Critical Metals (CRML) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Critical Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 3,140,000 shares of CRML short. 11.17% of Critical Metals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Critical Metals' current short interest.

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. 11.17% of Critical Metals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Critical Metals saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,140,000 shares, an increase of 17.6% from the previous total of 2,670,000 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.

Critical Metals currently has issued a total of 98,602,000 shares. Some of Critical Metals' 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. Critical Metals currently has a public float of 28,100,000 shares.

11.17% of Critical Metals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Critical Metals: TMC the metals company Inc. (14.03%), Ero Copper Corp. (4.80%), IperionX Limited Sponsored ADR (0.40%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (25.65%), MAC Copper Limited (2.20%), Sigma Lithium Corporation (13.29%), Lithium Americas Corp. (12.07%), Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (7.75%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.03%), Dakota Gold Corp. (2.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRML is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Critical Metals as its price is falling. CRML shares are trading down $0.30 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 Critical Metals 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 CRML, 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 CRML, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.