Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Warner Bros. Discovery shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 67,350,000 shares of WBD short. 3.03% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery'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. WBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Warner Bros. Discovery: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Jane Street Group LLC, 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., Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, Garda Capital Partners LP, IMC Chicago LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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. 3.03% of Warner Bros. Discovery's floating shares are currently sold short.

Warner Bros. Discovery saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 67,350,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the previous total of 71,380,000 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.

3.03% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Warner Bros. Discovery: América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.25%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.08%), Fox Co. (9.94%), Telefónica, S.A. (0.14%), Fox Co. (2.17%), Formula One Group (1.97%), TELUS Co. (2.68%), Vodafone Group Public Limited (0.47%), BCE Inc. (5.13%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Warner Bros. Discovery as its price is falling. WBD shares are trading up $0.37 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 Warner Bros. Discovery 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 WBD, 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 WBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.