000 shares $249.35 million +7.7%N/A3.5 $20.71 8/31/202011,180,000 shares $241.82 million -17.6%N/A3.1 $21.63 8/14/202013,560,000 shares $302.12 million -9.3%N/A3.2 $22.28 7/31/202014,950,000 shares $338.62 million -0.5%N/A3.4 $22.65 7/15/202015,030,000 shares $359.97 million -1.5%N/A3.5 $23.95 6/30/202015,260,000 shares $356.02 million +10.7%N/A3.4 $23.33 6/15/202013,780,000 shares $328.24 million +0.5%N/A2.8 $23.82 5/29/202013,710,000 shares $323.42 million -1.5%N/A2.4 $23.59 HSBC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is HSBC's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HSBC shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 6,550,000 shares of HSBC short. 0.19% of HSBC's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HSBC's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for HSBC? 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. HSBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on HSBC's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting HSBC? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of HSBC: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Maven Securities LTD, Simplex Trading LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for HSBC? 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. 0.19% of HSBC's floating shares are currently sold short. Is HSBC's short interest increasing or decreasing? HSBC saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,550,000 shares, a decrease of 5.6% from the previous total of 6,940,000 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. How does HSBC's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.19% of HSBC's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to HSBC: Bank of America Co. (1.28%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.55%), Royal Bank of Canada (1.38%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.12%), Citigroup Inc. (1.98%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.69%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (0.64%), UBS Group AG (0.33%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HSBC stock? Short selling HSBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HSBC as its price is falling. HSBC shares are trading up $0.30 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. How does a short squeeze work against HSBC? A short squeeze for HSBC 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 HSBC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HSBC's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HSBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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