BitFuFu (FUFU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BitFuFu shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 245,400 shares of FUFU short. 1.52% of BitFuFu's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BitFuFu'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. FUFU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BitFuFu's short interest ratio.

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. 1.52% of BitFuFu's floating shares are currently sold short.

BitFuFu saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 245,400 shares, a drop of 3.6% from the previous total of 254,500 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.

BitFuFu currently has issued a total of 163,110,000 shares. Some of BitFuFu'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. BitFuFu currently has a public float of 16,130,000 shares.

1.52% of BitFuFu's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to BitFuFu: CleanSpark, Inc. (26.48%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (3.46%), Enova International, Inc. (7.60%), Independent Bank Group, Inc. (6.06%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.43%), FB Financial Co. (1.24%), Iris Energy Limited (11.42%), Inter & Co, Inc. (4.12%), Lufax Holding Ltd (1.14%), FinVolution Group (1.29%),

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 FUFU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BitFuFu as its price is falling. FUFU shares are trading up $0.52 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 BitFuFu 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 FUFU, 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 FUFU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.