Cloudflare (NET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cloudflare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 11,400,000 shares of NET short. Learn More on Cloudflare's 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. NET shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Cloudflare's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cloudflare: Capital CS Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc., Optiver Holding B.V., Hsbc Holdings PLC, UBS Group AG, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., CTC LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cloudflare saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,400,000 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the previous total of 11,280,000 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 Cloudflare: ANSYS, Inc. (1.72%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.48%), MongoDB, Inc. (5.16%), HubSpot, Inc. (1.27%), MicroStrategy Incorporated (20.04%), PTC Inc. (1.86%), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (3.21%), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (2.00%), Datadog, Inc. (2.94%), Okta, Inc. (2.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cloudflare as its price is falling. NET shares are trading down $0.20 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 Cloudflare 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 NET, 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 NET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.