Nikola (NKLAQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.08 +0.01 (+6.67%) As of 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Nikola Short Interest DataNikola (NKLAQ) has a short interest of 19.96 million shares, representing 24.35% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.95% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 778,053 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest19,960,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest21,000,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.95%Dollar Volume Sold Short$15.77 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares60,870,000 sharesFloat Size81,960,000 sharesShort Percent of Float24.35%Today's Trading Volume1,296,891 sharesAverage Trading Volume778,053 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average167% Short Selling Nikola? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Nikola and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNKLAQ Short Interest Over TimeNKLAQ Days to Cover Over TimeNKLAQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Nikola Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202519,960,000 shares $15.77 million -5.0%24.4%1.4 $0.79 1/15/202521,000,000 shares $25.83 million +113.0%25.6%1.8 $1.23 12/31/20249,860,000 shares $11.73 million -52.7%12.2%1.1 $1.19 12/15/202420,840,000 shares $29.80 million +54.3%25.7%3 $1.43 11/30/202413,510,000 shares $27.16 million +5.0%24.0%2.4 $2.01 11/15/202412,870,000 shares $30.12 million -12.5%22.9%2.8 $2.34 10/31/202414,710,000 shares $57.81 million +12.9%26.2%4 $3.93 10/15/202413,030,000 shares $55.38 million -16.1%27.9%4.4 $4.25 9/30/202415,530,000 shares $71.13 million +5.6%33.2%5.2 $4.58 9/15/202414,710,000 shares $79.43 million +6.1%31.5%4.4 $5.40 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NKLAQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nikola and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202413,860,000 shares $91.89 million +28.2%29.9%4 $6.63 8/15/202410,810,000 shares $93.83 million +17.4%23.3%3.2 $8.68 7/31/20249,210,000 shares $82.71 million -4.1%22.3%2.7 $8.98 7/15/20249,600,000 shares $92.64 million -7.1%23.2%2.8 $9.65 6/30/202410,330,000 shares $84.60 million +14.3%25.0%2.9 $8.19 6/15/20249,040,000 shares $137.47 million -96.6%N/A2.9 $15.21 5/31/2024267,190,000 shares $136.77 million +8.4%N/A3 $0.51 5/15/2024246,450,000 shares $137.77 million +6.8%N/A2.6 $0.56 4/30/2024230,690,000 shares $143.17 million +7.4%N/A2.4 $0.62 4/15/2024214,820,000 shares $140.41 million -10.1%N/A2.3 $0.65 3/31/2024239,050,000 shares $248.61 million -5.3%N/A2.6 $1.04 3/15/2024252,380,000 shares $162.48 million +16.5%N/A2.7 $0.64 2/29/2024216,730,000 shares $161.29 million -5.6%N/A2 $0.74 2/15/2024229,650,000 shares $172.24 million +5.6%N/A2.2 $0.75 1/31/2024217,460,000 shares $162.51 million +13.8%N/A2.3 $0.75 1/15/2024191,110,000 shares $133.78 million +13.1%N/A2.2 $0.70 12/31/2023169,020,000 shares $147.86 million -6.8%N/A2.1 $0.87 12/15/2023181,360,000 shares $164.53 million -6.1%N/A2.4 $0.91 11/30/2023193,060,000 shares $187.73 million +2.1%N/A2.6 $0.97 11/15/2023189,160,000 shares $202.40 million +4.3%N/A2.9 $1.07 10/31/2023181,400,000 shares $195.91 million +0.3%N/A2.7 $1.08 10/15/2023180,890,000 shares $233.35 million -7.3%N/A2.3 $1.29 9/30/2023195,070,000 shares $306.26 million +1.9%N/A2.1 $1.57 9/15/2023191,520,000 shares $227.91 million +27.5%N/A2.1 $1.19 8/31/2023150,270,000 shares $177.32 million -4.7%N/A1.7 $1.18 8/15/2023157,700,000 shares $301.21 million +13.9%N/A1.9 $1.91 7/31/2023138,460,000 shares $369.69 million +6.9%N/A1.7 $2.67 7/15/2023129,520,000 shares $291.42 million +0.6%N/A2 $2.25 6/30/2023128,790,000 shares $177.73 million +11.7%N/A2.6 $1.38 6/15/2023115,260,000 shares $161.36 million +2.1%N/A2.5 $1.40I warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happening (Ad)Nvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before the open. That’s the kind of move Tim Sykes built his XGPT system to trade. It scans AI news in real time, filters the noise, and pinpoints when to strike. He’s now showing exactly how it works — before the next headline hits.Watch how Tim Sykes trades AI headlines for real gains 5/31/2023112,890,000 shares $70.44 million +2.0%N/A3.9 $0.62 5/15/2023110,700,000 shares $83.88 million +3.7%N/A4.7 $0.76 4/30/2023106,740,000 shares $94.52 million -6.5%N/A5.4 $0.89 4/15/2023114,170,000 shares $93.62 million -2.0%N/A6.3 $0.82 3/31/2023116,520,000 shares $140.99 million +2.6%N/A7.6 $1.21 3/15/2023113,570,000 shares $186.25 million -0.9%N/A8.9 $1.64 2/28/2023114,550,000 shares $254.30 million +9.0%N/A9.2 $2.22 2/15/2023105,100,000 shares $280.62 million +5.4%28.1%8.5 $2.67 1/31/202399,750,000 shares $270.32 million -0.2%26.7%8.3 $2.71 1/15/202399,900,000 shares $254.75 million -2.2%29.1%8.8 $2.55 12/30/2022102,100,000 shares $220.54 million +3.6%29.8%8.6 $2.16 12/15/202298,530,000 shares $209.87 million -0.8%30.7%8.3 $2.13 11/30/202299,320,000 shares $260.22 million -1.9%31.9%7.9 $2.62 11/15/2022101,260,000 shares $311.88 million +1.1%32.5%7.7 $3.08 10/31/2022100,200,000 shares $379.76 million +2.8%33.1%7.6 $3.79 10/15/202297,440,000 shares $298.17 million +12.2%33.8%7.6 $3.06 9/30/202286,860,000 shares $305.75 million +9.9%31.7%7.4 $3.52 9/15/202279,050,000 