Core Scientific (CORZZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Core Scientific shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 42,800 shares of CORZZ short. Learn More on Core Scientific's current short interest.

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

Core Scientific saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,800 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 43,700 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 "banking" compare to Core Scientific: Northeast Bank (0.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CORZZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Core Scientific as its price is falling. CORZZ shares are trading up $0.47 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 Core Scientific 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 CORZZ, 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 CORZZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.