Alaska Air Group (ALK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $53.54 +0.38 (+0.71%) (As of 01:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Alaska Air Group Short Interest DataAlaska Air Group (ALK) has a short interest of 8.91 million shares. This marks a 0.45% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.23 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,910,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,870,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$480.78 millionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares126,940,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted7.02%Today's Trading Volume1,129,337 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,231,406 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average51% Short Selling Alaska Air Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alaska Air Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartALK Short Interest Over TimeALK Days to Cover Over TimeALK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Alaska Air Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/15/20248,910,000 shares $480.78 million +0.5%N/A3.8 $53.96 10/31/20248,870,000 shares $424.78 million -13.8%N/A3.6 $47.89 10/15/202410,290,000 shares $467.06 million +15.5%N/A4.3 $45.39 9/30/20248,910,000 shares $402.82 million +4.8%N/A3.6 $45.21 9/15/20248,500,000 shares $353.94 million -5.7%N/A3.6 $41.64 8/31/20249,010,000 shares $325.35 million -9.5%N/A4.2 $36.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ALK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alaska Air Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/20249,950,000 shares $351.38 million +25.3%N/A4.8 $35.32 7/31/20247,940,000 shares $297.99 million -14.4%N/A4.2 $37.53 7/15/20249,280,000 shares $356.82 million +8.2%N/A5 $38.45 6/30/20248,580,000 shares $346.63 million -0.4%N/A4.6 $40.40 6/15/20248,610,000 shares $347.24 million +47.9%N/A4.4 $40.33 5/31/20245,820,000 shares $244.61 million -7.8%N/A2.8 $42.03 5/15/20246,310,000 shares $274.42 million -4.7%N/A3 $43.49 4/30/20246,620,000 shares $284.73 million +5.9%N/A3 $43.01 4/15/20246,250,000 shares $256.13 million +3.8%N/A2.7 $40.98 3/31/20246,020,000 shares $258.80 million +31.7%N/A2.4 $42.99 3/15/20244,570,000 shares $174.48 million +38.9%N/A1.9 $38.18 2/29/20243,290,000 shares $123.01 million +4.1%N/A1 $37.39 2/15/20243,160,000 shares $119.29 million -1.9%N/A0.9 $37.75 1/31/20243,220,000 shares $115.37 million +4.9%N/A0.9 $35.83 1/15/20243,070,000 shares $107.97 million -21.9%N/A0.8 $35.17 12/31/20233,930,000 shares $153.55 million -8.4%N/A1.1 $39.07 12/15/20234,290,000 shares $166.84 million -13.0%N/A1.2 $38.89 11/30/20234,930,000 shares $186.45 million -2.8%N/A1.7 $37.82 11/15/20235,070,000 shares $187.64 million +15.2%N/A2.3 $37.01 10/31/20234,400,000 shares $139.17 million -3.9%N/A2.1 $31.63 10/15/20234,580,000 shares $151.46 million +6.0%N/A2.1 $33.07 9/30/20234,320,000 shares $160.19 million +14.9%N/A2.2 $37.08 9/15/20233,760,000 shares $148.41 million -7.2%N/A2.1 $39.47 8/31/20234,050,000 shares $169.98 million -7.7%N/A2.3 $41.97 8/15/20234,390,000 shares $199.35 million -12.4%N/A2.6 $45.41 7/31/20235,010,000 shares $243.61 million +19.3%N/A3 $48.63 7/15/20234,200,000 shares $219.91 million -5.8%N/A2.6 $52.36 6/30/20234,460,000 shares $237.18 million +3.5%N/A2.9 $53.18 6/15/20234,310,000 shares $216.97 million -1.2%N/A2.7 $50.34 5/31/20234,360,000 shares $195.89 million -6.0%N/A2.5 $44.93 5/15/20234,640,000 shares $201.10 million +6.2%N/A2.7 $43.34 4/30/20234,370,000 shares $189.92 million -9.7%N/A2.6 $43.46 4/15/20234,840,000 