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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$65.81 -0.37 (-0.55%)
As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Delta Air Lines Short Interest Data

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has a short interest of 37.56 million shares. This marks a 4.04% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.31 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
37,560,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
36,100,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+4.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.27 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
645,280,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.82%
Today's Trading Volume
5,974,288 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,308,051 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
95%
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DAL Short Interest Over Time

DAL Days to Cover Over Time

DAL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Delta Air Lines Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/202437,560,000 shares $2.27 billion +4.0%N/A4.5 $60.50
12/15/202436,100,000 shares $2.22 billion +11.5%N/A4.3 $61.52
11/30/202432,390,000 shares $2.07 billion -8.0%N/A3.8 $63.82
11/15/202435,190,000 shares $2.25 billion +15.4%N/A3.9 $64.07
10/31/202430,500,000 shares $1.74 billion +6.3%N/A3.5 $57.20
10/15/202428,690,000 shares $1.51 billion -12.8%N/A3.3 $52.73
9/30/202432,900,000 shares $1.67 billion +2.7%N/A3.5 $50.78
9/15/202432,040,000 shares $1.45 billion +4.9%N/A3.5 $45.18
8/31/202430,550,000 shares $1.30 billion -4.9%N/A3.4 $42.49
8/15/202432,120,000 shares $1.29 billion +5.3%N/A3.7 $40.20
7/31/202430,510,000 shares $1.31 billion +3.9%N/A3.6 $43.03
7/15/202429,360,000 shares $1.26 billion +11.8%N/A3.5 $43.00
6/30/202426,260,000 shares $1.25 billion +2.8%N/A3 $47.44
6/15/202425,540,000 shares $1.24 billion +35.4%N/A2.9 $48.72
5/31/202418,870,000 shares $963.12 million -2.2%N/A2.1 $51.04
5/15/202419,300,000 shares $1.03 billion +7.2%N/A2.1 $53.27
4/30/202418,010,000 shares $902.12 million -4.5%N/A1.8 $50.09
4/15/202418,860,000 shares $879.82 million +6.6%N/A1.9 $46.65
3/31/202417,690,000 shares $846.82 million +9.9%N/A1.7 $47.87
3/15/202416,100,000 shares $694.31 million +9.1%N/A1.6 $43.13
2/29/202414,760,000 shares $623.76 million -12.0%N/A1.5 $42.26
2/15/202416,770,000 shares $687.74 million -8.1%N/A1.6 $41.01
1/31/202418,250,000 shares $714.31 million +25.2%N/A1.8 $39.14
1/15/202414,580,000 shares $560.89 million +1.3%N/A1.4 $38.47
12/31/202314,390,000 shares $578.91 million -19.0%N/A1.4 $40.23
12/15/202317,760,000 shares $752.14 million +14.4%N/A1.8 $42.35
11/30/202315,520,000 shares $573.15 million -5.0%N/A1.6 $36.93
11/15/202316,330,000 shares $584.12 million +10.5%N/A1.7 $35.77
10/31/202314,780,000 shares $461.88 million +13.6%N/A1.6 $31.25
10/15/202313,010,000 shares $443.64 million -22.4%N/A1.5 $34.10
9/30/202316,760,000 shares $620.12 million +21.3%2.6%1.9 $37.00
9/15/202313,820,000 shares $551.42 million -1.4%2.2%1.5 $39.90
8/31/202314,010,000 shares $600.75 million -4.2%2.2%1.4 $42.88
8/15/202314,630,000 shares $629.24 million -4.7%2.3%1.4 $43.01
7/31/202315,350,000 shares $710.09 million -13.8%N/A1.4 $46.26
7/15/202317,810,000 shares $827.99 million -12.8%N/A1.6 $46.49
6/30/202320,430,000 shares $971.04 million -19.0%N/A1.8 $47.53
6/15/202325,230,000 shares $1.08 billion +0.2%N/A2.3 $42.89
5/31/202325,170,000 shares $914.43 million -0.7%N/A2.3 $36.33
5/15/202325,340,000 shares $854.46 million -1.7%N/A2.5 $33.72
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4/30/202325,770,000 shares $884.17 million +1.0%N/A2.6 $34.31
4/15/202325,510,000 shares $861.47 million +12.5%N/A2.6 $33.77
3/31/202322,680,000 shares $791.99 million +15.4%3.6%2.2 $34.92
3/15/202319,660,000 shares $653.30 million -9.7%3.1%2 $33.23
2/28/202321,770,000 shares $834.66 million +5.0%3.4%2.3 $38.34
2/15/202320,730,000 shares $808.88 million -0.5%3.3%2.2 $39.02
1/31/202320,840,000 shares $814.84 million +9.3%3.3%2.2 $39.10
1/15/202319,070,000 shares $728.47 million -2.4%3.0%1.9 $38.20
