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Skillz (SKLZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$6.70 +0.31 (+4.85%)
Closing price 05/20/2025 03:57 PM Eastern
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Skillz Short Interest Data

Skillz (SKLZ) has a short interest of 1.72 million shares, representing 15.44% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.00% change in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 23.2, indicating that it would take 23.2 days of the average trading volume of 88,264 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,720,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,720,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
No Change
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$8.79 million
Short Interest Ratio
23.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
17,431,000 shares
Float Size
11,140,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.44%
Today's Trading Volume
86,281 shares
Average Trading Volume
88,264 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
98%
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SKLZ Short Interest Over Time

SKLZ Days to Cover Over Time

SKLZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Skillz Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20251,720,000 shares $8.79 million No Change15.4%23.2 $5.11
4/15/20251,720,000 shares $7.20 million +3.6%15.4%21.9 $4.19
3/31/20251,660,000 shares $7.45 million +3.1%14.9%17.1 $4.49
3/15/20251,610,000 shares $7.08 million No Change14.5%14.8 $4.40
2/28/20251,610,000 shares $9.40 million +1.3%14.5%14.7 $5.84
2/15/20251,590,000 shares $10.31 million -0.6%14.3%14 $6.49
1/31/20251,600,000 shares $10.58 million -4.2%14.4%13.1 $6.62
1/15/20251,670,000 shares $10.42 million -1.8%15.0%13.9 $6.24
12/31/20241,700,000 shares $8.55 million +12.6%15.3%15.8 $5.03
12/15/20241,510,000 shares $7.37 million -2.0%13.6%16.5 $4.88
11/30/20241,540,000 shares $8.78 million -9.4%13.8%18.5 $5.70
11/15/20241,700,000 shares $8.42 million -2.3%15.3%21.4 $4.95
10/31/20241,740,000 shares $10.04 million -5.4%15.7%25.4 $5.77
10/15/20241,840,000 shares $10.12 million -7.1%15.0%27.3 $5.50
9/30/20241,980,000 shares $11.13 million -1.5%18.7%28.9 $5.62
9/15/20242,010,000 shares $11.90 million -1.0%19.0%27.5 $5.92
8/31/20242,030,000 shares $11.98 million -2.9%18.6%26 $5.90
8/15/20242,090,000 shares $12.44 million +9.4%14.9%24 $5.95
7/31/20241,910,000 shares $12.31 million -2.1%13.6%19.2 $6.45
7/15/20241,950,000 shares $13.14 million -1.5%13.9%19.3 $6.74
6/30/20241,980,000 shares $14.22 million +0.5%14.1%18.9 $7.18
6/15/20241,970,000 shares $12.98 million -3.9%14.0%17.7 $6.59
5/31/20242,050,000 shares $14.00 million -3.3%14.6%16.6 $6.83
5/15/20242,120,000 shares $13.63 million +1.0%15.1%16.3 $6.43
4/30/20242,100,000 shares $12.87 million -3.2%15.0%14.5 $6.13
4/15/20242,170,000 shares $12.65 million -4.8%15.5%13 $5.83
3/31/20242,280,000 shares $14.80 million +0.9%16.3%12.5 $6.49
3/15/20242,260,000 shares $14.13 million +11.3%16.1%11.7 $6.25
2/29/20242,030,000 shares $13.89 million +0.5%14.5%9.6 $6.84
2/15/20242,020,000 shares $14.38 million No Change14.4%9.2 $7.12
1/31/20242,020,000 shares $10.87 million No Change14.4%8.1 $5.38
1/15/20242,020,000 shares $10.10 million +2.0%14.4%7.5 $5.00
12/31/20231,980,000 shares $12.36 million -10.8%14.1%7.1 $6.24
12/15/20232,220,000 shares $13.96 million -2.6%15.8%7.7 $6.29
11/30/20232,280,000 shares $13.59 million -0.9%16.3%7.8 $5.96
11/15/20232,300,000 shares $14.09 million +7.5%16.5%7.3 $6.13
10/31/20232,140,000 shares $11.01 million +2.9%15.7%5.4 $5.15
10/15/20232,080,000 shares $8.74 million +5.1%15.2%5.1 $4.20
9/30/20231,980,000 shares $10.10 million +7.6%14.5%4.7 $5.10
9/15/20231,840,000 shares $11.65 million +4.6%14.2%3.9 $6.33
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8/31/20231,760,000 shares $14.45 million +26.6%13.6%3.3 $8.21
8/15/20231,390,000 shares $11.87 million +15.8%10.8%2.6 $8.54
7/31/20231,200,000 shares $14.32 million -3.2%9.1%2.8 $11.93
7/15/20231,240,000 shares $15.07 million -13.3%9.4%3.1 $12.15
6/30/20231,430,000 shares $13.01 million -25.9%10.9%3.5 $9.10
6/15/20231,930,000 shares $26.53 million -95.1%14.7%5.1 $13.75
5/31/202339,480,000 shares $18.40 million +0.6%15.1%6.3 $0.47
5/15/202339,250,000 shares $21.76 million -2.5%15.0%5.9 $0.55
4/30/202340,270,000 shares $25.08 million +1.4%15.3%5.8 $0.62
4/15/202339,720,000 shares $27.67 million +6.6%15.1%5 $0.70
3/31/202337,250,000 shares $22.10 million -7.4%14.2%4.4 $0.59
3/15/202340,220,000 shares $21.11 million +4.6%15.3%4.4 $0.52
2/28/202338,440,000 shares $24.04 million +3.0%14.6%4.1 $0.63
2/15/202337,330,000 shares $31.92 million +3.9%14.2%4 $0.86
1/31/202335,940,000 shares $28.73 million +1.6%13.7%3.6 $0.80
1/15/202335,360,000 shares $26.11 million -6.2%13.4%3.5 $0.74
12/30/202237,690,000 shares $19.09 million -4.0%14.3%3.6 $0.51
12/15/202239,260,000 shares $30.72 million +5.7%14.9%4.2 $0.78
