Block (XYZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Block shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 12,030,000 shares of XYZ short. Learn More on Block'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. XYZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Block's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Block: CTC LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, J. Goldman & Co LP, Group One Trading LLC, Game Creek Capital LP, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, and BNP Paribas Financial Markets. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Block saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,030,000 shares, an increase of 2.3% from the previous total of 11,760,000 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 industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Block: Strategy Incorporated (12.63%), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (3.84%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.71%), Synopsys, Inc. (2.79%), NetEase, Inc. (0.42%), Autodesk, Inc. (1.41%), Snowflake Inc. (3.29%), Atlassian Co. (3.43%), Cloudflare, Inc. (2.03%), Roblox Co. (2.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XYZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Block as its price is falling. XYZ shares are trading up $0.71 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 Block 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 XYZ, 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 XYZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.