Affirm (AFRM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Affirm shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 15,120,000 shares of AFRM short. 5.75% of Affirm's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Affirm'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. AFRM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Affirm's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Affirm: CTC LLC, GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, HighTower Advisors LLC, a16z Perennial Management L.P., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Beach Point Capital Management LP, a16z Perennial Management L.P., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 5.75% of Affirm's floating shares are currently sold short.

Affirm saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,120,000 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 15,570,000 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.

Affirm currently has issued a total of 318,060,000 shares. Some of Affirm'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. Affirm currently has a public float of 263,130,000 shares.

5.75% of Affirm's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Affirm: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Bank of Montreal (1.50%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (0.08%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (3.62%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (1.95%), ING Groep (0.07%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.66%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1.51%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFRM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Affirm as its price is falling. AFRM shares are trading down $1.77 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 Affirm 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 AFRM, 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 AFRM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.