Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.73 -0.10 (-0.56%) (As of 12:28 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Short Interest DataCalamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ) has a short interest of 78,700 shares. This marks a 82.60% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 197,237 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest78,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest43,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+82.60%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.36 millionShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume243,452 sharesAverage Trading Volume197,237 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/202478,700 shares $1.36 million +82.6%N/A0.4 $17.32 10/15/202443,100 shares $758,560.00 +239.4%N/A0.2 $17.60 9/30/202412,700 shares $220,345.00 -61.3%N/A0.1 $17.35 9/15/202432,800 shares $552,352.00 +51.2%N/A0.2 $16.84 8/31/202421,700 shares $369,334.00 +40.9%N/A0.1 $17.02 8/15/202415,400 shares $258,104.00 -83.7%N/A0.1 $16.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CSQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202494,200 shares $1.58 million +100.0%N/A0.5 $16.82 7/15/202447,100 shares $810,591.00 +34.6%N/A0.3 $17.21 6/30/202435,000 shares $589,400.00 -46.7%N/A0.2 $16.84 6/15/202465,600 shares $1.10 million -0.5%N/A0.3 $16.77 5/31/202465,900 shares $1.07 million +148.7%N/A0.3 $16.23 5/15/202426,500 shares $430,625.00 -65.8%N/A0.1 $16.25 4/30/202477,400 shares $1.20 million +30.7%N/A0.4 $15.56 4/15/202459,200 shares $921,152.00 +6.3%N/A0.3 $15.56 3/31/202455,700 shares $911,809.00 +24.9%N/A0.3 $16.37 3/15/202444,600 shares $706,018.00 -9.9%N/A0.2 $15.83 2/29/202449,500 shares $788,535.00 -19.9%N/A0.2 $15.93 2/15/202461,800 shares $971,496.00 -9.3%N/A0.3 $15.72 1/31/202468,100 shares $1.05 million -9.6%N/A0.3 $15.46 1/15/202475,300 shares $1.14 million -1.6%N/A0.3 $15.11 12/31/202376,500 shares $1.14 million +43.3%N/A0.3 $14.87 12/15/202353,400 shares $781,242.00 -46.8%N/A0.2 $14.63 11/30/2023100,300 shares $1.45 million +708.9%N/A0.4 $14.44 11/15/202312,400 shares $171,120.00 -88.8%N/A0.1 $13.80 10/31/2023110,400 shares $1.42 million -14.3%N/A0.5 $12.83 10/15/2023128,800 shares $1.77 million -19.8%N/A0.7 $13.72 9/30/2023160,500 shares $2.26 million +11.9%N/A0.8 $14.07 9/15/2023143,400 shares $2.09 million +6.9%N/A0.8 $14.55 8/31/2023134,100 shares $1.99 million +3.2%N/A0.7 $14.87 8/15/2023129,900 shares $1.90 million +3.6%N/A0.7 $14.62 7/31/2023125,400 shares $1.91 million +36.9%N/A0.6 $15.24 7/15/202391,600 shares $1.36 million -20.8%N/A0.4 $14.85 6/30/2023115,700 shares $1.71 million -6.0%N/A0.6 $14.75 6/15/2023123,100 shares $1.80 million +31.0%N/A0.6 $14.60 5/31/202394,000 shares $1.28 million -35.9%N/A0.5 $13.62 5/15/2023146,700 shares $1.98 million -40.6%N/A0.7 $13.48 4/30/2023246,900 shares $3.40 million -2.5%N/A1.2 $13.76 4/15/2023253,100 shares $3.54 million -10.3%N/A1.3 $13.97 3/31/2023282,100 shares $3.95 million -2.3%N/A1.3 $14.00 3/15/2023288,700 shares $3.80 million -13.3%N/A1.3 $13.15[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom? 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And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 2/28/2023333,100 shares $4.64 million -2.7%N/A1.5 $13.92 2/15/2023342,500 shares $5.00 million +20.3%N/A1.5 $14.60 1/31/2023284,700 shares $4.10 million -13.9%N/A1.3 $14.39 1/15/2023330,700 shares $4.63 million -10.9%N/A1.4 $14.00 12/30/2022371,100 shares $4.98 million -6.9%N/A1.6 $13.42 12/15/2022398,600 shares $5.47 million -5.8%N/A1.6 $13.73 11/30/2022423,100 shares $6.09 million -5.0%N/A1.8 $14.40 11/15/2022445,500 shares $6.36 million +6.7%N/A1.8 $14.28 10/31/2022417,400 shares $5.74 million +25.2%N/A1.7 $13.76 10/15/2022333,300 shares $4.07 million No ChangeN/A1.4 $12.20 9/30/2022301,100 shares $3.76 million -27.7%N/A1.2 $12.50 9/15/2022416,400 shares $5.89 million -8.3%N/A1.6 $14.14 8/31/2022453,900 shares $6.61 million +0.1%N/A1.7 $14.57 8/15/2022453,300 shares $7.21 million -22.6%N/A1.7 $15.90 7/31/2022585,700 shares $8.98 million +137.9%N/A2 $15.34 7/15/2022246,200 shares $3.39 million +51.6%N/A0.8 $13.76 6/30/2022162,400 shares $2.13 million +5.1%N/A0.6 $13.11 6/15/2022154,500 shares $2.05 million +3.5%N/A0.6 $13.24 5/31/2022149,300 shares $2.22 million +5.7%N/A0.6 $14.88 5/15/2022141,300 shares $1.99 million -15.9%N/A0.5 $14.05 4/30/2022168,000 shares $2.58 million -1.0%N/A0.6 $15.33 4/15/2022169,700 shares $2.78 million +6.5%N/A0.7 $16.41 3/31/2022159,400 shares $2.79 million +13.3%N/A0.6 $17.53 3/15/2022140,700 shares $2.21 million -5.5%N/A0.5 $15.74 2/28/2022148,900 shares $2.50 million -8.9%N/A0.6 $16.80 2/15/2022163,400 shares $2.80 million +18.9%N/A0.7 $17.12 1/31/2022137,400 shares $2.42 million -2.0%N/A0.6 $17.60 1/15/2022140,200 shares $2.62 million -28.8%N/A0.6 $18.66 12/31/2021197,000 shares $3.80 million -12.1%N/A1 $19.29 12/15/2021224,200 shares $4.23 million -17.4%N/A1.2 $18.88 11/30/2021271,400 shares $5.11 million +8.5%N/A1.4 $18.83 11/15/2021250,100 shares $4.81 million -0.1%N/A1.3 $19.23 10/29/2021250,400 shares $4.75 million +27.8%N/A1.3 $18.98 10/15/2021195,900 shares $3.58 million -8.0%N/A1 $18.27 9/30/2021213,000 shares $3.77 million +31.2%N/A1.1 $17.72 9/15/2021162,300 shares $3.00 million -13.1%N/A0.8 $18.49 8/31/2021186,800 shares $3.52 million +12.7%N/A1 $18.85 8/13/2021165,800 shares $3.10 million +4.3%N/A0.9 $18.70 7/30/2021159,000 shares $2.92 million -3.5%N/A0.7 $18.34 7/15/2021164,700 shares $3.01 million -7.5%N/A0.7 $18.29 6/30/2021178,000 shares $3.24 million +17.8%N/A0.8 $18.19 6/15/2021151,100 shares $2.69 million -2.0%N/A0.6 $17.79 5/28/2021154,100 shares $2.73 million +18.1%N/A0.6 $17.73 5/14/2021130,500 shares $2.16 million -22.0%N/A0.5 $16.55 4/30/2021167,300 shares $3.00 million -25.6%N/A0.7 $17.96 4/15/2021224,700 shares $4.10 million -28.0%N/A0.9 $18.25 3/31/2021312,200 shares $5.31 million +2.0%N/A1.2 $17.01 3/15/2021306,100 shares $5.23 million -12.5%N/A1.2 $17.09 2/26/2021349,800 shares $5.74 million +41.3%N/A1.3 $16.41 2/12/2021247,500 shares $4.11 million +14.4%N/A0.9 $16.61[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom? 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And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 1/29/2021216,400 shares $3.39 million +4.3%N/A0.8 $15.67 1/15/2021207,400 shares $3.26 million -49.8%N/A0.7 $15.73 12/31/2020413,000 shares $6.55 million +58.0%N/A1.5 $15.86 12/15/2020261,400 shares $4.03 million +12.1%N/A1 $15.41 11/30/2020233,200 shares $3.49 million -2.8%N/A0.8 $14.98 11/15/2020239,800 shares $3.44 million -10.5%N/A0.8 $14.36 10/30/2020267,900 shares $3.49 million +50.1%N/A1 $13.02 10/15/2020178,500 shares $2.51 million +2.9%N/A0 $14.08 9/30/2020173,500 shares $2.34 million +147.9%N/A0.7 $13.46 9/15/20206,800 shares $92,820.00 -90.3%N/A0 $13.65 8/31/202070,000 shares $992,600.00 -37.8%N/A0.2 $14.18 8/14/2020112,600 shares $1.55 million -27.9%N/A0.4 $13.80 7/31/2020156,200 shares $2.07 million -6.4%N/A0.5 $13.27 7/15/2020166,900 shares $2.15 million +11.7%N/A0.5 $12.87 6/30/2020149,400 shares $1.82 million -11.6%N/A0.4 $12.16 6/15/2020169,000 shares $2.03 million -4.7%N/A0.4 $12.01 5/29/2020177,300 shares $2.15 million -13.3%N/A0.3 $12.13 5/15/2020204,600 shares $2.24 million -8.3%N/A0.3 $10.94 4/30/2020223,000 shares $2.53 million +37.6%N/A0.3 $11.36 4/15/2020162,100 shares $1.73 million -35.1%N/A0.3 $10.66 3/31/2020249,900 shares $2.71 million -50.8%N/A0.4 $10.84 3/13/2020507,400 shares $5.51 million +32.1%N/A0.8 $10.85 2/28/2020384,100 shares $2.85 million +51.3%N/A1.1 $7.43 2/14/2020253,800 shares $3.04 million +32.9%N/A0.9 $11.97 1/31/2020191,000 shares $2.52 million +306.4%N/A0.7 $13.21 1/15/202047,000 shares $671,160.00 +11.6%N/A0.2 $14.28 12/31/201942,100 shares $583,085.00 -70.3%N/A0.2 $13.85 CSQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 78,700 shares of CSQ short. Learn More on Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's current short interest. Is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 78,700 shares, an increase of 82.6% from the previous total of 43,100 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund stock? Short selling CSQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund as its price is falling. CSQ shares are trading up $0.17 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 Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund? A short squeeze for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 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 CSQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund'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 CSQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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