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Qudian (QD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Qudian Short Interest Overview

As of December 15, 2025, Qudian (QD) had a short interest of 440,863 shares sold short, representing 0.35% of the public float. This marks a -17.43% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 416,779 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 440,863 shares
Previous Short Interest: 533,915 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -17.43%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.69 million
Short Interest Ratio: 1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: December 15, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 168,690,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 0.35%
Today's Trading Volume: 383,033 shares
Average Trading Volume: 416,779 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 92%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
12/15/2025	440,863 shares	$1.69 million	-17.4%	0.4%	1.46	$3.82
11/28/2025	533,915 shares	$2.58 million	-15.8%	0.4%	1.62	$4.83
11/14/2025	633,848 shares	$3.12 million	+105.3%	0.5%	2.23	$4.93
10/31/2025	308,743 shares	$1.48 million	+1.4%	0.2%	1.02	$4.79
10/15/2025	304,400 shares	$1.40 million	+12.5%	0.2%	0.6	$4.61
9/30/2025	270,500 shares	$1.16 million	-7.9%	N/A	0.6	$4.27
9/15/2025	293,700 shares	$1.28 million	-28.7%	N/A	0.5	$4.36
8/31/2025	411,800 shares	$1.87 million	+12.5%	0.3%	0.8	$4.55
8/15/2025	366,100 shares	$1.71 million	-5.2%	N/A	0.7	$4.68
7/31/2025	386,300 shares	$1.57 million	+39.6%	0.3%	0.8	$4.07
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7/15/2025	276,700 shares	$936.63 thousand	-7.9%	N/A	0.6	$3.39
6/30/2025	300,300 shares	$933.93 thousand	-28.9%	0.2%	0.6	$3.11
6/15/2025	422,200 shares	$1.24 million	+61.6%	0.3%	1.1	$2.93
5/31/2025	261,300 shares	$773.45 thousand	-1.3%	0.2%	0.6	$2.96
5/15/2025	264,800 shares	$749.38 thousand	-78.8%	0.2%	0.6	$2.83
4/30/2025	1,250,000 shares	$3.41 million	+67.5%	N/A	2.5	$2.73
4/15/2025	746,100 shares	$1.92 million	+5.3%	0.5%	1.7	$2.58
3/31/2025	708,700 shares	$1.92 million	-2.7%	0.5%	1.7	$2.71
3/15/2025	728,300 shares	$1.99 million	-15.4%	0.5%	1.8	$2.74
2/28/2025	861,100 shares	$2.39 million	+5.9%	0.6%	2.1	$2.77
2/15/2025	813,300 shares	$2.68 million	-3.5%	0.5%	1.7	$3.30
1/31/2025	842,900 shares	$2.38 million	+0.4%	N/A	1.8	$2.83
1/15/2025	840,000 shares	$2.26 million	-25.0%	N/A	1.6	$2.69
12/31/2024	1,120,000 shares	$3.16 million	-7.4%	N/A	2	$2.82
12/15/2024	1,210,000 shares	$3.40 million	No Change	0.9%	1.8	$2.81
11/30/2024	1,210,000 shares	$3.80 million	+85.3%	0.9%	1.8	$3.14
11/15/2024	652,900 shares	$1.51 million	+0.5%	N/A	1	$2.32
10/31/2024	649,700 shares	$1.52 million	+27.2%	N/A	1.1	$2.34
10/15/2024	510,600 shares	$1.05 million	-13.8%	N/A	1	$2.06
9/30/2024	592,300 shares	$1.26 million	-59.4%	N/A	1.1	$2.13
9/15/2024	1,460,000 shares	$2.67 million	-17.5%	N/A	3.3	$1.83
8/31/2024	1,770,000 shares	$3.26 million	+12.7%	N/A	3.6	$1.84
8/15/2024	1,570,000 shares	$2.83 million	+0.6%	N/A	3.2	$1.80
7/31/2024	1,560,000 shares	$2.98 million	-6.6%	N/A	3	$1.91
7/15/2024	1,670,000 shares	$3.26 million	-11.2%	N/A	2.7	$1.95
6/30/2024	1,880,000 shares	$3.72 million	-19.7%	N/A	2.9	$1.98
