Riot Platforms (RIOT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.17 +0.07 (+0.99%) (As of 09/18/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Riot Platforms Short Interest DataRiot Platforms (RIOT) has a short interest of 50.14 million shares. This marks a -3.02% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 23.20 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest50,140,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest51,700,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.02%Dollar Volume Sold Short$377.55 millionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2024Outstanding Shares288,785,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted17.36%Today's Trading Volume18,897,967 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,197,016 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRIOT Short Interest Over TimeRIOT Days to Cover Over TimeRIOT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. Riot Platforms Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/202450,140,000 shares $377.55 million -3.0%N/A2.5 $7.53 8/15/202451,700,000 shares $397.06 million +0.9%N/A2.4 $7.68 7/31/202451,230,000 shares $522.03 million -6.4%N/A2.3 $10.19 7/15/202454,720,000 shares $628.19 million -11.3%N/A2.2 $11.48 6/30/202461,720,000 shares $564.12 million +15.2%N/A2.7 $9.14 6/15/202453,600,000 shares $564.41 million +6.9%N/A2.4 $10.53This diversified cannabis pioneer could make huge moves soon (Ad)The cannabis industry seems deeply saturated, so how do you know where to best invest your money? Let’s start with diversification and experience. Founded in 2005, this company serves a diverse and expansive customer base with more than 8,000 retail locations, including licensed cannabis dispensaries, smoke shops, and specialty retailers. Learn more here. 5/31/202450,140,000 shares $488.36 million -0.6%N/A2.2 $9.74 5/15/202450,420,000 shares $523.36 million +10.9%N/A2.1 $10.38 4/30/202445,480,000 shares $459.80 million +31.9%N/A1.8 $10.11 4/15/202434,480,000 shares $295.49 million +10.5%N/A1.4 $8.57 3/31/202431,210,000 shares $382.01 million -7.3%N/A1.2 $12.24 3/15/202433,660,000 shares $390.46 million +18.2%N/A1.2 $11.60 2/29/202428,490,000 shares $402.28 million -8.3%N/A0.9 $14.12 2/15/202431,070,000 shares $513.59 million -12.0%N/A1 $16.53 1/31/202435,300,000 shares $384.77 million +4.9%N/A1.2 $10.90 1/15/202433,640,000 shares $394.60 million -2.1%N/A1.1 $11.73 12/31/202334,350,000 shares $531.39 million +3.9%N/A1.2 $15.47 12/15/202333,070,000 shares $516.88 million -7.7%N/A1.3 $15.63 11/30/202335,820,000 shares $449.54 million -6.4%N/A1.6 $12.55 11/15/202338,280,000 shares $408.83 million +4.9%N/A1.8 $10.68 10/31/202336,490,000 shares $356.87 million +1.9%N/A1.9 $9.78 10/15/202335,820,000 shares $327.75 million +12.2%N/A1.9 $9.15 9/30/202331,920,000 shares $297.81 million +7.6%N/A1.6 $9.33 9/15/202329,680,000 shares $319.65 million -3.2%N/A1.4 $10.77 8/31/202330,660,000 shares $347.99 million +3.9%N/A1.4 $11.35 8/15/202329,500,000 shares $404.15 million +3.0%N/A1.3 $13.70 7/31/202328,630,000 shares $530.23 million +1.4%N/A1.3 $18.52 7/15/202328,240,000 shares $539.95 million -0.7%N/A1.2 $19.12 6/30/202328,450,000 shares $336.28 million +0.4%N/A1.2 $11.82 6/15/202328,330,000 shares $282.45 million +19.8%N/A1.2 $9.97 5/31/202323,640,000 shares $283.68 million +7.9%N/A1 $12.00 5/15/202321,910,000 shares $242.76 million -18.4%N/A1 $11.08 4/30/202326,850,000 shares $321.13 million -15.9%N/A1.3 $11.96 4/15/202331,940,000 shares $430.55 million -5.3%N/A1.6 $13.48 3/31/202333,710,000 shares $336.76 million +2.5%N/A1.7 $9.99 3/15/202332,880,000 shares $219.97 million +3.8%N/A2 $6.69 2/28/202331,670,000 shares $197.94 million +3.5%N/A2.3 $6.25 2/15/202330,590,000 shares $203.73 million +5.8%N/A2.3 $6.66 1/31/202328,920,000 shares $181.33 million +1.4%N/A2.1 $6.27 1/15/202328,520,000 shares $171.69 million -5.4%N/A2.2 $6.02We recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this… (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 12/30/202230,150,000 shares $102.21 million -4.8%N/A2.7 $3.39 12/15/202231,660,000 shares $127.27 million +1.5%N/A3 $4.02 11/30/202231,180,000 shares $144.99 million +11.3%N/A2.8 $4.65 11/15/202228,020,000 shares $146.26 million +17.8%N/A2.4 $5.22 10/31/202223,780,000 shares $163.84 million -4.9%N/A1.9 $6.89 10/15/202225,000,000 shares $144 million -1.5%N/A2 $5.76 9/30/202225,390,000 shares $177.98 million +3.9%N/A1.7 $7.01 9/15/202224,440,000 shares $180.37 million +1.2%N/A1.6 $7.38 8/31/202224,140,000 shares $173.08 million -8.0%N/A1.5 $7.17 8/15/202226,240,000 shares $256.10 million -16.1%N/A1.6 $9.76 7/31/202231,270,000 shares $228.90 million +3.9%N/A2 $7.32 7/15/202230,110,000 shares $167.71 million +3.2%N/A2.1 $5.57 6/30/202229,180,000 shares $122.26 million +9.7%N/A2.5 $4.19 6/15/202226,600,000 shares $129.28 million +6.1%N/A2.4 $4.86 5/31/202225,080,000 shares $180.33 million +11.9%N/A2.5 $7.19 5/15/202222,410,000 shares $178.61 million +0.1%N/A2.4 $7.97 4/30/202222,390,000 shares $227.03 million +10.3%N/A2.6 $10.14 4/15/202220,300,000 shares $303.89 million +0.5%N/A2.2 $14.97 3/31/202220,210,000 shares $427.85 million +0.7%N/A2.1 $21.17 3/15/202220,070,000 shares $299.24 million +14.0%N/A2 $14.91 2/28/202217,610,000 shares $303.42 million +2.7%N/A1.7 $17.23 2/15/202217,150,000 shares $338.37 million +0.2%N/A1.5 $19.73 1/31/202217,120,000 shares $0.00 -9.7%N/A1.2 $0.00 1/15/202218,950,000 shares $391.89 million -7.2%N/A1.4 $20.68 12/31/202120,430,000 shares $456.20 million +15.1%N/A1.4 $22.33 12/15/202117,750,000 shares $459.19 million +17.7%N/A1.2 $25.87 11/30/202115,080,000 shares $563.54 million +8.6%N/A1.1 $37.37 11/15/202113,890,000 shares $584.63 million -12.8%N/A1 $42.09 10/29/202115,930,000 shares $433.61 million -8.1%N/A1.3 $27.22 10/15/202117,340,000 shares $482.92 million +3.3%N/A1.6 $27.85 9/30/202116,790,000 shares $431.50 million -7.7%N/A1.7 $25.70 9/15/202118,190,000 shares $551.70 million +8.4%N/A1.9 $30.33 8/31/202116,780,000 shares $626.23 million -14.4%N/A1.6 $37.32 8/13/202119,600,000 shares $701.88 million +4.8%N/A1.7 $35.81 7/30/202118,700,000 shares $616.17 million -5.1%N/A1.4 $32.95 7/15/202119,700,000 shares $555.93 million -1.3%N/A1.4 $28.22 6/30/202119,960,000 shares $751.89 million +13.1%N/A1.1 $37.67 6/15/202117,650,000 shares $618.81 million -12.8%N/A0.9 $35.06 5/28/202120,250,000 shares $549.38 million +25.0%N/A1 $27.13 5/14/202116,200,000 shares $360.13 million +11.2%N/A0.7 $22.23 4/30/202114,570,000 shares $587.61 million +30.7%N/A0.5 $40.33 4/15/202111,150,000 shares $559.28 million +5.7%N/A0.4 $50.16 3/31/202110,550,000 shares $543.43 million +10.7%N/A0.4 $51.51 3/15/20219,530,000 shares $598.58 million +15.9%N/A0.3 $62.81 2/26/20218,220,000 shares $375.41 million +7.5%N/A0.2 $45.67 2/12/20217,650,000 shares $329.64 million -35.2%N/A0.2 $43.09 1/29/202111,810,000 shares $235.37 million -9.6%N/A0.4 $19.93 1/15/202113,070,000 shares $377.72 million +18.4%N/A0.5 $28.90 12/31/202011,040,000 shares $190.55 million +2.8%N/A0.5 $17.26 12/15/202010,740,000 shares $98.16 million +38.9%N/A0.6 $9.14We recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this… (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 11/30/20207,730,000 shares $48.31 million -21.0%N/A0.6 $6.25 11/15/20209,790,000 shares $38.96 million +7.6%N/A1 $3.98 10/30/20209,100,000 shares $32.31 million +4.8%N/A1.5 $3.55 10/15/20208,680,000 shares $28.47 million +15.4%N/A0.9 $3.28 9/30/20207,520,000 shares $20.30 million +2.6%N/A0.8 $2.70 9/15/20207,330,000 shares $21.99 million -1.4%N/A0.8 $3.00 8/31/20207,430,000 shares $26.01 million +3.5%N/A0.8 $3.50 8/14/20207,180,000 shares $27.14 million +12.9%N/A0.8 $3.78 7/31/20206,360,000 shares $16.79 million -1.4%N/A0.7 $2.64 7/15/20206,450,000 shares $14.51 million -9.7%N/A1.2 $2.25 6/30/20207,140,000 shares $15.28 million -8.0%N/A1.4 $2.14 6/15/20207,760,000 shares $17.93 million +10.4%N/A1.7 $2.31 5/29/20207,030,000 shares $15.54 million +2.5%N/A1.9 $2.21 5/15/20206,860,000 shares $14.27 million +26.3%N/A2.2 $2.08 4/30/20205,430,000 shares $6.57 million +19.3%N/A2.5 $1.21 4/15/20204,550,000 shares $5.14 million -1.7%N/A3 $1.13 3/31/20204,630,000 shares $5.79 million -14.1%N/A3.2 $1.25 3/13/20205,391,400 shares $5.55 million -0.9%N/A4.7 $1.03 2/28/20205,440,000 shares $3.64 million +6.9%N/A4.1 $0.67 2/14/20205,090,000 shares $5.45 million +14.9%N/A4.1 $1.07 1/31/20204,430,000 shares $5.54 million +22.7%N/A4.4 $1.25 1/15/20203,610,000 shares $6.06 million +19.9%N/A5 $1.68 12/31/20193,010,000 shares $3.79 million -12.5%N/A4.6 $1.26 RIOT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Riot Platforms' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Riot Platforms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 50,140,000 shares of RIOT short. Learn More on Riot Platforms' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Riot Platforms? 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. RIOT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Riot Platforms's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Riot Platforms? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Riot Platforms: Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Riot Platforms' short interest increasing or decreasing? Riot Platforms saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 50,140,000 shares, a drop of 3.0% from the previous total of 51,700,000 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. How does Riot Platforms' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Riot Platforms: Aspira Women's Health Inc. (2.50%), Woori Financial Group Inc. (0.04%), SoFi Technologies, Inc. (18.76%), Mr. Cooper Group Inc. (2.69%), PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (3.37%), Cadence Bank (2.96%), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (3.52%), Valley National Bancorp (7.49%), Hancock Whitney Co. (3.22%), ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (7.27%), 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. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Riot Platforms stock? Short selling RIOT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Riot Platforms as its price is falling. RIOT shares are trading up $0.08 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 Riot Platforms? A short squeeze for Riot Platforms 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 RIOT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Riot Platforms' 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 RIOT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024. 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