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Cameco (CCJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$46.34 -0.21 (-0.46%)
Closing price 02/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$46.60 +0.27 (+0.58%)
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Cameco Short Interest Data

Cameco (CCJ) has a short interest of 17.26 million shares, representing 3.99% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.86% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 4.61 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,260,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,430,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$853.14 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
435,310,000 shares
Float Size
432,730,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.99%
Today's Trading Volume
5,168,811 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,605,412 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
112%
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Cameco Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202517,260,000 shares $853.14 million +11.9%4.0%4.1 $49.43
1/15/202515,430,000 shares $766.87 million -0.6%3.6%3.7 $49.70
12/31/202415,520,000 shares $797.57 million -7.3%3.6%3.7 $51.39
12/15/202416,750,000 shares $909.36 million -9.3%3.9%3.8 $54.29
11/30/202418,460,000 shares $1.10 billion +2.3%4.3%4 $59.45
11/15/202418,050,000 shares $966.94 million +1.1%4.2%3.9 $53.57
10/31/202417,860,000 shares $932.83 million -7.4%4.1%4.1 $52.23
10/15/202419,290,000 shares $997.68 million +2.8%4.5%4.1 $51.72
9/30/202418,760,000 shares $895.98 million +6.6%4.3%4.4 $47.76
9/15/202417,600,000 shares $709.81 million +7.0%4.1%4.4 $40.33
8/31/202416,450,000 shares $671.82 million +6.3%3.8%4.4 $40.84
8/15/202415,470,000 shares $630.87 million -4.7%3.6%4.3 $40.78
7/31/202416,230,000 shares $738.47 million -0.1%3.7%4.5 $45.50
7/15/202416,240,000 shares $848.22 million -2.9%3.8%4.9 $52.23
6/30/202416,720,000 shares $822.62 million -10.0%3.9%4.8 $49.20
6/15/202418,580,000 shares $964.30 million -3.0%4.3%5 $51.90
5/31/202419,150,000 shares $1.06 billion +2.7%4.4%4.7 $55.50
5/15/202418,640,000 shares $931.44 million -0.5%4.3%4.3 $49.97
4/30/202418,740,000 shares $854.92 million -12.3%4.3%3.9 $45.62
4/15/202421,370,000 shares $1.03 billion +6.7%4.9%4.4 $48.31
3/31/202420,020,000 shares $867.27 million -8.2%4.6%3.8 $43.32
3/15/202421,800,000 shares $896.20 million +12.5%5.0%4.2 $41.11
2/29/202419,380,000 shares $785.47 million +16.4%4.5%3.6 $40.53
2/15/202416,650,000 shares $704.54 million +32.8%3.8%3.1 $42.32
1/31/202412,540,000 shares $598.66 million -9.4%2.9%2.4 $47.74
1/15/202413,840,000 shares $690.89 million -4.2%3.2%2.7 $49.92
12/31/202314,440,000 shares $622.36 million -19.9%3.3%3 $43.10
12/15/202318,030,000 shares $810.63 million -29.7%4.2%3.4 $44.96
11/30/202325,630,000 shares $1.18 billion -2.1%5.9%4.9 $45.93
11/15/202326,190,000 shares $1.13 billion +13.0%6.1%5.1 $43.17
10/31/202323,180,000 shares $948.06 million -0.9%5.4%4.6 $40.90
10/15/202323,390,000 shares $851.63 million +8.8%5.4%4.9 $36.41
9/30/202321,490,000 shares $851.86 million +0.3%5.0%4.7 $39.64
9/15/202321,420,000 shares $863.33 million -2.0%5.0%5.1 $40.31
8/31/202321,860,000 shares $808.82 million +6.2%5.1%5.5 $37.00
8/15/202320,580,000 shares $697.25 million +5.0%4.8%4.5 $33.88
7/31/202319,610,000 shares $689.49 million +5.4%4.6%4.4 $35.16
7/15/202318,610,000 shares $586.96 million +17.3%4.3%4.3 $31.54
6/30/202315,870,000 shares $497.21 million -10.6%3.7%3.7 $31.33
6/15/202317,750,000 shares $561.70 million +6.6%4.1%4.2 $31.65
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5/31/202316,650,000 shares $463.54 million +9.5%3.9%4 $27.84
5/15/202315,210,000 shares $419.34 million -3.2%3.5%4 $27.57