11/30/202237,150,000 shares $36.37 million +3.0%14.1%4.1 $0.98
11/15/202236,080,000 shares $42.94 million -6.8%13.7%4.4 $1.19
10/31/202238,730,000 shares $39.89 million -6.6%14.7%4.7 $1.03
10/15/202241,460,000 shares $36.90 million -9.4%15.8%5.4 $0.89
9/30/202245,770,000 shares $46.69 million -8.9%17.5%6.6 $1.02
9/15/202250,260,000 shares $62.32 million +4.6%19.2%6.4 $1.24
8/31/202248,030,000 shares $63.88 million -3.8%19.4%6.1 $1.33
8/15/202249,940,000 shares $93.89 million -3.2%20.2%5.8 $1.88
7/31/202251,610,000 shares $81.54 million -6.7%21.5%5.4 $1.58
7/15/202255,310,000 shares $71.35 million -4.7%23.0%5.5 $1.29
6/30/202258,050,000 shares $71.98 million -4.4%24.2%5.4 $1.24
6/15/202260,710,000 shares $86.82 million -0.2%25.3%5.5 $1.43
5/31/202260,830,000 shares $115.58 million +2.2%25.3%5.4 $1.90
5/15/202259,550,000 shares $108.38 million +0.3%24.8%4.6 $1.82
4/30/202259,350,000 shares $121.67 million -2.3%24.0%4.5 $2.05
4/15/202260,720,000 shares $145.73 million +2.0%24.5%4.2 $2.40
3/31/202259,510,000 shares $178.53 million +1.3%24.0%4.1 $3.00
3/15/202258,750,000 shares $133.95 million +6.2%23.7%3.9 $2.28
2/28/202255,300,000 shares $171.98 million -3.2%22.3%3.7 $3.11
2/15/202257,140,000 shares $260.56 million +2.3%23.2%3.9 $4.56
1/31/202255,840,000 shares $268.59 million -0.4%22.7%3.9 $4.81
1/15/202256,050,000 shares $338.54 million +5.2%22.8%4.1 $6.04
12/31/202153,300,000 shares $396.55 million -4.8%21.6%3.8 $7.44
12/15/202155,980,000 shares $454.56 million +3.1%22.7%3.8 $8.12
11/30/202154,290,000 shares $504.35 million -1.7%22.2%3.7 $9.29
11/15/202155,240,000 shares $651.83 million -10.5%22.5%3.3 $11.80
10/29/202161,700,000 shares $689.81 million +3.5%25.5%3.5 $11.18
10/15/202159,630,000 shares $520.57 million +5.5%24.6%3.5 $8.73
9/30/202156,520,000 shares $555.03 million +0.1%23.3%3.6 $9.82
9/15/202156,440,000 shares $628.74 million -7.4%23.0%3.8 $11.14
8/31/202160,970,000 shares $717.62 million +6.4%25.0%4 $11.77
8/13/202157,280,000 shares $650.13 million +6.0%23.4%4.1 $11.35
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7/30/202154,030,000 shares $760.74 million +8.3%22.5%4 $14.08
7/15/202149,900,000 shares $762.47 million -1.4%20.8%3 $15.28
6/30/202150,620,000 shares $1.10 billion -20.9%21.3%2.5 $21.72
6/15/202163,980,000 shares $1.20 billion -10.6%27.0%3 $18.79
5/28/202171,590,000 shares $1.22 billion -2.2%30.2%3.2 $16.99
5/14/202173,180,000 shares $1.00 billion +17.1%30.9%3.5 $13.73
4/30/202162,480,000 shares $1.12 billion +37.8%27.0%3.2 $17.93
4/15/202145,330,000 shares $712.59 million +29.3%19.6%2.7 $15.72
3/31/202135,060,000 shares $635.64 million +60.1%16.8%3.2 $18.13
3/15/202121,900,000 shares $642.11 million +47.6%10.7%2.3 $29.32
2/26/202114,840,000 shares $447.43 million +5.0%6.5%2.2 $30.15
2/12/202114,140,000 shares $529.97 million +6.8%6.2%2.4 $37.48
1/29/202113,240,000 shares $352.45 million +21.3%6.3%2.5 $26.62
1/15/202110,920,000 shares $285.23 million No Change4.8%2.5 $26.12

SKLZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Skillz's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Skillz shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,720,000 shares of SKLZ short. 15.44% of Skillz's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Skillz's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Skillz?

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. SKLZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 23.0. Learn More on Skillz's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Skillz?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Skillz: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Skillz?

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. 15.44% of Skillz's floating shares are currently sold short.

What is Skillz's float size?

Skillz currently has issued a total of 17,431,000 shares. Some of Skillz'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. Skillz currently has a public float of 11,140,000 shares.

How does Skillz's short interest compare to its competitors?

15.44% of Skillz's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Skillz: Advantage Solutions Inc. (9.73%), Absci Co. (21.38%), Conduent Incorporated (2.05%), IBEX Limited (1.45%), Ooma, Inc. (1.88%), Zhihu Inc. (1.58%), MultiPlan Co. (6.92%), trivago (0.89%), International Money Express, Inc. (4.81%), National Research Co. (3.83%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Skillz stock?

Short selling SKLZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Skillz as its price is falling. SKLZ shares are trading up $0.31 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 Skillz?

A short squeeze for Skillz occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SKLZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Skillz'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 SKLZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:SKLZ) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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