Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.38 +0.01 (+0.11%) As of 10:33 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Lumen Technologies Short Interest DataLumen Technologies (LUMN) has a short interest of 69.65 million shares, representing 7.40% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.94% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.5, indicating that it would take 5.5 days of the average trading volume of 12.51 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest69,650,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest67,010,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.94%Dollar Volume Sold Short$281.04 millionShort Interest Ratio5.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,025,910,000 sharesFloat Size940,920,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.40%Today's Trading Volume982,847 sharesAverage Trading Volume12,513,137 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average8% Short Selling Lumen Technologies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lumen Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLUMN Short Interest Over TimeLUMN Days to Cover Over TimeLUMN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lumen Technologies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/202569,650,000 shares $281.04 million +3.9%7.4%5.5 $4.04 5/31/202567,010,000 shares $263.35 million +1.0%7.1%5.3 $3.93 5/15/202566,350,000 shares $277.34 million +0.4%7.1%5.1 $4.18 4/30/202566,120,000 shares $233.40 million +0.5%7.0%5.2 $3.53 4/15/202565,800,000 shares $224.05 million -10.6%7.0%4.8 $3.41 3/31/202573,620,000 shares $290.06 million -2.7%7.8%5.4 $3.94 3/15/202575,660,000 shares $368.84 million -2.3%8.1%5.8 $4.88 2/28/202577,440,000 shares $365.13 million +2.9%8.3%6.1 $4.72 2/15/202575,290,000 shares $345.96 million +0.4%8.1%6.1 $4.60 1/31/202574,960,000 shares $369.18 million +0.9%8.0%5.3 $4.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LUMN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lumen Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/202574,310,000 shares $413.16 million +2.2%7.9%5.4 $5.56 12/31/202472,690,000 shares $385.98 million +0.8%7.8%5 $5.31 12/15/202472,100,000 shares $469.37 million +2.6%7.7%4.7 $6.51 11/30/202470,310,000 shares $516.08 million +8.9%7.5%4.3 $7.34 11/15/202464,540,000 shares $551.17 million -1.1%6.9%3.5 $8.54 10/31/202465,240,000 shares $416.88 million -1.4%7.0%3 $6.39 10/15/202466,150,000 shares $408.48 million +8.2%7.1%1.8 $6.18 9/30/202461,160,000 shares $433.93 million -25.8%6.5%1.6 $7.10 9/15/202482,400,000 shares $501.82 million +10.6%8.8%2.2 $6.09 8/31/202474,520,000 shares $391.23 million -4.7%7.5%2.1 $5.25 8/15/202478,200,000 shares $446.91 million -30.5%7.9%2.4 $5.72 7/31/2024112,540,000 shares $353.94 million -18.2%11.3%4 $3.15 7/15/2024137,550,000 shares $169.19 million -2.0%13.9%13.2 $1.23 6/30/2024140,380,000 shares $154.42 million -0.1%14.2%15 $1.10 6/15/2024140,490,000 shares $158.75 million -0.4%14.2%14.7 $1.13 5/31/2024141,030,000 shares $181.93 million -2.7%14.2%14.4 $1.29 5/15/2024144,880,000 shares $187.62 million +1.4%14.6%14 $1.30 4/30/2024142,940,000 shares $170.10 million +1.2%14.4%12.5 $1.19 4/15/2024141,320,000 shares $195.73 million -1.9%14.4%11 $1.39 3/31/2024143,980,000 shares $224.61 million -3.5%14.6%10.5 $1.56 3/15/2024149,190,000 shares $234.23 million +4.3%15.2%10.8 $1.57 2/29/2024143,000,000 shares $231.66 million +0.2%14.5%9.8 $1.62 2/15/2024142,740,000 shares $228.38 million -2.7%14.4%9.4 $1.60 1/31/2024146,670,000 shares $178.94 million +7.7%14.8%9.5 $1.22 1/15/2024136,130,000 shares $216.45 million -2.5%13.8%8.1 $1.59 12/31/2023139,640,000 shares $255.54 million -6.7%14.1%8.6 $1.83 12/15/2023149,600,000 shares $270.78 million -2.2%15.1%9.1 $1.81 11/30/2023152,940,000 shares $200.35 million +3.7%15.5%9.4 $1.31 11/15/2023147,560,000 