4/30/202315,720,000 shares $432.14 million +1.4%3.6%3.9 $27.49
4/15/202315,500,000 shares $406.10 million -1.4%3.6%3.6 $26.20
3/31/202315,720,000 shares $411.39 million -4.7%3.6%3.6 $26.17
3/15/202316,500,000 shares $401.78 million -0.9%3.8%3.6 $24.35
2/28/202316,650,000 shares $455.21 million +8.0%3.9%3.7 $27.34
2/15/202315,420,000 shares $456.74 million +10.8%3.6%3.5 $29.62
1/31/202313,920,000 shares $389.90 million -0.4%3.2%3.1 $28.01
1/15/202313,970,000 shares $356.10 million -18.9%3.2%3 $25.49
12/30/202217,220,000 shares $390.38 million +10.0%4.0%2.8 $22.67
12/15/202215,650,000 shares $339.61 million +1.2%3.6%2.5 $21.70
11/30/202215,460,000 shares $376.91 million +2.9%3.6%2.3 $24.38
11/15/202215,020,000 shares $371.75 million -2.6%3.8%2 $24.75
10/31/202215,420,000 shares $365.76 million -8.7%3.9%2 $23.72
10/15/202216,890,000 shares $359.59 million +61.9%4.3%2.3 $21.29
9/30/202210,430,000 shares $276.50 million -35.0%2.6%1.8 $26.51
9/15/202216,040,000 shares $463.56 million +13.0%4.0%2.7 $28.90
8/31/202214,200,000 shares $413.93 million +19.3%3.6%2.4 $29.15
8/15/202211,900,000 shares $297.98 million -19.4%3.0%2.1 $25.04
7/31/202214,770,000 shares $380.62 million +3.5%3.7%2.4 $25.77
7/15/202214,270,000 shares $319.51 million -1.2%3.6%2.1 $22.39
6/30/202214,440,000 shares $303.53 million +10.6%N/A2 $21.02
6/15/202213,060,000 shares $293.98 million -4.4%N/A1.7 $22.51
5/31/202213,660,000 shares $334.26 million +38.1%3.4%1.6 $24.47
5/15/20229,890,000 shares $217.68 million +5.9%2.5%1.1 $22.01
4/30/20229,340,000 shares $241.07 million -22.9%2.4%1 $25.81
4/15/202212,110,000 shares $380.25 million +38.4%3.1%1.4 $31.40
3/31/20228,750,000 shares $254.63 million -17.5%2.2%1.1 $29.10
3/15/202210,610,000 shares $265.25 million +29.4%2.7%1.4 $25.00
2/28/20228,200,000 shares $201.56 million -2.6%2.1%1.2 $24.58
2/15/20228,420,000 shares $184.99 million +14.4%2.1%1.4 $21.97
1/31/20227,360,000 shares $143.00 million +7.1%1.9%1.3 $19.43
1/15/20226,870,000 shares $154.92 million +31.1%1.7%1.2 $22.55
12/31/20215,240,000 shares $114.28 million -5.4%1.3%0.9 $21.81
12/15/20215,540,000 shares $122.71 million -19.7%1.4%0.9 $22.15
11/30/20216,900,000 shares $159.94 million -36.9%1.7%0.9 $23.18
11/15/202110,930,000 shares $296.53 million +1.3%2.8%1.3 $27.13
10/29/202110,790,000 shares $262.20 million -4.9%2.7%1.4 $24.30
10/15/202111,350,000 shares $283.64 million +21.3%2.9%1.6 $24.99
9/30/20219,360,000 shares $203.39 million -19.2%2.4%1.4 $21.73
9/15/202111,590,000 shares $286.62 million +20.9%2.9%2.1 $24.73
8/31/20219,590,000 shares $177.61 million +2.9%2.4%2.2 $18.52
8/13/20219,320,000 shares $156.20 million No ChangeN/A0 $16.76
7/15/20218,920,000 shares $155.03 million -15.3%2.3%1.9 $17.38
6/30/202110,530,000 shares $201.97 million +4.3%2.7%2.3 $19.18
6/15/202110,100,000 shares $203.82 million -5.0%2.6%2 $20.18
5/28/202110,630,000 shares $212.28 million -11.4%2.7%2 $19.97
5/14/202112,000,000 shares $224.28 million +1.3%3.0%2.1 $18.69
4/30/202111,850,000 shares $201.92 million +22.8%3.0%1.9 $17.04
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4/15/20219,650,000 shares $159.80 million +16.1%2.4%1.5 $16.56
3/31/20218,310,000 shares $133.38 million -29.3%2.1%1.3 $16.05
3/15/202111,760,000 shares $202.74 million -13.0%3.0%1.9 $17.24
2/26/202113,510,000 shares $221.70 million -8.6%3.4%2.2 $16.41
2/12/202114,780,000 shares $231.45 million +43.9%3.7%2.7 $15.66
1/29/202110,270,000 shares $131.35 million -17.9%2.6%2.2 $12.79
1/15/202112,510,000 shares $173.14 million +9.9%3.2%3.2 $13.84
12/31/202011,380,000 shares $152.38 million -6.9%2.9%3.5 $13.39
12/15/202012,220,000 shares $162.28 million -7.9%3.1%4.2 $13.28
11/30/202013,270,000 shares $134.43 million -10.5%3.4%6.1 $10.13
11/15/202014,820,000 shares $142.86 million -8.9%3.8%7.6 $9.64
