This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Twitter (TWTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Twitter Short Interest DataTwitter (TWTR) has a short interest of 37.46 million shares, representing 5.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 19.57% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 28.84 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest37,460,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest31,330,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+19.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.89 billionShort Interest Ratio2.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2022Outstanding Shares765,246,000 sharesFloat Size631,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.93%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume28,842,891 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Twitter? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Twitter and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTWTR Short Interest Over TimeTWTR Days to Cover Over TimeTWTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Twitter Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/202237,460,000 shares $1.89 billion +19.6%5.9%2.4 $50.45 9/30/202231,330,000 shares $1.37 billion +1.8%5.0%2 $43.84 9/15/202230,790,000 shares $1.30 billion +11.0%4.9%2.3 $42.14 8/31/202227,730,000 shares $1.07 billion -21.0%4.4%2 $38.75 8/15/202235,120,000 shares $1.56 billion +3.2%5.6%2.3 $44.50 7/31/202234,020,000 shares $1.42 billion -1.7%5.4%1.7 $41.61 7/15/202234,590,000 shares $1.31 billion +5.7%5.5%1.2 $37.74 6/30/202232,740,000 shares $1.22 billion -3.3%5.2%0.8 $37.39 6/15/202233,840,000 shares $1.29 billion -7.2%4.6%0.7 $37.99 5/31/202236,470,000 shares $1.44 billion +9.4%5.8%0.7 $39.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TWTR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Twitter and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/15/202233,330,000 shares $1.36 billion +6.4%5.3%0.6 $40.72 4/30/202231,340,000 shares $1.54 billion -4.1%4.7%0.6 $49.02 4/15/202232,670,000 shares $1.47 billion -14.6%4.7%0.7 $45.08 3/31/202238,260,000 shares $1.48 billion -1.8%5.4%1.2 $38.69 3/15/202238,970,000 shares $1.32 billion -1.8%5.0%2.2 $33.97 2/28/202239,690,000 shares $1.41 billion -2.5%5.1%2.2 $35.55 2/15/202240,700,000 shares $1.51 billion +110.7%5.2%2.1 $36.98 1/31/202219,320,000 shares $724.69 million -3.8%2.5%1 $37.51 1/15/202220,090,000 shares $772.26 million -7.8%2.6%1.1 $38.44 12/31/202121,800,000 shares $942.20 million -4.7%2.8%1.3 $43.22 12/15/202122,880,000 shares $1.01 billion +6.5%3.0%1.4 $44.07 11/30/202121,490,000 shares $944.27 million -8.6%2.8%1.4 $43.94 11/15/202123,520,000 shares $1.25 billion -22.6%3.0%1.8 $52.95 10/29/202130,390,000 shares $1.63 billion +11.7%3.9%2.7 $53.54 10/15/202127,220,000 shares $1.71 billion +6.0%3.5%2.6 $62.77 9/30/202125,680,000 shares $1.55 billion +11.6%3.3%2.2 $60.39 9/15/202123,010,000 shares $1.42 billion +0.8%3.0%1.9 $61.84 8/31/202122,820,000 shares $1.47 billion +4.7%2.9%1.9 $64.50 8/13/202121,790,000 shares $1.41 billion -1.6%2.8%1.7 $64.82 7/30/202122,150,000 shares $1.54 billion +11.2%2.9%1.6 $69.75 7/15/202119,920,000 shares $1.36 billion -2.0%2.6%1.1 $68.07 6/30/202120,320,000 shares $1.40 billion +9.1%2.6%1.2 $68.81 6/15/202118,620,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.6%2.4%1.1 $60.23 5/28/202120,160,000 shares $1.17 billion -0.7%2.6%1.1 $58.00 5/14/202120,310,000 shares $1.02 billion -19.3%N/A1 $50.11 4/30/202125,160,000 shares $1.64 billion -11.1%N/A1.1 $65.09 4/15/202128,310,000 shares $1.97 billion +0.9%N/A1.4 $69.74 3/31/202128,060,000 shares $1.77 billion -16.7%N/A1.3 $62.99 3/15/202133,690,000 shares $2.29 billion +14.4%N/A1.6 $68.10 2/26/202129,450,000 shares $2.20 billion +24.4%N/A1.5 $74.59Is Elon's empire crumbling? 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Click here to see the Tesla shock that could blindside everyone. 2/12/202123,680,000 shares $1.62 billion +33.9%N/A1.3 $68.56 1/29/202117,690,000 shares $912.27 million -23.1%N/A1.2 $51.57 1/15/202123,010,000 shares $1.05 billion +9.2%N/A1.3 $45.79 12/31/202021,080,000 shares $1.15 billion -3.2%N/A1.2 $54.33 12/15/202021,770,000 shares $1.13 billion -12.9%N/A1.3 $52.02 11/30/202024,980,000 shares $1.16 billion -2.7%N/A1.4 $46.59 11/15/202025,670,000 shares $1.12 billion +16.3%N/A1.4 $43.48 10/30/202022,070,000 shares $1.16 billion -31.3%N/A1.2 $52.43 10/15/202032,120,000 shares $1.48 billion +10.5%N/A2.1 $45.98 9/30/202029,070,000 shares $1.29 billion -1.8%N/A1.7 $44.50 9/15/202029,590,000 shares $1.16 billion -6.3%3.9%1.5 $39.09 8/31/202031,590,000 shares $1.28 billion -6.5%4.2%1.6 $40.58 8/14/202033,780,000 shares $1.28 billion +3.6%4.4%1.6 $37.90 7/31/202032,610,000 shares $1.19 billion -15.5%4.3%1.5 $36.40 7/15/202038,600,000 shares $1.38 billion +10.7%5.1%1.6 $35.67 6/30/202034,870,000 shares $1.04 billion +3.3%4.6%1.5 $29.79 TWTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Twitter's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Twitter shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 37,460,000 shares of TWTR short. 5.93% of Twitter's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Twitter's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Twitter? 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. TWTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Twitter's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Twitter? 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. 5.93% of Twitter's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Twitter's short interest increasing or decreasing? Twitter saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,460,000 shares, an increase of 19.6% from the previous total of 31,330,000 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 Twitter's float size? Twitter currently has issued a total of 765,246,000 shares. Some of Twitter'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. Twitter currently has a public float of 631,860,000 shares. How does Twitter's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.93% of Twitter's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Twitter: Sea Limited Sponsored ADR (3.14%), Equinix, Inc. (1.83%), eBay Inc. (5.15%), CoStar Group, Inc. (4.03%), VeriSign, Inc. (1.97%), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (6.51%), SPS Commerce, Inc. (3.56%), Yelp Inc. (7.29%), Ziff Davis, Inc. (9.22%), Cimpress plc (8.49%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.48 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.85 billion), Twitter, Inc. ($1.89 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.42 billion), Roblox Corporation ($1.39 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Twitter stock? Short selling TWTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Twitter as its price is falling. 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 Twitter? A short squeeze for Twitter 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 TWTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Twitter'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 TWTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2022. 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