shares $204.37 million +4.6%14.9%9.4 $1.39 10/31/2023141,060,000 shares $203.13 million -4.1%14.2%8 $1.44Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 10/15/2023147,080,000 shares $194.15 million -4.1%14.9%9 $1.32 9/30/2023153,360,000 shares $217.77 million +0.8%15.5%8.3 $1.42 9/15/2023152,160,000 shares $234.33 million -1.1%15.4%8 $1.54 8/31/2023153,870,000 shares $244.65 million +2.6%15.5%7 $1.59 8/15/2023150,020,000 shares $253.53 million +6.4%15.2%6.1 $1.69 7/31/2023141,010,000 shares $252.41 million +1.4%14.2%5.9 $1.79 7/15/2023139,050,000 shares $257.24 million -5.9%14.1%5.9 $1.85 6/30/2023147,700,000 shares $333.80 million +6.3%15.0%6.5 $2.26 6/15/2023138,990,000 shares $312.03 million +9.7%14.1%5.9 $2.25 5/31/2023126,650,000 shares $250.77 million -8.5%12.8%4.5 $1.98 5/15/2023138,390,000 shares $344.59 million +0.8%14.0%4.6 $2.49 4/30/2023137,320,000 shares $325.45 million -2.1%13.9%4 $2.37 4/15/2023140,190,000 shares $318.23 million -6.2%14.2%4 $2.27 3/31/2023149,390,000 shares $395.88 million -8.2%15.1%4.3 $2.65 3/15/2023162,680,000 shares $421.34 million +6.1%16.5%4.7 $2.59 2/28/2023153,400,000 shares $521.56 million +6.5%15.5%5.3 $3.40 2/15/2023144,110,000 shares $563.47 million +1.3%14.1%5.3 $3.91 1/31/2023142,270,000 shares $746.92 million +9.5%14.0%5.3 $5.25 1/15/2023129,900,000 shares $766.41 million -3.7%12.7%5.5 $5.90 12/30/2022134,880,000 shares $704.07 million -3.3%13.2%5.8 $5.22 12/15/2022139,440,000 shares $757.16 million -10.5%13.7%5.8 $5.43 11/30/2022155,800,000 shares $852.23 million +7.2%15.3%6.8 $5.47 11/15/2022145,390,000 shares $883.97 million -5.1%14.3%7.2 $6.08 10/31/2022153,160,000 shares $1.13 billion -7.2%14.9%8.4 $7.36 10/15/2022165,120,000 shares $1.11 billion +0.6%16.0%10.8 $6.72 9/30/2022164,170,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.7%15.9%11.8 $7.28 9/15/2022161,490,000 shares $1.45 billion +7.2%15.7%14.1 $8.96 8/31/2022150,720,000 shares $1.50 billion +4.2%14.6%14.7 $9.96 8/15/2022144,640,000 shares $1.60 billion -1.9%14.0%14.1 $11.07 7/31/2022147,460,000 shares $1.61 billion +0.3%14.5%13 $10.89 7/15/2022147,070,000 shares $1.58 billion +12.9%14.4%12.1 $10.77 6/30/2022130,230,000 shares $1.42 billion -2.6%12.8%10.9 $10.91 6/15/2022133,680,000 shares $1.40 billion +4.1%13.1%11 $10.50 5/31/2022128,390,000 shares $1.57 billion -4.8%12.6%10.7 $12.24 5/15/2022134,830,000 shares $1.56 billion +27.4%13.2%10.2 $11.59 4/30/2022105,820,000 shares $1.06 billion +5.6%10.4%6.9 $10.06 4/15/2022100,200,000 shares $1.15 billion +0.8%9.8%6.9 $11.47 3/31/202299,440,000 shares $1.12 billion -2.6%9.9%6.4 $11.27 3/15/2022102,120,000 shares $1.10 billion -10.7%10.1%6.7 $10.78 2/28/2022114,350,000 shares $1.18 billion +4.7%11.3%7.4 $10.36 2/15/2022109,180,000 shares $1.10 billion +22.5%10.8%7.5 $10.04 1/31/202289,130,000 shares $1.10 billion -1.9%8.7%7.9 $12.36 1/15/202290,820,000 shares $1.12 billion -4.2%8.9%7.9 $12.34 12/31/202194,770,000 shares $1.19 billion -5.7%9.3%9 $12.55 12/15/2021100,490,000 shares $1.20 billion -3.2%9.9%9.4 $11.96 11/30/2021103,800,000 shares $1.28 billion +3.1%10.2%9.7 $12.34 11/15/2021100,640,000 shares $1.42 billion +5.2%9.9%9.2 $14.12 10/29/202195,650,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.2%9.4%8.3 $11.86 10/15/202194,480,000 shares $1.14 billion -2.2%8.6%8.5 $12.09 9/30/202196,580,000 shares $1.20 billion -3.2%8.8%8.5 $12.39Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)Mark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Claim your pass to the Crypto Community Summit here (free for a limited time) 9/15/202199,780,000 shares $1.27 billion +8.1%9.1%9.2 $12.72 8/31/202192,290,000 shares $1.14 billion -0.2%8.4%9 $12.30 8/13/202192,480,000 shares $1.12 billion No Change8.4%9.4 $12.09 7/15/202191,100,000 shares $1.20 billion +4.0%8.3%10.7 $13.22 6/30/202187,570,000 shares $1.19 billion +2.3%8.0%9.9 $13.59 