Churchill Downs (CHDN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $116.92 -2.13 (-1.79%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$116.91 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 05:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Churchill Downs Short Interest DataChurchill Downs (CHDN) has a short interest of 1.24 million shares. This marks a -16.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 548,827 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,480,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$153.24 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares73,500,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.69%Today's Trading Volume1,199,253 sharesAverage Trading Volume548,827 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average219% Short Selling Churchill Downs? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Churchill Downs and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCHDN Short Interest Over TimeCHDN Days to Cover Over TimeCHDN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Churchill Downs Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20251,240,000 shares $153.24 million -16.2%N/A2.7 $123.58 1/15/20251,480,000 shares $187.80 million +0.7%N/A3.2 $126.89 12/31/20241,470,000 shares $196.30 million +5.8%N/A3.3 $133.54 12/15/20241,390,000 shares $189.11 million -0.7%N/A3.1 $136.05 11/30/20241,400,000 shares $198.95 million -14.6%N/A3.1 $142.11 11/15/20241,640,000 shares $227.81 million +10.8%N/A3.7 $138.91 10/31/20241,480,000 shares $207.35 million -3.9%N/A3.5 $140.10 10/15/20241,540,000 shares $213.78 million +13.2%N/A3.9 $138.82 9/30/20241,360,000 shares $183.89 million +27.1%N/A3.3 $135.21 9/15/20241,070,000 shares $150.28 million -1.8%N/A2.5 $140.45 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CHDN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Churchill Downs and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20241,090,000 shares $151.48 million -0.9%N/A2.5 $138.97 8/15/20241,100,000 shares $151.62 million -13.4%N/A2.4 $137.84 7/31/20241,270,000 shares $182.32 million -11.2%N/A2.6 $143.56 7/15/20241,430,000 shares $207.04 million -13.3%N/A2.7 $144.78 6/30/20241,650,000 shares $230.34 million -11.8%N/A3.2 $139.60 6/15/20241,870,000 shares $255.33 million +6.9%N/A3.7 $136.54 5/31/20241,750,000 shares $226.63 million -6.4%N/A3.6 $129.50 5/15/20241,870,000 shares $250.32 million -4.6%N/A3.8 $133.86 4/30/20241,960,000 shares $252.84 million -1.5%N/A4.2 $129.00 4/15/20241,990,000 shares $243.16 million +5.3%N/A5 $122.19 3/31/20241,890,000 shares $233.89 million -6.0%N/A5.1 $123.75 3/15/20242,010,000 shares $235.91 million -2.0%N/A6 $117.37 2/29/20242,050,000 shares $249.83 million +1.5%N/A6.5 $121.87 2/15/20242,020,000 shares $242.32 million +0.5%N/A6.9 $119.96 1/31/20242,010,000 shares $243.15 million -2.4%N/A7.1 $120.97 1/15/20242,060,000 shares $255.58 million -3.3%N/A6.7 $124.07 12/31/20232,130,000 shares $287.40 million -13.1%N/A6.7 $134.93 12/15/20232,450,000 shares $315.93 million -0.8%N/A7.1 $128.95 11/30/20232,470,000 shares $285.95 million +6.9%N/A6.8 $115.77 11/15/20232,310,000 shares $281.27 million +1.8%N/A6.4 $121.76 10/31/20232,270,000 shares $249.34 million +6.6%N/A5.9 $109.84 10/15/20232,130,000 shares $234.32 million -2.3%N/A5 $110.01 9/30/20232,180,000 shares $252.97 million +11.8%N/A5.2 $116.04 9/15/20231,950,000 shares $233.16 million -2.5%N/A4.9 $119.57 8/31/20232,000,000 shares $250.56 million +20.5%N/A5.1 $125.28 8/15/20231,660,000 shares $204.83 million +24.8%N/A4.1 $123.39 7/31/20231,330,000 shares $154.08 million +8.1%N/A3.3 $115.85 7/15/20231,230,000 shares $164.89 million -8.2%N/A3.2 $134.06 6/30/20231,340,000 shares $186.49 million +1.5%N/A3.5 $139.17 6/15/20231,320,000 shares $181.76 million -9.0%N/A3.3 $137.70$5,000 DOGE check? 