Wintrust Financial (WTFCM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.24 +0.03 (+0.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Wintrust Financial Short Interest DataWintrust Financial (WTFCM) has a short interest of 4,000 shares. This marks a -31.03% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 11,473 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-31.03%Dollar Volume Sold Short$100,800.00Short Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Today's Trading Volume15,767 sharesAverage Trading Volume11,473 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average137% Short Selling Wintrust Financial? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWTFCM Short Interest Over TimeWTFCM Days to Cover Over TimeWTFCM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Wintrust Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20254,000 shares $100,800.00 -31.0%N/A0.5 $25.20 2/15/20255,800 shares $145,725.00 +41.5%N/A0.8 $25.13 1/31/20254,100 shares $102,746.00 +13.9%N/A0.6 $25.06 1/15/20253,600 shares $90,360.00 -45.5%N/A0.5 $25.10 12/31/20246,600 shares $163,020.00 +266.7%N/A0.8 $24.70 12/15/20241,800 shares $45,342.18 No ChangeN/A0.2 $25.19 11/30/20241,800 shares $45,630.00 -28.0%N/A0.3 $25.35 11/15/20242,500 shares $62,975.00 -45.7%N/A0.3 $25.19 10/31/20244,600 shares $115,690.00 +70.4%N/A0.5 $25.15 10/15/20242,700 shares $67,581.00 -22.9%N/A0.2 $25.03 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTFCM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Wintrust Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20243,500 shares $88,795.00 -7.9%N/A0.2 $25.37 9/15/20243,800 shares $95,532.00 -63.8%N/A0.3 $25.14 8/31/202410,500 shares $260,400.00 -71.2%N/A0.7 $24.80 8/15/202436,400 shares $892,892.00 -1.9%N/A2.5 $24.53 7/31/202437,100 shares $907,466.00 +2,991.7%N/A2.9 $24.46 7/15/20241,200 shares $29,448.00 -52.0%N/A0.1 $24.54 6/30/20242,500 shares $62,100.00 +66.7%N/A0.2 $24.84 6/15/20241,500 shares $36,720.00 +150.0%N/A0.1 $24.48 5/31/2024600 shares $14,754.00 -62.5%N/A0 $24.59 5/15/20241,600 shares $39,504.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $24.69 4/30/20241,600 shares $38,576.00 -57.9%N/A0.1 $24.11 4/15/20243,800 shares $88,555.96 +153.3%N/A0.2 $23.30 3/31/20241,500 shares $35,025.00 -68.8%N/A0.1 $23.35 3/15/20244,800 shares $112,128.00 -9.4%N/A0.3 $23.36 2/29/20245,300 shares $123,808.00 +6.0%N/A0.4 $23.36 2/15/20245,000 shares $120,000.00 -13.8%N/A0.4 $24.00 1/31/20245,800 shares $141,230.00 -58.3%N/A0.5 $24.35 1/15/202413,900 shares $330,681.00 +2,680.0%N/A1.2 $23.79 12/31/2023500 shares $11,250.00 -37.5%N/A0 $22.50 12/15/2023800 shares $18,080.00 -27.3%N/A0.1 $22.60 11/30/20231,100 shares $24,376.00 +83.3%N/A0.1 $22.16 11/15/2023600 shares $13,200.00 -40.0%N/A0.1 $22.00 10/31/20231,000 shares $21,110.00 +150.0%N/A0.1 $21.11 10/15/2023400 shares $8,484.00 -95.1%N/A0 $21.21 9/30/20238,200 shares $181,958.00 +41.4%N/A0.8 $22.19 9/15/20235,800 shares $127,020.00 -21.6%N/A0.6 $21.90 8/31/20237,400 shares $162,874.00 +516.7%N/A0.8 $22.01 8/15/20231,200 shares $26,592.00 -79.0%N/A0.1 $22.16 7/31/20235,700 shares $130,815.00 +200.0%N/A0.6 $22.95 7/15/20231,900 shares $43,282.00 +533.3%N/A0.2 $22.78A market crash is coming—here’s when (Ad)The stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same indicator that helped me call the bear market of 2018... the bull market in 2020... the bear market in 2022... the roaring bull markets in 2023 and 2024... and more. 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Knowing what to do in the months to come is critical.Click here to check out my full write-up. 6/30/2023300 shares $7,098.00 -76.9%N/A0 $23.66 6/15/20231,300 shares $29,705.00 -35.0%N/A0.1 $22.85 5/31/20232,000 shares $44,920.00 -28.6%N/A0.1 $22.46 5/15/20232,800 shares $54,740.00 -88.0%N/A0.2 $19.55 4/30/202323,300 shares $562,695.00 +34.7%N/A2 $24.15 4/15/202317,300 shares $400,411.96 +193.2%N/A1.7 $23.15 3/31/20235,900 shares $139,004.00 +391.7%N/A0.6 $23.56 3/15/20231,200 shares $25,284.00 -29.4%N/A0.1 $21.07 2/28/20231,700 shares $43,435.00 -82.5%N/A0.2 $25.55 2/15/20239,700 shares $248,320.00 -4.0%N/A1.1 $25.60 1/31/202310,100 shares $261,186.00 -46.8%N/A0.9 $25.86 1/15/202319,000 shares $489,250.00 +1,800.0%N/A1.6 $25.75 12/30/20221,000 shares $23,790.00 -61.5%N/A0.1 $23.79 12/15/20222,600 shares $63,700.00 -13.3%N/A0.2 $24.50 11/30/20223,000 shares $73,320.00 +400.0%N/A0.3 $24.44 11/15/2022600 shares $14,400.00 -91.3%N/A0.1 $24.00 10/31/20226,900 shares $169,464.00 +146.4%N/A1 $24.56 10/15/20222,800 shares $65,128.00 -24.3%N/A0.5 $23.26 9/30/20223,700 shares $90,058.00 -24.5%N/A0.7 $24.34 9/15/20224,900 shares $123,144.35 -41.0%N/A0.9 $25.13 8/31/20228,300 shares $210,986.00 -60.9%N/A1.3 $25.42 8/15/202221,200 shares $559,044.00 +31.7%N/A3.2 $26.37 7/31/202216,100 shares $423,269.00 -14.8%N/A2.2 $26.29 7/15/202218,900 shares $477,414.00 +16.7%N/A2.4 $25.26 6/30/202216,200 shares $398,844.00 +10.2%N/A1.9 $24.62 6/15/202214,700 shares $362,502.00 +7.3%N/A1.7 $24.66 5/31/202213,700 shares $349,213.00 -6.8%N/A1.7 $25.49 5/15/202214,700 shares $362,355.00 +22.5%N/A1.8 $24.65 4/30/202212,000 shares $314,280.00 No ChangeN/A1.5 $26.19 4/15/202212,000 shares $309,284.40 -9.8%N/A1.7 $25.77 3/31/202213,300 shares $0.00 +9.0%N/A1.8 $0.00 WTFCM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Wintrust Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Wintrust Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 4,000 shares of WTFCM short. Learn More on Wintrust Financial's current short interest. Is Wintrust Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Wintrust Financial saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 4,000 shares, a drop of 31.0% from the previous total of 5,800 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Wintrust Financial stock? Short selling WTFCM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wintrust Financial as its price is falling. WTFCM shares are trading up $0.03 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 Wintrust Financial? A short squeeze for Wintrust Financial 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 WTFCM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Wintrust Financial'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 WTFCM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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