QUALCOMM (QCOM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QUALCOMM shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 23,340,000 shares of QCOM short. 2.10% of QUALCOMM's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on QUALCOMM'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. QCOM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on QUALCOMM's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of QUALCOMM: CTC LLC, Barclays PLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Berkley W R Corp, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bank of Montreal Can, Citigroup Inc., One River Asset Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, MAI Capital Management, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, XY Capital Ltd, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, XR Securities LLC, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA , Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and Maven Securities LTD. 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. 2.10% of QUALCOMM's floating shares are currently sold short.

QUALCOMM saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,340,000 shares, a decrease of 6.8% from the previous total of 25,030,000 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.

QUALCOMM currently has issued a total of 1,111,000,000 shares. Some of QUALCOMM'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. QUALCOMM currently has a public float of 1,110,000,000 shares.

2.10% of QUALCOMM's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to QUALCOMM: Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.48%), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (3.15%), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (0.81%), F5, Inc. (4.01%), Juniper Networks, Inc. (3.04%), Ciena Co. (4.24%), EchoStar Co. (4.30%), InterDigital, Inc. (14.72%), Extreme Networks, Inc. (4.68%), Calix, Inc. (3.94%),

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.

Short selling QCOM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QUALCOMM as its price is falling. QCOM shares are trading down $10.44 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 QUALCOMM 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 QCOM, 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 QCOM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.