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The media was quick to dub it a DOGE Dividend, with claims circulating that we could all receive a $5,000 check in the mail.Everything you need to know is right here. 5/31/20231,450,000 shares $196.94 million -4.6%N/A3.4 $135.82 5/15/20231,520,000 shares $221.77 million +65.4%N/A3.6 $145.90 4/30/2023918,800 shares $268.78 million -3.6%2.8%4.6 $292.53 4/15/2023953,500 shares $244.10 million -4.7%2.9%5.3 $256.00 3/31/20231,000,000 shares $257.05 million +7.2%3.0%5.5 $257.05 3/15/2023932,900 shares $224.13 million +22.6%2.9%5.3 $240.25 2/28/2023760,700 shares $186.96 million +7.7%2.3%4.2 $245.78 2/15/2023706,100 shares $176.39 million -15.3%2.2%3.9 $249.81 1/31/2023833,200 shares $206.72 million +13.7%2.5%4.6 $248.10 1/15/2023732,700 shares $164.42 million -2.0%2.2%3.8 $224.40 12/30/2022747,800 shares $158.11 million +9.8%2.3%3.9 $211.43 12/15/2022681,300 shares $150.53 million +10.7%2.1%3.5 $220.94 11/30/2022615,200 shares $136.55 million +3.0%1.9%3.3 $221.96 11/15/2022597,100 shares $132.92 million -12.1%1.8%3.3 $222.61 10/31/2022679,400 shares $141.25 million -0.7%2.1%3.8 $207.91 10/15/2022684,100 shares $133.43 million -2.8%2.1%3.8 $195.05 9/30/2022703,900 shares $129.62 million -7.1%2.1%4 $184.15 9/15/2022757,600 shares $151.25 million +13.4%2.3%4.3 $199.65 8/31/2022668,400 shares $131.73 million -2.5%2.0%3.9 $197.09 8/15/2022685,500 shares $148.70 million -1.0%2.1%4 $216.92 7/31/2022692,600 shares $145.31 million +11.3%2.1%3.5 $209.80 7/15/2022622,500 shares $128.02 million +5.1%1.9%3.1 $205.65 6/30/2022592,200 shares $113.42 million +1.5%1.8%2.9 $191.53 6/15/2022583,500 shares $108.38 million +0.8%1.7%2.8 $185.74 5/31/2022578,700 shares $117.15 million +6.6%1.7%2.8 $202.43 5/15/2022542,800 shares $105.26 million -9.8%1.6%2.5 $193.92 4/30/2022601,600 shares $122.09 million -1.2%1.8%3.1 $202.94 4/15/2022608,900 shares $128.30 million +2.8%1.8%3.4 $210.70 3/31/2022592,600 shares $131.43 million -14.5%1.8%3.2 $221.78 3/15/2022692,900 shares $151.43 million -3.4%2.1%3.7 $218.54 2/28/2022716,900 shares $172.68 million +6.5%2.1%3.8 $240.87 2/15/2022673,200 shares $152.78 million +18.3%2.0%3.7 $226.95 1/31/2022569,300 shares $119.72 million -5.7%1.7%3.3 $210.30 1/15/2022603,400 shares $128.36 million -20.3%1.8%3.2 $212.73 12/31/2021757,200 shares $182.41 million -11.2%2.2%4.2 $240.90 12/15/2021852,200 shares $185.06 million +24.7%2.5%4.6 $217.15 11/30/2021683,700 shares $153.30 million +3.7%2.0%3.4 $224.22 11/15/2021659,100 shares $152.91 million -28.8%1.9%3.1 $232.00 10/29/2021926,000 shares $212.98 million -5.9%2.7%4.2 $230.00 10/15/2021984,500 shares $250.26 million -2.5%2.9%4.3 $254.20 9/30/20211,010,000 shares $242.48 million +5.1%3.0%4.2 $240.08 9/15/2021961,000 shares $211.30 million -6.7%2.8%3 $219.88 8/31/20211,030,000 shares $216.82 million +1.0%3.0%3.2 $210.50 8/13/20211,020,000 shares $195.72 million No Change3.0%3.1 $191.88 7/30/20211,020,000 shares $189.52 million -1.9%3.0%3 $185.80 7/15/20211,040,000 shares $191.38 million +26.7%3.0%3.1 $184.02 6/30/2021820,600 shares $162.69 million -33.8%2.4%2.3 $198.26 6/15/20211,240,000 shares $245.85 million +5.1%3.6%4.7 $198.27 5/28/20211,180,000 shares $235.45 million +13.5%3.5%4.4 $199.53 5/14/20211,040,000 shares $197.83 million -8.0%3.0%4 $190.22$5,000 DOGE check? 