What do SA's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like SA: 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 company’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.

Seabridge Gold (SA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Seabridge Gold Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Seabridge Gold (SA) had a short interest of 5.07 million shares sold short, representing 5.39% of the public float. This marks a 19.45% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.5, meaning it would take 10.5 days of the average trading volume of 700,408 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 5,065,058 shares
Previous Short Interest: 4,240,188 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 19.45%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $130.60 million
Short Interest Ratio: 10.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 31, 2026

Outstanding Shares: 107,623,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 5.39%
Today's Trading Volume: 326,229 shares
Average Trading Volume: 700,408 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 47%

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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
7/31/2026	5,065,058 shares	$130.60 million	+19.5%	5.4%	10.45	$25.78
7/15/2026	4,240,188 shares	$108.60 million	+3.8%	4.5%	7.96	$25.61
6/30/2026	4,084,462 shares	$105.33 million	-0.5%	4.3%	5.34	$25.79
6/15/2026	4,105,175 shares	$124.57 million	+0.6%	4.4%	3.14	$30.34
5/29/2026	4,081,042 shares	$139.49 million	-10.1%	4.3%	5.14	$34.18
5/15/2026	4,538,735 shares	$133.68 million	+8.8%	4.8%	4.86	$29.45
4/30/2026	4,170,995 shares	$116.45 million	+5.5%	4.4%	5.81	$27.92
4/15/2026	3,955,258 shares	$123.00 million	-6.5%	4.2%	4.17	$31.10
3/31/2026	4,231,890 shares	$119.76 million	+21.8%	4.5%	2.81	$28.30
3/13/2026	3,475,304 shares	$109.01 million	-17.8%	3.7%	3.93	$31.37
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2/27/2026	4,229,362 shares	$166.45 million	-9.1%	4.5%	4.91	$39.36
2/13/2026	4,654,229 shares	$158.33 million	-2.3%	5.0%	4.14	$34.02
1/30/2026	4,762,072 shares	$134.72 million	+12.0%	5.1%	2.81	$28.29
1/15/2026	4,251,478 shares	$133.03 million	-13.4%	4.5%	3.71	$31.29
12/31/2025	4,911,030 shares	$145.51 million	-7.1%	5.2%	4.55	$29.63
12/15/2025	5,283,486 shares	$150.83 million	-11.4%	5.6%	4.87	$28.55
11/28/2025	5,964,161 shares	$168.04 million	-2.6%	6.4%	6.04	$28.18
11/14/2025	6,186,267 shares	$147.00 million	-0.6%	6.8%	7.68	$23.76
10/31/2025	6,224,493 shares	$148.33 million	-8.6%	6.9%	5.5	$23.83
10/15/2025	6,810,000 shares	$189.69 million	+1.0%	8.2%	5.2	$27.86
9/30/2025	6,740,000 shares	$162.70 million	+10.0%	8.2%	5.6	$24.14
9/15/2025	6,130,000 shares	$124.38 million	+8.1%	7.4%	6.3	$20.29
8/31/2025	5,670,000 shares	$98.97 million	-2.9%	6.9%	7.7	$17.46
8/15/2025	5,840,000 shares	$97.82 million	+10.2%	7.2%	7.8	$16.75
7/31/2025	5,300,000 shares	$81.02 million	+3.1%	6.5%	7.1	$15.29
7/15/2025	5,140,000 shares	$80.98 million	+1.4%	6.3%	6.9	$15.76
6/30/2025	5,070,000 shares	$73.62 million	+1.0%	6.2%	6.1	$14.52
6/15/2025	5,020,000 shares	$74.86 million	+35.7%	6.2%	5.9	$14.91
5/31/2025	3,700,000 shares	$45.44 million	+4.2%	4.6%	4.4	$12.28
5/15/2025	3,550,000 shares	$41.14 million	-7.1%	4.4%	3.7	$11.59
4/30/2025	3,820,000 shares	$47.48 million	-2.1%	4.7%	3.9	$12.43
4/15/2025	3,900,000 shares	$48.70 million	+17.5%	4.8%	3.9	$12.49
3/31/2025	3,320,000 shares	$38.69 million	-0.6%	4.1%	3.6	$11.66
3/15/2025	3,340,000 shares	$38.29 million	+1.5%	4.1%	3.8	$11.47
2/28/2025	3,290,000 shares	$35.61 million	+9.7%	4.1%	3.8	$10.83
2/15/2025	3,000,000 shares	$33.89 million	+5.6%	3.6%	4.6	$11.30
1/31/2025	2,840,000 shares	$34.97 million	+7.2%	3.6%	4.5	$12.32