shares $412.64 million +5.7%28.8%6.7 $5.22 8/31/202274,760,000 shares $400.71 million -4.2%27.3%7 $5.36 8/15/202278,050,000 shares $524.50 million -3.9%28.1%7.2 $6.72 7/31/202281,210,000 shares $505.13 million -6.8%29.7%7 $6.22 7/15/202287,160,000 shares $471.54 million +0.2%32.8%7.7 $5.41 6/30/202287,020,000 shares $414.22 million +4.5%32.7%7.5 $4.76 6/15/202283,270,000 shares $471.31 million -8.8%33.7%6.4 $5.66 5/31/202291,320,000 shares $644.72 million +1.3%37.0%7 $7.06 5/15/202290,130,000 shares $577.73 million +28.9%36.5%6.7 $6.41 4/30/202269,900,000 shares $501.88 million +0.9%28.5%5.4 $7.18 4/15/202269,290,000 shares $555.71 million -0.5%27.9%5.2 $8.02 3/31/202269,620,000 shares $745.63 million +0.0%28.5%4.3 $10.71 3/15/202269,590,000 shares $508.70 million +3.4%28.5%4.1 $7.31 2/28/202267,310,000 shares $531.75 million +1.9%28.1%4.1 $7.90 2/15/202266,050,000 shares $561.43 million -6.6%28.0%4 $8.50 1/31/202270,690,000 shares $567.64 million +17.2%30.0%4.3 $8.03 1/15/202260,330,000 shares $608.13 million +7.0%27.2%3.7 $10.08 12/31/202156,380,000 shares $556.47 million +4.2%25.5%4.2 $9.87 12/15/202154,120,000 shares $525.51 million +5.7%24.5%4.4 $9.71 11/30/202151,220,000 shares $523.47 million +0.4%23.2%4.7 $10.22 11/15/202151,000,000 shares $700.23 million -12.8%25.7%4.6 $13.73 10/29/202158,510,000 shares $690.42 million -2.1%29.7%5 $11.80 10/15/202159,760,000 shares $666.92 million -2.0%30.8%5 $11.16 9/30/202160,980,000 shares $650.66 million -5.8%31.4%5.2 $10.67 9/15/202164,710,000 shares $631.57 million +4.7%33.3%5.3 $9.76 8/31/202161,830,000 shares $644.89 million +1.2%32.1%5.2 $10.43 8/13/202161,120,000 shares $582.47 million +28.9%31.7%4.9 $9.53 7/30/202147,420,000 shares $562.88 million +2.6%26.7%3.8 $11.87 7/15/202146,220,000 shares $659.10 million +4.5%26.2%4 $14.26 6/30/202144,220,000 shares $798.61 million +2.5%25.2%3.2 $18.06 6/15/202143,150,000 shares $673.14 million -22.4%25.0%3 $15.60 5/28/202155,630,000 shares $832.22 million -6.9%32.4%3.9 $14.96 5/14/202159,740,000 shares $709.71 million -3.9%34.4%4.4 $11.88I warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happening (Ad)Nvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before the open. That’s the kind of move Tim Sykes built his XGPT system to trade. It scans AI news in real time, filters the noise, and pinpoints when to strike. He’s now showing exactly how it works — before the next headline hits.Watch how Tim Sykes trades AI headlines for real gains 4/30/202162,190,000 shares $738.82 million +20.3%36.8%4.7 $11.88 4/15/202151,680,000 shares $607.24 million +28.2%30.5%3.6 $11.75 3/31/202140,300,000 shares $565.81 million +20.1%23.8%2.9 $14.04 3/15/202133,570,000 shares $571.36 million +9.9%20.3%2.3 $17.02 2/26/202130,550,000 shares $602.45 million -4.7%18.6%2 $19.72 2/12/202132,060,000 shares $725.20 million -16.7%21.1%1.6 $22.62 1/29/202138,490,000 shares $892.20 million -26.8%26.1%1.8 $23.18 1/15/202152,610,000 shares $1.12 billion No Change35.7%2.5 $21.31 NKLAQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Nikola's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Nikola shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 19,960,000 shares of NKLAQ short. 24.35% of Nikola's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nikola's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Nikola? 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. NKLAQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nikola's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Nikola? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Nikola: Jane Street Group LLC, Antara Capital LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, 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 Nikola? 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. 24.35% of Nikola's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Nikola's short interest increasing or decreasing? Nikola saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 19,960,000 shares, a decline of 5.0% from the previous total of 21,000,000 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 Nikola's float size? Nikola currently has issued a total of 60,870,000 shares. Some of Nikola's 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. Nikola currently has a public float of 81,960,000 shares. How does Nikola's short interest compare to its competitors? 24.35% of Nikola's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Nikola: Tesla, Inc. (0.00%), General Motors Company (2.21%), Ford Motor Company (4.44%), Thor Industries, Inc. (9.45%), Winnebago Industries, Inc. (3.13%), Mercedes-Benz Group AG (0.76%), Chijet Motor Company, Inc. (0.13%), U Power Limited (0.10%), and Federal Screw Works (0.09%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Nikola stock? Short selling NKLAQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nikola as its price is falling. NKLAQ shares are trading up $0.01 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 Nikola? A short squeeze for Nikola 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 NKLAQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Nikola'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 NKLAQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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