shares $202.84 million +15.0%N/A2.9 $41.91 3/31/20234,210,000 shares $176.65 million +8.8%N/A2.6 $41.96Urgent: This election is rigged (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 3/15/20233,870,000 shares $156.27 million +10.6%N/A2.6 $40.38 2/28/20233,500,000 shares $167.41 million -3.1%N/A2.6 $47.83 2/15/20233,610,000 shares $181.47 million -14.7%N/A2.7 $50.27 1/31/20234,230,000 shares $217.17 million +26.3%N/A3.1 $51.34 1/15/20233,350,000 shares $168.47 million -19.1%N/A2.4 $50.29 12/30/20224,140,000 shares $177.77 million +23.6%N/A2.9 $42.94 12/15/20223,350,000 shares $146.50 million +3.4%N/A2.3 $43.73 11/30/20223,240,000 shares $153.71 million +3.5%N/A2.3 $47.44 11/15/20223,130,000 shares $146.64 million +12.2%N/A2.1 $46.85 10/31/20222,790,000 shares $124.04 million -6.7%N/A1.9 $44.46 10/15/20222,990,000 shares $125.07 million -1.0%N/A2 $41.83 9/30/20223,020,000 shares $118.23 million -0.7%N/A2.1 $39.15 9/15/20223,040,000 shares $140.63 million +1.7%N/A2.1 $46.26 8/31/20222,990,000 shares $130.24 million +6.4%N/A2 $43.56 8/15/20222,810,000 shares $136.14 million -7.0%N/A1.7 $48.45 7/31/20223,020,000 shares $133.88 million -8.5%N/A1.8 $44.33 7/15/20223,300,000 shares $136.32 million -22.5%2.7%1.7 $41.31 6/30/20224,260,000 shares $170.61 million +2.9%3.5%2.2 $40.05 6/15/20224,140,000 shares $170.49 million -3.7%3.4%2.1 $41.18 5/31/20224,300,000 shares $207.52 million +12.6%N/A2.1 $48.26 5/15/20223,820,000 shares $176.29 million -9.7%N/A1.8 $46.15 4/30/20224,230,000 shares $230.07 million -1.9%N/A1.9 $54.39 4/15/20224,310,000 shares $246.14 million -2.7%N/A1.9 $57.11 3/31/20224,430,000 shares $256.98 million +52.2%N/A2.1 $58.01 3/15/20222,910,000 shares $150.56 million +2.5%N/A1.4 $51.74 2/28/20222,840,000 shares $159.44 million -13.2%N/A1.4 $56.14 2/15/20223,270,000 shares $195.91 million +35.1%N/A1.6 $59.91 1/31/20222,420,000 shares $132.47 million -0.4%N/A1.2 $54.74 1/15/20222,430,000 shares $135.57 million -38.6%N/A1.3 $55.79 12/31/20213,960,000 shares $206.32 million +33.3%N/A2.1 $52.10 12/15/20212,970,000 shares $149.30 million +42.1%N/A1.6 $50.27 11/30/20212,090,000 shares $101.51 million -5.0%N/A1.1 $48.57 11/15/20212,200,000 shares $122.47 million -32.1%N/A1.3 $55.67 10/29/20213,240,000 shares $171.07 million +14.9%N/A1.9 $52.80 10/15/20212,820,000 shares $162.91 million +4.4%N/A1.6 $57.77 9/30/20212,700,000 shares $158.22 million -4.6%N/A1.5 $58.60 9/15/20212,830,000 shares $159.44 million +16.9%N/A1.5 $56.34 8/31/20212,420,000 shares $138.76 million +42.4%N/A1.3 $57.34 8/13/20211,700,000 shares $97.95 million -12.4%N/A0.9 $57.62 7/30/20211,940,000 shares $112.58 million -13.4%N/A1.1 $58.03 7/15/20212,240,000 shares $127.48 million -16.4%N/A1.3 $56.91 6/30/20212,680,000 shares $161.63 million -10.4%2.2%1.7 $60.31 6/15/20212,990,000 shares $192.35 million +42.4%2.4%2 $64.33 5/28/20212,100,000 shares $145.32 million -1.4%1.7%1.4 $69.20 5/14/20212,130,000 shares $143.05 million +10.9%N/A1.3 $67.16 4/30/20211,920,000 shares $131.65 million -13.1%N/A1.1 $68.57 4/15/20212,210,000 shares $155.96 million -6.4%N/A1.2 $70.57 3/31/20212,360,000 shares $165.06 million -11.3%N/A1.3 $69.94 3/15/20212,660,000 shares $180.93 million -17.9%N/A1.4 $68.02 2/26/20213,240,000 shares $212.41 million -1.5%N/A1.7 $65.56Urgent: This election is rigged (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 2/12/20213,290,000 shares $189.80 million -5.7%N/A1.7 $57.69 1/29/20213,490,000 shares $176.84 million +8.1%N/A1.7 $50.67 1/15/20213,230,000 shares $179.01 million -41.4%2.6%1.6 $55.42 12/31/20205,510,000 shares $291.48 million +7.0%4.5%2.7 $52.90 12/15/20205,150,000 shares $251.99 million +30.4%4.2%2.3 $48.93 11/30/20203,950,000 shares $203.62 million No Change3.2%1.7 $51.55 11/15/20203,950,000 shares $176.41 million +23.4%3.2%1.6 $44.66 10/30/20203,200,000 shares $117.70 million +8.8%2.6%1.4 $36.78 10/15/20202,940,000 shares $113.34 million -2.0%2.4%1.3 $38.55 9/30/20203,000,000 shares $109.89 million -18.9%2.4%1.3 $36.63 9/15/20203,700,000 shares $156.07 million -21.4%3.0%1.5 $42.18 8/31/20204,710,000 shares $183.45 million -1.5%3.8%1.7 $38.95 8/14/20204,780,000 shares $180.11 million -0.4%3.9%1.4 $37.68 7/31/20204,800,000 shares $165.31 million +1.5%3.9%1.4 $34.44 7/15/20204,730,000 shares $167.87 million +31.4%3.9%1.3 $35.49 6/30/20203,600,000 shares $130.54 million -6.5%3.0%1 $36.26 6/15/20203,850,000 shares $145.41 million -17.7%3.2%1 $37.77 5/29/20204,680,000 shares $160.01 million +45.8%3.8%1.2 $34.19 5/15/20203,210,000 shares $82.27 million +4.6%2.6%0.9 $25.63 4/30/20203,070,000 shares $99.84 million +10.0%2.5%1 $32.52 4/15/20202,790,000 shares $83.92 million -30.1%2.3%1 $30.08 3/31/20203,990,000 shares $111.76 million -29.9%3.3%1.6 $28.01 3/13/20205,690,300 shares $179.87 million +19.3%4.7%3.7 $31.61 2/28/20204,770,000 shares $114.62 million -5.7%3.9%3.1 $24.03 2/14/20205,060,000 shares $236.71 million -17.5%4.1%4.4 $46.78 1/31/20206,130,000 shares $351.68 million -9.5%5.0%6 $57.37 1/15/20206,770,000 shares $437.00 million +1.4%5.5%7.2 $64.55 12/31/20196,680,000 shares $445.69 million +1.1%5.5%7.6 $66.72 ALK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Alaska Air Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Alaska Air Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 8,910,000 shares of ALK short. Learn More on Alaska Air Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alaska Air Group? 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. ALK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Alaska Air Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alaska Air Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alaska Air Group: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, XR Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Alaska Air Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alaska Air Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,910,000 shares, an increase of 0.5% from the previous total of 8,870,000 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 Alaska Air Group's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Alaska Air Group: Southwest Airlines Co. (5.75%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.66%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.78%), JetBlue Airways Co. (14.43%), Allegiant Travel (9.14%), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (5.45%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.48%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.24%), American Airlines Group Inc. (8.66%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (18.96%), 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. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Alaska Air Group stock? Short selling ALK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alaska Air Group as its price is falling. ALK shares are trading up $0.38 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 Alaska Air Group? A short squeeze for Alaska Air Group 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 ALK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alaska Air Group'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 ALK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024. 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