10/30/202016,260,000 shares $155.61 million +6.0%4.1%8.6 $9.57
10/15/202015,340,000 shares $145.73 million +4.9%3.9%7.2 $9.50
9/30/202014,620,000 shares $147.66 million +10.0%3.7%6.1 $10.10
9/15/202013,290,000 shares $148.58 million -14.7%3.4%5.4 $11.18
8/31/202015,580,000 shares $180.26 million +6.8%3.9%6 $11.57
8/14/202014,590,000 shares $152.17 million +11.9%3.7%5.6 $10.43
7/31/202013,040,000 shares $132.49 million +16.9%3.3%4.7 $10.16
7/15/202011,160,000 shares $121.42 million -0.9%2.8%3.9 $10.88
6/30/202011,260,000 shares $113.61 million +5.6%2.9%3.8 $10.09
6/15/202010,660,000 shares $108.73 million +18.4%2.7%2.9 $10.20
5/29/20209,000,000 shares $97.83 million -8.6%2.3%2.4 $10.87
5/15/20209,850,000 shares $96.43 million -27.7%2.5%2.6 $9.79
4/30/202013,630,000 shares $135.75 million -7.3%3.5%3.6 $9.96
4/15/202014,710,000 shares $136.07 million -7.0%3.7%4.1 $9.25
3/31/202015,810,000 shares $160.95 million -11.9%4.0%4.8 $10.18
3/13/202017,940,500 shares $166.31 million +1.4%4.5%7.2 $9.27
2/28/202017,690,000 shares $109.85 million -1.5%4.5%7.1 $6.21

CCJ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cameco's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Cameco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 17,260,000 shares of CCJ short. 3.99% of Cameco's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cameco's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Cameco?

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. CCJ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Cameco's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Cameco?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cameco: Toronto Dominion Bank, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, SIG North Trading ULC, Royal Bank of Canada, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, 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., Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, National Bank of Canada FI, Twin Tree Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Cameco?

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. 3.99% of Cameco's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Cameco's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Cameco saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,260,000 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the previous total of 15,430,000 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 Cameco's float size?

Cameco currently has issued a total of 435,310,000 shares. Some of Cameco'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. Cameco currently has a public float of 432,730,000 shares.

How does Cameco's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.99% of Cameco's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Cameco: Vale S.A. (3.48%), Teck Resources Limited (1.60%), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (2.56%), Summit Materials, Inc. (3.99%), Knife River Co. (3.20%), MP Materials Corp. (15.80%), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (1.41%), NexGen Energy Ltd. (10.34%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (21.84%), Ero Copper Corp. (5.17%),

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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Cameco stock?

Short selling CCJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cameco as its price is falling. CCJ shares are trading down $0.21 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 Cameco?

A short squeeze for Cameco 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 CCJ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Cameco'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 CCJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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