1/15/2025	2,650,000 shares	$31.91 million	+17.3%	3.5%	4.2	$12.04
12/31/2024	2,260,000 shares	$25.79 million	-1.7%	2.9%	3.8	$11.41
12/15/2024	2,300,000 shares	$30.80 million	+5.0%	3.0%	4.1	$13.39
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11/30/2024	2,190,000 shares	$31.51 million	-25.5%	2.9%	4.2	$14.39
11/15/2024	2,940,000 shares	$41.81 million	+30.1%	3.8%	5.7	$14.22
10/31/2024	2,260,000 shares	$39.39 million	-16.0%	3.0%	4.7	$17.43
10/15/2024	2,690,000 shares	$46.83 million	-12.7%	3.6%	5.5	$17.41
9/30/2024	3,080,000 shares	$51.71 million	+5.8%	4.1%	6.7	$16.79
9/15/2024	2,910,000 shares	$51.83 million	-0.3%	3.9%	6.6	$17.81
8/31/2024	2,920,000 shares	$51.30 million	-3.3%	3.9%	6.7	$17.57
8/15/2024	3,020,000 shares	$49.68 million	+1.7%	4.0%	6.6	$16.45
7/31/2024	2,970,000 shares	$49.30 million	-1.7%	4.0%	6.4	$16.60
7/15/2024	3,020,000 shares	$45.81 million	-1.0%	4.1%	6.6	$15.17
6/30/2024	3,050,000 shares	$41.75 million	-0.7%	4.2%	6.2	$13.69
6/15/2024	3,070,000 shares	$44.42 million	-7.8%	4.2%	5.6	$14.47
5/31/2024	3,330,000 shares	$52.78 million	+13.7%	4.8%	5.9	$15.85
5/15/2024	2,930,000 shares	$43.83 million	-13.3%	4.2%	5.1	$14.96
4/30/2024	3,380,000 shares	$50.67 million	-5.9%	4.9%	5.8	$14.99
4/15/2024	3,590,000 shares	$54.82 million	-1.4%	5.2%	6.3	$15.27
3/31/2024	3,640,000 shares	$55.04 million	+1.4%	5.3%	7.1	$15.12
3/15/2024	3,590,000 shares	$48.18 million	-0.3%	5.2%	7.3	$13.42
2/29/2024	3,600,000 shares	$40.79 million	+5.9%	5.2%	6.9	$11.33
2/15/2024	3,400,000 shares	$38.28 million	-4.0%	4.9%	6.6	$11.26
1/31/2024	3,540,000 shares	$37.21 million	-1.1%	5.1%	7.8	$10.51
1/15/2024	3,580,000 shares	$40.28 million	+7.5%	5.2%	7.9	$11.25
12/31/2023	3,330,000 shares	$40.39 million	-6.2%	4.8%	7.3	$12.13
12/15/2023	3,550,000 shares	$43.20 million	+30.5%	5.1%	8.4	$12.17
11/30/2023	2,720,000 shares	$33.70 million	+16.2%	3.9%	7	$12.39
11/15/2023	2,340,000 shares	$27.38 million	-6.0%	3.4%	7	$11.70
10/31/2023	2,490,000 shares	$27.24 million	+0.4%	3.6%	8.2	$10.94
10/15/2023	2,480,000 shares	$28.37 million	+1.6%	3.6%	8.9	$11.44
9/30/2023	2,440,000 shares	$25.74 million	+13.0%	3.5%	9	$10.55
9/15/2023	2,160,000 shares	$24.07 million	No Change	3.1%	8.3	$11.15
8/31/2023	2,160,000 shares	$25.38 million	-5.3%	3.1%	7.7	$11.75
8/15/2023	2,280,000 shares	$25.88 million	-2.2%	3.3%	7.6	$11.35
7/31/2023	2,330,000 shares	$29.73 million	-0.4%	3.4%	6.8	$12.76
7/15/2023	2,340,000 shares	$30.70 million	+4.0%	3.4%	6	$13.12
6/30/2023	2,250,000 shares	$27.09 million	+1.4%	3.3%	5.6	$12.04
6/15/2023	2,220,000 shares	$27.62 million	+1.4%	3.3%	5.5	$12.44
5/31/2023	2,190,000 shares	$29.76 million	+2.8%	3.2%	5.4	$13.59
5/15/2023	2,130,000 shares	$32.59 million	+4.9%	3.2%	5.4	$15.30
4/30/2023	2,030,000 shares	$28.50 million	-20.1%	3.0%	5.6	$14.04
4/15/2023	2,540,000 shares	$34.59 million	+0.4%	3.8%	7.1	$13.62
3/31/2023	2,530,000 shares	$32.76 million	+5.0%	3.8%	7.8	$12.95
3/15/2023	2,410,000 shares	$27.38 million	+1.7%	3.6%	7.5	$11.36
2/28/2023	2,370,000 shares	$26.02 million	-0.4%	3.5%	7.8	$10.98
2/15/2023	2,380,000 shares	$27.42 million	+2.6%	3.5%	7.7	$11.52
1/31/2023	2,320,000 shares	$30.53 million	-2.1%	3.5%	7.4	$13.16
1/15/2023	2,370,000 shares	$33.37 million	-4.1%	3.6%	7.4	$14.08
12/30/2022	2,470,000 shares	$31.07 million	+16.0%	3.7%	8.4	$12.58
12/15/2022	2,130,000 shares	$23.96 million	+23.8%	3.2%	7.2	$11.25
11/30/2022	1,720,000 shares	$21.48 million	-5.0%	2.6%	6	$12.49
11/15/2022	1,810,000 shares	$22.34 million	-2.2%	2.7%	6.3	$12.34
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10/31/2022	1,850,000 shares	$19.80 million	-9.3%	2.8%	6.6	$10.70
10/15/2022	2,040,000 shares	$21.87 million	-1.5%	3.1%	7.7	$10.72
9/30/2022	2,070,000 shares	$24.57 million	-3.3%	3.1%	7	$11.87