6/15/2024	2,340,000 shares	$4.17 million	+10.9%	N/A	3.3	$1.78
5/31/2024	2,110,000 shares	$3.61 million	+43.5%	N/A	2.8	$1.71
5/15/2024	1,470,000 shares	$2.90 million	-19.7%	N/A	1.8	$1.97
4/30/2024	1,830,000 shares	$4.36 million	+24.5%	N/A	2.1	$2.38
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3/15/2024	2,140,000 shares	$5.31 million	+11.5%	N/A	2.2	$2.48
2/29/2024	1,920,000 shares	$4.71 million	+25.5%	N/A	2	$2.46
2/15/2024	1,530,000 shares	$3.87 million	+9.3%	N/A	1.7	$2.53
1/31/2024	1,400,000 shares	$2.88 million	-77.2%	N/A	1.7	$2.06
1/15/2024	6,150,000 shares	$13.28 million	+22.3%	N/A	8.3	$2.16
12/31/2023	5,030,000 shares	$10.26 million	+30.7%	N/A	8	$2.04
12/15/2023	3,850,000 shares	$7.78 million	+101.6%	N/A	6.2	$2.02
11/30/2023	1,910,000 shares	$3.02 million	-8.2%	N/A	3.1	$1.58
11/15/2023	2,080,000 shares	$3.72 million	+5.1%	N/A	3.1	$1.79
10/31/2023	1,980,000 shares	$3.33 million	+2.6%	N/A	2.7	$1.68
10/15/2023	1,930,000 shares	$3.92 million	+19.9%	N/A	2.4	$2.03
9/30/2023	1,610,000 shares	$3.41 million	+25.8%	N/A	1.8	$2.12
9/15/2023	1,280,000 shares	$2.60 million	-3.8%	N/A	1.4	$2.03
8/31/2023	1,330,000 shares	$3.35 million	-8.9%	N/A	1.4	$2.52
8/15/2023	1,460,000 shares	$3.29 million	-5.8%	N/A	1.7	$2.26
7/31/2023	1,550,000 shares	$3.78 million	+60.9%	N/A	2.1	$2.44
7/15/2023	963,200 shares	$2.12 million	+3.3%	N/A	1.5	$2.20
6/30/2023	932,900 shares	$1.88 million	+0.7%	N/A	1.7	$2.01
6/15/2023	926,100 shares	$1.69 million	-23.5%	N/A	1.9	$1.82
5/31/2023	1,210,000 shares	$1.67 million	+13.1%	N/A	2.9	$1.38
5/15/2023	1,070,000 shares	$1.31 million	+36.4%	N/A	2.7	$1.22
4/30/2023	784,500 shares	$988.47 thousand	-46.3%	N/A	1.7	$1.26
4/15/2023	1,460,000 shares	$1.68 million	-4.0%	N/A	2.2	$1.15
3/31/2023	1,520,000 shares	$1.82 million	+18.8%	N/A	1.8	$1.20
3/15/2023	1,280,000 shares	$1.42 million	-26.9%	N/A	1.3	$1.11
2/28/2023	1,750,000 shares	$1.89 million	+7.4%	N/A	1.7	$1.08
2/15/2023	1,630,000 shares	$2.22 million	-8.9%	N/A	1.5	$1.36
1/31/2023	1,790,000 shares	$2.22 million	-32.2%	N/A	1.7	$1.24
1/15/2023	2,640,000 shares	$2.96 million	-3.7%	N/A	3	$1.12
12/30/2022	2,740,000 shares	$2.61 million	-2.8%	N/A	3.7	$0.95
12/15/2022	2,820,000 shares	$2.66 million	-2.4%	N/A	4.8	$0.94
11/30/2022	2,890,000 shares	$2.09 million	-4.9%	N/A	5.5	$0.72
11/15/2022	3,040,000 shares	$2.77 million	-1.3%	N/A	5.7	$0.91
10/31/2022	3,080,000 shares	$2.56 million	+0.7%	N/A	5.8	$0.83
10/15/2022	3,060,000 shares	$2.69 million	-34.9%	N/A	4.1	$0.88
9/30/2022	4,700,000 shares	$4.23 million	+32.4%	N/A	1.5	$0.90
9/15/2022	3,550,000 shares	$3.37 million	-10.6%	N/A	1.1	$0.95
8/31/2022	3,970,000 shares	$3.77 million	-12.8%	N/A	1	$0.95
8/15/2022	4,550,000 shares	$4.87 million	-3.2%	N/A	1.2	$1.07
7/31/2022	4,700,000 shares	$5.31 million	+8.3%	N/A	1.2	$1.13
7/15/2022	4,340,000 shares	$5.16 million	+50.2%	N/A	1.2	$1.19
6/30/2022	2,890,000 shares	$3.18 million	+13.8%	N/A	2.1	$1.10
6/15/2022	2,540,000 shares	$2.84 million	-31.4%	N/A	1.9	$1.12
5/31/2022	3,700,000 shares	$3.13 million	+46.8%	N/A	3.7	$0.85
5/15/2022	2,520,000 shares	$1.92 million	-0.8%	N/A	2.6	$0.76
4/30/2022	2,540,000 shares	$2.74 million	-5.9%	N/A	2.6	$1.08
4/15/2022	2,700,000 shares	$2.97 million	-8.8%	N/A	2.7	$1.10
3/31/2022	2,960,000 shares	$3.49 million	+61.8%	N/A	2.9	$1.18