6/15/202185,600,000 shares $1.27 billion -7.6%7.8%9 $14.85 5/28/202192,660,000 shares $1.28 billion +5.1%8.4%9.5 $13.84 5/14/202188,190,000 shares $1.25 billion +7.8%8.0%8 $14.16 4/30/202181,850,000 shares $1.08 billion +1.5%7.4%7 $13.16 4/15/202180,620,000 shares $1.03 billion +5.3%7.3%5.5 $12.74 3/31/202176,570,000 shares $1.01 billion -2.7%7.0%5.1 $13.23 3/15/202178,680,000 shares $1.10 billion -10.4%7.2%5.2 $14.03 2/26/202187,780,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.2%8.1%5.7 $12.15 2/12/202181,870,000 shares $941.51 million +13.1%7.5%5.7 $11.50 1/29/202172,360,000 shares $861.81 million -33.2%6.6%5 $11.91 1/15/2021108,300,000 shares $1.23 billion +1.9%N/A8 $11.32 12/31/2020106,300,000 shares $1.03 billion +3.7%9.8%9.4 $9.72 12/15/2020102,510,000 shares $1.07 billion -1.5%9.4%9.6 $10.42 11/30/2020104,090,000 shares $1.09 billion No Change9.6%10.1 $10.46 8/31/2020114,880,000 shares $1.23 billion +1.3%N/A9.9 $10.75 8/14/2020113,360,000 shares $1.25 billion +0.9%N/A9.4 $11.07 7/31/2020112,300,000 shares $1.08 billion +1.3%N/A9.3 $9.65 7/15/2020110,840,000 shares $1.10 billion -1.2%N/A9.9 $9.89 LUMN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lumen Technologies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lumen Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 69,650,000 shares of LUMN short. 7.40% of Lumen Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lumen Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lumen Technologies? 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. LUMN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Lumen Technologies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lumen Technologies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lumen Technologies: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Murchinson Ltd., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., HAP Trading LLC, Kore Advisors LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Atika Capital Management LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lumen Technologies? 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. 7.40% of Lumen Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lumen Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lumen Technologies saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 69,650,000 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 67,010,000 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. What is Lumen Technologies' float size? Lumen Technologies currently has issued a total of 1,025,910,000 shares. Some of Lumen Technologies' 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. Lumen Technologies currently has a public float of 940,920,000 shares. How does Lumen Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? 7.40% of Lumen Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lumen Technologies: IDT Corporation (1.36%), ATN International, Inc. (1.73%), AT&T Inc. (1.17%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.05%), PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (0.19%), Rogers Communication, Inc. (2.23%), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (2.36%), Liberty Global Ltd (3.58%), VEON Ltd. (0.21%), Grupo Televisa S.A. (0.99%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lumen Technologies stock? Short selling LUMN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lumen Technologies as its price is falling. LUMN shares are trading up $0.05 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 Lumen Technologies? A short squeeze for Lumen Technologies 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 LUMN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lumen Technologies' 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 LUMN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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