9/15/2022	2,140,000 shares	$26.36 million	+0.9%	3.3%	7.1	$12.32
8/31/2022	2,120,000 shares	$25.63 million	-4.9%	3.2%	7.1	$12.09
8/15/2022	2,230,000 shares	$31.00 million	+3.2%	3.4%	7.6	$13.90
7/31/2022	2,160,000 shares	$29.64 million	+8.5%	3.3%	6.7	$13.72
7/15/2022	1,990,000 shares	$24.76 million	No Change	3.2%	5.9	$12.44
6/30/2022	1,990,000 shares	$24.74 million	+3.1%	N/A	5.8	$12.43
6/15/2022	1,930,000 shares	$26.15 million	-4.0%	N/A	5.8	$13.55
5/31/2022	2,010,000 shares	$28.36 million	+3.6%	3.2%	5.6	$14.11
5/15/2022	1,940,000 shares	$27.51 million	+4.9%	3.2%	4.9	$14.18
4/30/2022	1,850,000 shares	$32.67 million	+10.8%	3.0%	4.8	$17.66
4/15/2022	1,670,000 shares	$35.89 million	-10.7%	2.7%	4.4	$21.49
3/31/2022	1,870,000 shares	$34.60 million	-3.6%	3.1%	5.2	$18.50
3/15/2022	1,940,000 shares	$35.39 million	+5.4%	3.2%	5.4	$18.24
2/28/2022	1,840,000 shares	$31.83 million	-1.1%	3.1%	5.4	$17.30
2/15/2022	1,860,000 shares	$29.87 million	-3.6%	3.1%	5.9	$16.06
1/31/2022	1,930,000 shares	$30.98 million	+1.6%	3.2%	6.3	$16.05
1/15/2022	1,900,000 shares	$29.96 million	-7.8%	3.2%	6.2	$15.77
12/31/2021	2,060,000 shares	$33.97 million	-1.9%	3.7%	6.8	$16.49
12/15/2021	2,100,000 shares	$33.43 million	-3.7%	3.7%	6.9	$15.92
11/30/2021	2,180,000 shares	$42.10 million	-4.8%	3.9%	7.5	$19.31
11/15/2021	2,290,000 shares	$46.35 million	No Change	4.1%	8.5	$20.24
10/29/2021	2,290,000 shares	$42.23 million	-15.5%	4.2%	9.1	$18.44
10/15/2021	2,710,000 shares	$47.97 million	+1.5%	4.9%	11.3	$17.70
9/30/2021	2,670,000 shares	$41.25 million	-8.9%	4.8%	11.9	$15.45
9/15/2021	2,930,000 shares	$51.86 million	-5.5%	5.3%	13.4	$17.70
8/31/2021	3,100,000 shares	$55.71 million	-6.3%	5.6%	12.3	$17.97
8/13/2021	3,310,000 shares	$57.00 million	No Change	6.0%	12.2	$17.22

SA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Seabridge Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 5,065,058 shares of SA short. 5.39% of Seabridge Gold's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Seabridge Gold'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. SA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.5. Learn More on Seabridge Gold'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. 5.39% of Seabridge Gold's floating shares are currently sold short.

Seabridge Gold saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,065,058 shares, an increase of 19.5% from the previous total of 4,240,188 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.

5.39% of Seabridge Gold's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "metals & mining" compare to Seabridge Gold: Royal Gold, Inc. (3.62%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (0.89%), First Majestic Silver Corp. (4.44%), Alamos Gold Inc. (1.75%), Franco-Nevada Corporation (1.89%), Hecla Mining Company (7.10%), Kinross Gold Corporation (1.52%), OR Royalties Inc. (1.35%), Pan American Silver Corp. (1.60%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (0.93%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Seabridge Gold as its price is falling. SA shares are trading up $0.45 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 Seabridge Gold 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 SA, 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 SA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

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 company’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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Short interest data for NYSE:SA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.

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Seabridge Gold (SA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume