International Business Machines - IBM Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of International Business Machines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 25,700,000 shares of IBM short. Learn More on International Business Machines' 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. IBM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on International Business Machines's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of International Business Machines: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Natixis, Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Lavaca Capital LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Delta Accumulation LLC, Alta Fox Capital Management LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., SG3 Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Dendur Capital LP, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Natixis, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Barclays PLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., QVR LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., MUFG Securities EMEA plc, XR Securities LLC, Washington Capital Management Inc., and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

International Business Machines saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,700,000 shares, a decline of 1.1% from the previous total of 25,980,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to International Business Machines: Arista Networks, Inc. (1.08%), Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.01%), Intuit Inc. (0.98%), Intel Co. (1.96%), Applied Materials, Inc. (1.80%), AT&T Inc. (1.20%), QUALCOMM Incorporated (0.93%), Analog Devices, Inc. (1.10%), ServiceNow, Inc. (1.67%), and SAP SE (0.11%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from International Business Machines as its price is falling. IBM shares are trading down $0.49 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 International Business Machines 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 IBM, 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 IBM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.