Robinhood Markets (HOOD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Robinhood Markets shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 13,550,000 shares of HOOD short. 2.27% of Robinhood Markets' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Robinhood Markets' 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. HOOD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Robinhood Markets's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Robinhood Markets: GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Interval Partners LP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Proem Advisors LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Banque Pictet & Cie SA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.27% of Robinhood Markets' floating shares are currently sold short.

Robinhood Markets saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,550,000 shares, a decrease of 21.4% from the previous total of 17,240,000 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.

Robinhood Markets currently has issued a total of 883,980,000 shares. Some of Robinhood Markets' 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. Robinhood Markets currently has a public float of 597,510,000 shares.

2.27% of Robinhood Markets' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Robinhood Markets: KKR & Co. Inc. (1.14%), Blackstone Inc. (1.51%), Apollo Global Management, Inc. (6.55%), Ares Management Co. (1.20%), Blue Owl Capital Inc. (4.83%), VICI Properties Inc. (3.70%), Texas Pacific Land Co. (5.87%), Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (6.39%), TPG Inc. (4.67%), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (0.02%),

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 HOOD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Robinhood Markets as its price is falling. HOOD shares are trading down $4.46 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 Robinhood Markets 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 HOOD, 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 HOOD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.