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1/31/2022	5,950,000 shares	$5.47 million	+4.2%	N/A	4.2	$0.92
1/15/2022	5,710,000 shares	$6.05 million	+1.6%	N/A	3.8	$1.06
12/31/2021	5,620,000 shares	$5.45 million	+4.3%	N/A	3.6	$0.97
12/15/2021	5,390,000 shares	$4.78 million	+2.1%	N/A	3.5	$0.89
11/30/2021	5,280,000 shares	$7.39 million	+10.7%	N/A	4.5	$1.40
11/15/2021	4,770,000 shares	$8.16 million	+44.1%	N/A	4.4	$1.71
10/29/2021	3,310,000 shares	$5.53 million	+7.1%	N/A	2.8	$1.67
10/15/2021	3,090,000 shares	$4.82 million	-3.7%	N/A	2.7	$1.56
9/30/2021	3,210,000 shares	$4.69 million	No Change	N/A	2.5	$1.46
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6/15/2021	7,570,000 shares	$18.17 million	-3.0%	N/A	1.9	$2.40
5/28/2021	7,800,000 shares	$16.15 million	-3.8%	N/A	1.9	$2.07

QD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Qudian shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 15th, investors have sold 440,863 shares of QD short. 0.35% of Qudian's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Qudian'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. QD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Qudian's short interest ratio.

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. 0.35% of Qudian's floating shares are currently sold short.

Qudian saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 440,863 shares, a decrease of 17.4% from the previous total of 533,915 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.

0.35% of Qudian's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Qudian: Inter & Co. Inc. (2.70%), Customers Bancorp, Inc (7.61%), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) (0.87%), Merchants Bancorp (6.61%), Columbia Financial (2.56%), Qfin Holdings Inc. - Sponsored ADR (1.67%), Wealthfront (4.62%), LendingClub Corporation (5.19%), Pathward Financial, Inc. (10.67%), Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (5.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.25 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.38 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.66 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($13.15 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($10.29 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.89 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($8.34 billion), Carvana Co. ($6.40 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($5.39 billion), and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF ($5.36 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Qudian as its price is falling. QD 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.

A short squeeze for Qudian 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 QD, 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 QD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2025.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like QD:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a companyâ€™s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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This page (NYSE:QD) was last updated on 5/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Qudian (QD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume