Nikola (NKLA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.60 +0.31 (+24.03%) As of 01/3/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Nikola Short Interest DataNikola (NKLA) has a short interest of 20.84 million shares, representing 25.73% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 54.26% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 32.34 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest20,840,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,510,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+54.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$29.80 millionShort Interest Ratio3.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares60,867,000 sharesFloat Size80,990,000 sharesShort Percent of Float25.73%Today's Trading Volume41,137,766 sharesAverage Trading Volume32,339,633 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average127% Short Selling Nikola? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Nikola and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNKLA Short Interest Over TimeNKLA Days to Cover Over TimeNKLA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Darwin2025: Crypto Opportunities You Can’t Afford to MissCryptocurrencies are once again gaining incredible momentum, and savvy investors are positioning themselves to capitalize on this surge in 2025. The question is—will you be among them? With groundbreaking advancements and increasing institutional adoption on the horizon, there's never been a better time to explore the potential gains in crypto. What’s Fueling the Crypto Comeback?Get our comprehensive guide, Navigating the Future: Cryptos to Watch in 2025 Nikola Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/202420,840,000 shares $29.80 million +54.3%25.7%3 $1.43 11/30/202413,510,000 shares $27.16 million +5.0%24.0%2.4 $2.01 11/15/202412,870,000 shares $30.12 million -12.5%22.9%2.8 $2.34 10/31/202414,710,000 shares $57.81 million +12.9%26.2%4 $3.93 10/15/202413,030,000 shares $55.38 million -16.1%27.9%4.4 $4.25 9/30/202415,530,000 shares $71.13 million +5.6%33.2%5.2 $4.58 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NKLA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nikola and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/202414,710,000 shares $79.43 million +6.1%31.5%4.4 $5.40 8/31/202413,860,000 shares $91.89 million +28.2%29.9%4 $6.63 8/15/202410,810,000 shares $93.83 million +17.4%23.3%3.2 $8.68 7/31/20249,210,000 shares $82.71 million -4.1%22.3%2.7 $8.98 7/15/20249,600,000 shares $92.64 million -7.1%23.2%2.8 $9.65 6/30/202410,330,000 shares $84.60 million +14.3%25.0%2.9 $8.19 6/15/20249,040,000 shares $137.47 million -96.6%N/A2.9 $15.21 5/31/2024267,190,000 shares $136.77 million +8.4%N/A3 $0.51 5/15/2024246,450,000 shares $137.77 million +6.8%N/A2.6 $0.56 4/30/2024230,690,000 shares $143.17 million +7.4%N/A2.4 $0.62 4/15/2024214,820,000 shares $140.41 million -10.1%N/A2.3 $0.65 3/31/2024239,050,000 shares $248.61 million -5.3%N/A2.6 $1.04 3/15/2024252,380,000 shares $162.48 million +16.5%N/A2.7 $0.64 2/29/2024216,730,000 shares $161.29 million -5.6%N/A2 $0.74 2/15/2024229,650,000 shares $172.24 million +5.6%N/A2.2 $0.75 1/31/2024217,460,000 shares $162.51 million +13.8%N/A2.3 $0.75 1/15/2024191,110,000 shares $133.78 million +13.1%N/A2.2 $0.70 12/31/2023169,020,000 shares $147.86 million -6.8%N/A2.1 $0.87 12/15/2023181,360,000 shares $164.53 million -6.1%N/A2.4 $0.91 11/30/2023193,060,000 shares $187.73 million +2.1%N/A2.6 $0.97 11/15/2023189,160,000 shares $202.40 million +4.3%N/A2.9 $1.07 10/31/2023181,400,000 shares $195.91 million +0.3%N/A2.7 $1.08 10/15/2023180,890,000 shares $233.35 million -7.3%N/A2.3 $1.29 9/30/2023195,070,000 shares $306.26 million +1.9%N/A2.1 $1.57 9/15/2023191,520,000 shares $227.91 million +27.5%N/A2.1 $1.19 8/31/2023150,270,000 shares $177.32 million -4.7%N/A1.7 $1.18 8/15/2023157,700,000 shares $301.21 million +13.9%N/A1.9 $1.91 7/31/2023138,460,000 shares $369.69 million +6.9%N/A1.7 $2.67 7/15/2023129,520,000 shares $291.42 million +0.6%N/A2 $2.25 6/30/2023128,790,000 shares $177.73 million +11.7%N/A2.6 $1.38 6/15/2023115,260,000 shares $161.36 million +2.1%N/A2.5 $1.40 5/31/2023112,890,000 shares $70.44 million +2.0%N/A3.9 $0.62 5/15/2023110,700,000 shares $83.88 million +3.7%N/A4.7 $0.76 4/30/2023106,740,000 shares $94.52 million -6.5%N/A5.4 $0.89$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move (Ad)$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being carried out by the Fed that has nothing to do with lowering or raising interest rates... but could soon have an enormous impact on your wealth.Click here to see his new research now. 4/15/2023114,170,000 shares $93.62 million -2.0%N/A6.3 $0.82 3/31/2023116,520,000 shares $140.99 million +2.6%N/A7.6 $1.21 3/15/2023113,570,000 shares $186.25 million -0.9%N/A8.9 $1.64 2/28/2023114,550,000 shares $254.30 million +9.0%N/A9.2 $2.22 2/15/2023105,100,000 shares $280.62 million +5.4%28.1%8.5 $2.67 1/31/202399,750,000 shares $270.32 million -0.2%26.7%8.3 $2.71 1/15/202399,900,000 shares $254.75 million -2.2%29.1%8.8 $2.55 12/30/2022102,100,000 shares $220.54 million +3.6%29.8%8.6 $2.16 12/15/202298,530,000 shares $209.87 million -0.8%30.7%8.3 $2.13 11/30/202299,320,000 shares $260.22 million -1.9%31.9%7.9 $2.62 11/15/2022101,260,000 shares $311.88 million +1.1%32.5%7.7 $3.08 10/31/2022100,200,000 shares $379.76 million +2.8%33.1%7.6 $3.79 10/15/202297,440,000 shares $298.17 million +12.2%33.8%7.6 $3.06 9/30/202286,860,000 shares $305.75 million +9.9%31.7%7.4 $3.52 9/15/202279,050,000 shares $412.64 million +5.7%28.8%6.7 $5.22 8/31/202274,760,000 shares $400.71 million -4.2%27.3%7 $5.36 8/15/202278,050,000 shares $524.50 million -3.9%28.1%7.2 $6.72 7/31/202281,210,000 shares $505.13 million -6.8%29.7%7 $6.22 7/15/202287,160,000 shares $471.54 million +0.2%32.8%7.7 $5.41 6/30/202287,020,000 shares $414.22 million +4.5%32.7%7.5 $4.76 6/15/202283,270,000 shares $471.31 million -8.8%33.7%6.4 $5.66 5/31/202291,320,000 shares $644.72 million +1.3%37.0%7 $7.06 5/15/202290,130,000 shares $577.73 million +28.9%36.5%6.7 $6.41 4/30/202269,900,000 shares $501.88 million +0.9%28.5%5.4 $7.18 4/15/202269,290,000 shares $555.71 million -0.5%27.9%5.2 $8.02 3/31/202269,620,000 shares $745.63 million +0.0%28.5%4.3 $10.71 3/15/202269,590,000 shares $508.70 million +3.4%28.5%4.1 $7.31 2/28/202267,310,000 shares $531.75 million +1.9%28.1%4.1 $7.90 2/15/202266,050,000 shares $561.43 million -6.6%28.0%4 $8.50 1/31/202270,690,000 shares $567.64 million +17.2%30.0%4.3 $8.03 1/15/202260,330,000 shares $608.13 million +7.0%27.2%3.7 $10.08 12/31/202156,380,000 shares $556.47 million +4.2%25.5%4.2 $9.87 12/15/202154,120,000 shares $525.51 million +5.7%24.5%4.4 $9.71 11/30/202151,220,000 shares $523.47 million +0.4%23.2%4.7 $10.22 11/15/202151,000,000 shares $700.23 million -12.8%25.7%4.6 $13.73 10/29/202158,510,000 shares $690.42 million -2.1%29.7%5 $11.80 10/15/202159,760,000 shares $666.92 million -2.0%30.8%5 $11.16 9/30/202160,980,000 shares $650.66 million -5.8%31.4%5.2 $10.67 9/15/202164,710,000 shares $631.57 million +4.7%33.3%5.3 $9.76 8/31/202161,830,000 shares $644.89 million +1.2%32.1%5.2 $10.43 8/13/202161,120,000 shares $582.47 million +28.9%31.7%4.9 $9.53 7/30/202147,420,000 shares $562.88 million +2.6%26.7%3.8 $11.87 7/15/202146,220,000 shares $659.10 million +4.5%26.2%4 $14.26 6/30/202144,220,000 shares $798.61 million +2.5%25.2%3.2 $18.06 6/15/202143,150,000 shares $673.14 million -22.4%25.0%3 $15.60 5/28/202155,630,000 shares $832.22 million -6.9%32.4%3.9 $14.96 5/14/202159,740,000 shares $709.71 million -3.9%34.4%4.4 $11.88 4/30/202162,190,000 shares $738.82 million +20.3%36.8%4.7 $11.88 4/15/202151,680,000 shares $607.24 million +28.2%30.5%3.6 $11.75 3/31/202140,300,000 shares $565.81 million +20.1%23.8%2.9 $14.04$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move (Ad)$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being carried out by the Fed that has nothing to do with lowering or raising interest rates... but could soon have an enormous impact on your wealth.Click here to see his new research now. 3/15/202133,570,000 shares $571.36 million +9.9%20.3%2.3 $17.02 2/26/202130,550,000 shares $602.45 million -4.7%18.6%2 $19.72 2/12/202132,060,000 shares $725.20 million -16.7%21.1%1.6 $22.62 1/29/202138,490,000 shares $892.20 million -26.8%26.1%1.8 $23.18 1/15/202152,610,000 shares $1.12 billion No Change35.7%2.5 $21.31 NKLA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Nikola's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Nikola shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 20,840,000 shares of NKLA short. 25.73% of Nikola's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nikola's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Nikola? 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. NKLA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Nikola's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Nikola? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Nikola: National Bank of Canada FI, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Weiss Asset Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Nikola? 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. 25.73% of Nikola's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Nikola's short interest increasing or decreasing? Nikola saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,840,000 shares, an increase of 54.3% from the previous total of 13,510,000 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. What is Nikola's float size? Nikola currently has issued a total of 60,867,000 shares. Some of Nikola'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. Nikola currently has a public float of 80,990,000 shares. How does Nikola's short interest compare to its competitors? 25.73% of Nikola's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Nikola: Tesla, Inc. (2.52%), General Motors (3.34%), Ford Motor (2.85%), THOR Industries, Inc. (5.97%), Winnebago Industries, Inc. (15.52%), Gogoro Inc. (1.94%), Niu Technologies (2.71%), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (26.79%), REE Automotive Ltd. (5.94%), VinFast Auto Ltd. (4.95%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Nikola stock? Short selling NKLA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nikola as its price is falling. NKLA shares are trading up $0.31 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 Nikola? A short squeeze for Nikola 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 NKLA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Nikola'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 NKLA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies TSLA Short Interest GM Short Interest F Short Interest THO Short Interest WGO Short Interest GGR Short Interest NIU Short Interest FFIE Short Interest REE Short Interest VFS Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:NKLA) was last updated on 1/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again ...Paradigm Press | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredI was wrong. Dead wrong. I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we...Porter & Company | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happen...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTSLA *BANG* incoming (bullet in the chamber rn)I just pinpointed 5 dirt-cheap stocks that could soar the second the shot goes off. Thanks to Donald Trump’...StocksToTrade | SponsoredBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBank of America just did this with NvidiaThanks to Nvidia’s continued AI dominance and reflecting its growth potential … Bank of America recently ma...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Nikola Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Nikola With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.