Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $56.30 +0.17 (+0.30%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Bank of Nova Scotia Short Interest DataBank of Nova Scotia (BNS) has a short interest of 26.85 million shares, representing 2.18% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.79% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.6, indicating that it would take 16.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.79 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest26,850,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest31,510,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.38 billionShort Interest Ratio16.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares1,244,440,000 sharesFloat Size1,230,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.18%Today's Trading Volume1,232,242 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,786,512 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average69% Short Selling Bank of Nova Scotia? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bank of Nova Scotia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBNS Short Interest Over TimeBNS Days to Cover Over TimeBNS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the Markets📉 Warning: Market Crash Predicted - Secure Your SavingsThe last time the "Buffett Indicator" flashed this red was in 2000 - right before the market crashed 50%.Take these 4 steps to protect your retirement here >>> Bank of Nova Scotia Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/202426,850,000 shares $1.38 billion -14.8%2.2%16.6 $51.50 10/15/202431,510,000 shares $1.67 billion -10.0%2.6%19.5 $52.86 9/30/202434,990,000 shares $1.91 billion +18.4%2.8%20.5 $54.49 9/15/202429,550,000 shares $1.54 billion +22.8%2.4%17.9 $52.04 8/31/202424,070,000 shares $1.20 billion -2.8%2.0%14.7 $49.88 8/15/202424,760,000 shares $1.15 billion +5.9%2.0%14.4 $46.43 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BNS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bank of Nova Scotia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202423,380,000 shares $1.09 billion -23.5%1.9%14.1 $46.67 7/15/202430,550,000 shares $1.44 billion -3.2%2.5%18.2 $47.15 6/30/202431,570,000 shares $1.44 billion +16.6%2.6%17.8 $45.72 6/15/202427,070,000 shares $1.25 billion +19.5%2.2%15.1 $46.35 5/31/202422,660,000 shares $1.07 billion -2.8%1.8%12.6 $47.35 5/15/202423,320,000 shares $1.13 billion +7.1%1.9%12.9 $48.52 4/30/202421,770,000 shares $998.81 million -10.9%1.8%10.9 $45.88 4/15/202424,440,000 shares $1.16 billion -19.1%2.0%12 $47.48 3/31/202430,220,000 shares $1.56 billion +18.3%2.5%14.6 $51.78 3/15/202425,550,000 shares $1.27 billion +27.8%2.1%12.6 $49.80 2/29/202419,990,000 shares $969.12 million -10.3%1.6%9.2 $48.48 2/15/202422,290,000 shares $1.05 billion +7.9%1.8%10.4 $47.25 1/31/202420,650,000 shares $966.01 million -25.2%1.7%10.6 $46.78 1/15/202427,620,000 shares $1.30 billion -20.1%2.3%14 $46.91 12/31/202334,560,000 shares $1.68 billion +54.2%2.9%18.9 $48.69 12/15/202322,420,000 shares $1.04 billion +13.1%1.9%12.1 $46.34 11/30/202319,820,000 shares $886.95 million -19.6%1.6%11.6 $44.75 11/15/202324,640,000 shares $1.09 billion +5.3%2.1%15.2 $44.21 10/31/202323,400,000 shares $947.00 million -18.9%2.0%14.7 $40.47 10/15/202328,860,000 shares $1.25 billion -16.3%2.4%18.5 $43.45 9/30/202334,480,000 shares $1.57 billion +50.8%2.9%23.1 $45.59 9/15/202322,860,000 shares $1.11 billion +46.3%1.9%16.8 $48.45 8/31/202315,630,000 shares $741.80 million +9.5%1.3%11.7 $47.46 8/15/202314,270,000 shares $668.26 million +15.6%1.2%11.1 $46.83 7/31/202312,340,000 shares $621.57 million -48.0%1.0%9.7 $50.37 7/15/202323,740,000 shares $1.17 billion -23.9%2.0%18.7 $49.39 6/30/202331,190,000 shares $1.56 billion -2.1%2.6%25.2 $50.04 6/15/202331,870,000 shares $1.61 billion +64.3%2.7%25.1 $50.46 5/31/202319,400,000 shares $937.21 million -1.7%1.6%13.5 $48.31 5/15/202319,740,000 shares $983.84 million -0.9%1.7%12.9 $49.84 4/30/202319,920,000 shares $994.21 million -29.7%1.7%12.9 $49.91 4/15/202328,350,000 