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The media was quick to dub it a DOGE Dividend, with claims circulating that we could all receive a $5,000 check in the mail.Everything you need to know is right here. 4/30/20211,130,000 shares $243.73 million +13.0%3.3%4.7 $215.69 4/15/20211,000,000 shares $217.21 million -7.4%2.9%4.4 $217.21 3/31/20211,080,000 shares $249.09 million -21.7%3.2%5.2 $230.64 3/15/20211,380,000 shares $350.98 million +9.5%4.0%6 $254.33 2/26/20211,260,000 shares $289.17 million No Change3.7%5.7 $229.50 2/12/20211,260,000 shares $264.36 million +2.4%3.6%5.8 $209.81 1/29/20211,230,000 shares $240.42 million -11.5%3.5%5.5 $195.46 1/15/20211,390,000 shares $288.04 million +7.8%4.0%5.9 $207.22 12/31/20201,290,000 shares $255.97 million +80.7%3.7%5.5 $198.43 12/15/2020713,800 shares $140.15 million +22.5%2.1%2.7 $196.35 11/30/2020582,500 shares $107.76 million -21.1%1.7%2.3 $185.00 11/15/2020738,100 shares $133.49 million -7.9%2.1%2.8 $180.85 10/30/2020801,400 shares $122.91 million +3.1%2.3%3.1 $153.37 10/15/2020777,200 shares $132.78 million -67.6%2.2%2.8 $170.84 9/30/20202,400,000 shares $393.17 million -4.0%6.9%8.3 $163.82 9/15/20202,500,000 shares $410.20 million -2.0%7.2%8.8 $164.08 8/31/20202,550,000 shares $445.64 million -5.6%7.3%8.9 $174.76 8/14/20202,700,000 shares $469.64 million +5.1%7.8%7.9 $173.94 7/31/20202,570,000 shares $356.00 million -15.5%7.4%6.9 $138.52 7/15/20203,040,000 shares $395.99 million -2.9%8.7%7.9 $130.26 6/30/20203,130,000 shares $415.44 million +2.0%9.0%7.6 $132.73 6/15/20203,070,000 shares $416.08 million -11.0%8.8%6.8 $135.53 5/29/20203,450,000 shares $457.71 million -1.7%9.9%6.4 $132.67 5/15/20203,510,000 shares $356.27 million +8.3%10.1%6.4 $101.50 4/30/20203,240,000 shares $324.71 million -1.2%9.3%6.4 $100.22 4/15/20203,280,000 shares $300.55 million +8.6%9.4%7.3 $91.63 3/31/20203,020,000 shares $263.56 million +25.2%8.7%7.2 $87.27 3/13/20202,412,500 shares $250.76 million +3.5%7.0%4.6 $103.94 2/28/20202,330,000 shares $171.05 million -4.1%6.8%9.2 $73.41 CHDN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Churchill Downs' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Churchill Downs shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 1,240,000 shares of CHDN short. Learn More on Churchill Downs' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Churchill Downs? 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. CHDN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Churchill Downs's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Churchill Downs? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Churchill Downs: Group One Trading LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Churchill Downs' short interest increasing or decreasing? Churchill Downs saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,240,000 shares, a decrease of 16.2% from the previous total of 1,480,000 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. How does Churchill Downs' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Churchill Downs: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (5.62%), MGM Resorts International (6.59%), Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (2.94%), Wynn Resorts, Limited (6.67%), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (7.21%), Boyd Gaming Co. (3.43%), PENN Entertainment, Inc. (11.29%), International Game Technology PLC (2.47%), Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (2.02%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.76%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Churchill Downs stock? Short selling CHDN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Churchill Downs as its price is falling. CHDN shares are trading down $2.13 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 Churchill Downs? A short squeeze for Churchill Downs 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 CHDN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Churchill Downs' 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 CHDN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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