shares $1.45 billion -23.6%2.4%18.5 $51.22 3/31/202337,090,000 shares $1.87 billion +19.9%3.1%24.6 $50.36 3/15/202330,930,000 shares $1.47 billion +76.7%2.6%19.3 $47.40This company will win the AI race (Ad)Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 2/28/202317,500,000 shares $865.90 million +1.2%1.5%11.7 $49.48 2/15/202317,290,000 shares $950.78 million -4.2%1.5%11.7 $54.99 1/31/202318,050,000 shares $977.05 million -46.9%1.5%11.2 $54.13 1/15/202333,960,000 shares $1.75 billion -8.3%2.9%17.9 $51.65 12/30/202237,050,000 shares $1.81 billion +71.9%3.1%18.2 $48.98 12/15/202221,560,000 shares $1.03 billion +42.2%1.8%9.9 $47.96 11/30/202215,160,000 shares $791.35 million -1.9%1.3%7.2 $52.20 11/15/202215,460,000 shares $809.33 million -28.5%1.3%7.2 $52.35 10/31/202221,620,000 shares $1.04 billion -45.7%1.8%10.8 $48.32 10/15/202239,810,000 shares $1.88 billion -20.2%3.4%22.7 $47.15 9/30/202249,890,000 shares $2.37 billion +43.0%4.2%33.3 $47.57 9/15/202234,890,000 shares $1.88 billion +42.2%2.9%24.1 $53.92 8/31/202224,530,000 shares $1.36 billion +12.2%2.1%17 $55.29 8/15/202221,860,000 shares $1.37 billion -3.6%1.8%16 $62.84 7/31/202222,680,000 shares $1.38 billion -37.8%1.9%15.1 $60.95 7/15/202236,450,000 shares $2.03 billion -3.0%3.0%22.2 $55.61 6/30/202237,570,000 shares $2.22 billion +94.8%N/A22.8 $59.21 6/15/202219,290,000 shares $1.21 billion +37.3%N/A11.9 $62.81 5/31/202214,050,000 shares $951.33 million -4.6%1.2%8.6 $67.71 5/15/202214,730,000 shares $924.31 million +5.1%1.2%8.1 $62.75 4/30/202214,020,000 shares $887.75 million -27.2%1.2%8 $63.32 4/15/202219,270,000 shares $1.30 billion +147.4%1.6%10.9 $67.51 3/31/20227,790,000 shares $558.70 million +51.6%0.7%4.2 $71.72 3/15/20225,140,000 shares $369.67 million -11.1%0.4%2.7 $71.92 2/28/20225,780,000 shares $418.13 million -1.5%0.5%3.1 $72.34 2/15/20225,870,000 shares $428.92 million +9.7%0.5%3.3 $73.07 1/31/20225,350,000 shares $384.99 million +67.2%0.4%3.3 $71.96 1/15/20223,200,000 shares $235.30 million -17.7%0.3%2.1 $73.53 12/31/20213,890,000 shares $278.87 million +15.8%0.3%2.9 $71.69 12/15/20213,360,000 shares $226.73 million +40.0%0.3%2.6 $67.48 11/30/20212,400,000 shares $149.83 million +10.1%0.2%2.1 $62.43 11/15/20212,180,000 shares $144.45 million -11.0%0.2%2.1 $66.26 10/29/20212,450,000 shares $160.62 million -27.9%0.2%2.3 $65.56 10/15/20213,400,000 shares $219.13 million +9.7%0.3%3.2 $64.45 9/30/20213,100,000 shares $190.74 million -19.3%0.3%2.8 $61.53 9/15/20213,840,000 shares $238.27 million -7.7%0.3%3.5 $62.05 8/31/20214,160,000 shares $257.55 million +2.7%0.3%3.5 $61.91 8/13/20214,050,000 shares $261.99 million No ChangeN/A0 $64.69 7/15/20216,500,000 shares $408.79 million +74.7%N/A4.7 $62.89 6/30/20213,720,000 shares $242.06 million -45.9%N/A2.6 $65.07 6/15/20216,870,000 shares $457.89 million +6.0%N/A4.9 $66.65 5/28/20216,480,000 shares $436.10 million +8.9%N/A4.8 $67.30 5/14/20215,950,000 shares $388.24 million +8.0%0.5%4 $65.25 4/30/20215,510,000 shares $352.42 million +21.6%0.5%3.9 $63.96 4/15/20214,530,000 shares $281.00 million +11.3%0.4%3.3 $62.03 3/31/20214,070,000 shares $256.41 million -38.5%0.3%3 $63.00 3/15/20216,620,000 shares $421.10 million -9.6%0.6%4.9 $63.61 2/26/20217,320,000 shares $438.76 million +5.8%0.6%5.8 $59.94 2/12/20216,920,000 shares $385.37 million -7.4%0.6%6 $55.69 1/29/20217,470,000 shares $403.45 million +9.5%0.6%6.2 $54.01This company will win the AI race (Ad)Rome wasn’t built in a day… But there is another lesser-known type of keystone, one that plays an equally critical role in supporting the most revolutionary technology the world’s ever seen… artificial intelligence. And without it, the entire AI industry would collapse. You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 1/15/20216,820,000 shares $377.69 million -11.2%0.6%5.6 $55.38 12/31/20207,680,000 shares $414.03 million +6.5%0.6%6.6 $53.91 12/15/20207,210,000 shares $385.09 million -6.2%0.6%6 $53.41 11/30/20207,690,000 shares $385.35 million -2.2%0.6%6.1 $50.11 11/15/20207,860,000 shares $363.68 million -14.5%0.7%6.2 $46.27 10/30/20209,190,000 shares $381.20 million +10.7%0.8%7.4 $41.48 10/15/20208,300,000 shares $352.67 million +7.7%0.7%7.3 $42.49 9/30/20207,710,000 shares $320.04 million +5.6%0.6%6.6 $41.51 9/15/20207,300,000 shares $307.40 million +0.6%0.6%6.5 $42.11 8/31/20207,260,000 shares $313.78 million +6.6%0.6%5.9 $43.22 8/14/20206,810,000 shares $296.37 million +25.7%0.6%5.3 $43.52 7/31/20205,420,000 shares $222.87 million -4.9%0.5%3.9 $41.12 7/15/20205,700,000 shares $235.07 million -7.5%0.5%3.8 $41.24 6/30/20206,160,000 shares $250.84 million -1.6%0.5%3.8 $40.72 6/15/20206,260,000 shares $267.68 million +4.2%0.5%3.5 $42.76 5/29/20206,010,000 shares $240.52 million -12.8%0.5%3 $40.02 5/15/20206,890,000 shares $244.18 million +8.7%0.6%3.3 $35.44 4/30/20206,340,000 shares $254.49 million -38.0%0.5%3.3 $40.14 4/15/202010,230,000 shares $389.97 million +49.1%0.9%5.7 $38.12 3/31/20206,860,000 shares $259.38 million -6.8%0.6%4.2 $37.81 3/13/20207,357,000 shares $302.08 million +48.6%0.6%7.4 $41.06 2/28/20204,950,000 shares $159.19 million +1.4%0.4%5 $32.16 2/14/20204,880,000 shares $214.57 million -8.8%0.4%6.3 $43.97 1/31/20205,350,000 shares $291.15 million -32.1%0.4%7.1 $54.42 1/15/20207,880,000 shares $440.73 million +50.1%0.7%10.7 $55.93 12/31/20195,250,000 shares $292.90 million -0.9%0.4%7.1 $55.79 BNS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bank of Nova Scotia's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bank of Nova Scotia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 26,850,000 shares of BNS short. 2.18% of Bank of Nova Scotia's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bank of Nova Scotia's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bank of Nova Scotia? 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. BNS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 17.0. Learn More on Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Bank of Nova Scotia? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bank of Nova Scotia: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Bank of Nova Scotia? 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. 2.18% of Bank of Nova Scotia's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bank of Nova Scotia saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 26,850,000 shares, a decline of 14.8% from the previous total of 31,510,000 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. What is Bank of Nova Scotia's float size? Bank of Nova Scotia currently has issued a total of 1,244,440,000 shares. Some of Bank of Nova Scotia'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. Bank of Nova Scotia currently has a public float of 1,230,000,000 shares. How does Bank of Nova Scotia's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.18% of Bank of Nova Scotia's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Bank of Nova Scotia: Royal Bank of Canada (1.28%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.74%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.07%), Citigroup Inc. (1.61%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.92%), UBS Group AG (0.23%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.20%), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (1.24%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.05%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.05%), 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. ($4.08 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. What does it mean to sell short Bank of Nova Scotia stock? Short selling BNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank of Nova Scotia as its price is falling. BNS shares are trading up $0.17 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 Bank of Nova Scotia? A short squeeze for Bank of Nova Scotia 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 BNS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bank of Nova Scotia'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 BNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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