12/30/202219,530,000 shares $641.76 million +21.9%3.1%2 $32.86
12/15/202216,020,000 shares $532.67 million -6.8%2.5%1.6 $33.25
11/30/202217,180,000 shares $607.66 million -5.3%2.7%1.7 $35.37
11/15/202218,150,000 shares $633.44 million +3.9%2.8%1.8 $34.90
10/31/202217,470,000 shares $592.76 million -12.5%2.7%1.7 $33.93
10/15/202219,960,000 shares $620.36 million +15.3%3.1%1.9 $31.08
9/30/202217,310,000 shares $485.72 million +2.4%2.7%1.6 $28.06
9/15/202216,900,000 shares $562.43 million +1.8%2.7%1.5 $33.28
8/31/202216,610,000 shares $516.07 million +6.7%2.6%1.3 $31.07
8/15/202215,570,000 shares $544.95 million -15.1%2.4%1.2 $35.00
7/31/202218,330,000 shares $582.89 million -17.9%2.9%1.3 $31.80
7/15/202222,330,000 shares $671.91 million +8.7%3.5%1.5 $30.09
6/30/202220,550,000 shares $595.33 million -4.0%3.2%1.4 $28.97
6/15/202221,410,000 shares $684.26 million +5.9%N/A1.4 $31.96
5/31/202220,220,000 shares $842.97 million +22.0%3.2%1.4 $41.69
5/15/202216,580,000 shares $635.51 million -5.2%2.6%1 $38.33
4/30/202217,490,000 shares $752.59 million -16.6%2.7%1.1 $43.03
4/15/202220,970,000 shares $888.29 million +17.4%3.3%1.3 $42.36
3/31/202217,870,000 shares $707.12 million -12.3%2.8%1.2 $39.57
3/15/202220,380,000 shares $710.45 million +10.9%3.2%1.3 $34.86
2/28/202218,380,000 shares $733.73 million +1.9%2.9%1.2 $39.92
2/15/202218,040,000 shares $802.60 million +2.0%2.8%1.2 $44.49
1/31/202217,680,000 shares $701.72 million -10.7%2.8%1.2 $39.69
1/15/202219,800,000 shares $798.14 million -12.0%3.1%1.4 $40.31
12/31/202122,490,000 shares $878.91 million +1.8%3.5%1.7 $39.08
12/15/202122,090,000 shares $808.71 million -8.0%3.5%1.6 $36.61
11/30/202124,020,000 shares $869.52 million +21.3%3.8%1.8 $36.20
11/15/202119,810,000 shares $839.55 million +5.2%3.1%1.8 $42.38
10/29/202118,830,000 shares $736.82 million -14.4%3.0%1.7 $39.13
10/15/202122,000,000 shares $901.78 million -0.9%3.5%1.9 $40.99
9/30/202122,200,000 shares $945.94 million +29.9%3.5%1.8 $42.61
9/15/202117,090,000 shares $677.45 million -8.1%2.7%1.4 $39.64
8/31/202118,600,000 shares $752.18 million -11.1%2.9%1.6 $40.44
8/13/202120,910,000 shares $834.31 million +4.2%3.3%1.8 $39.90
7/30/202120,060,000 shares $800.39 million +0.3%3.2%1.7 $39.90
7/15/202120,010,000 shares $827.41 million -4.9%3.1%1.8 $41.35
6/30/202121,050,000 shares $910.62 million +51.9%3.3%1.9 $43.26
6/15/202113,860,000 shares $631.05 million +9.1%2.2%1.3 $45.53
5/28/202112,710,000 shares $606.01 million -1.9%2.0%1.1 $47.68
5/14/202112,960,000 shares $569.85 million -10.1%2.0%1 $43.97
4/30/202114,410,000 shares $668.34 million -2.8%2.3%1.1 $46.38
4/15/202114,820,000 shares $713.88 million +17.3%2.3%1.1 $48.17
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3/31/202112,640,000 shares $618.10 million +9.2%2.0%1 $48.90
3/15/202111,580,000 shares $577.03 million +10.7%1.8%0.9 $49.83
2/26/202110,460,000 shares $504.70 million +7.0%N/A0 $48.25
2/12/20219,780,000 shares $417.80 million -27.0%1.5%0.7 $42.72
1/29/202113,400,000 shares $537.07 million +26.4%2.1%0.9 $40.08
1/15/202110,600,000 shares $439.58 million -21.3%1.7%0.7 $41.47
12/31/202013,460,000 shares $545.94 million +9.0%2.1%0.9 $40.56
12/15/202012,350,000 shares $502.52 million +4.8%1.9%0.7 $40.69
11/30/202011,780,000 shares $483.69 million +14.8%1.9%0.6 $41.06
11/15/202010,260,000 shares $374.08 million -28.5%1.6%0.5 $36.46
10/30/202014,350,000 shares $441.41 million -2.5%2.3%0.7 $30.76
10/15/202014,720,000 shares $467.51 million -13.2%2.3%0.7 $31.76
9/30/202016,950,000 shares $518.33 million -15.5%2.7%0.8 $30.58
9/15/202020,060,000 shares $672.21 million -15.9%3.2%0.8 $33.51
8/31/202023,840,000 shares $735.46 million +13.9%3.8%0.8 $30.85
8/14/202020,940,000 shares $606.21 million -22.8%3.3%0.5 $28.95
7/31/202027,120,000 shares $677.19 million +1.1%4.3%0.6 $24.97
7/15/202026,830,000 shares $767.34 million +1.0%4.2%0.5 $28.60
6/30/202026,570,000 shares $745.29 million -2.2%4.2%0.5 $28.05
6/15/202027,180,000 shares $827.90 million -10.3%4.3%0.4 $30.46
5/29/202030,300,000 shares $763.86 million -8.4%4.8%0.5 $25.21
5/15/202033,090,000 shares $635.00 million +16.0%5.2%0.6 $19.19
4/30/202028,520,000 shares $738.95 million +25.4%4.5%0.7 $25.91
4/15/202022,740,000 shares $553.72 million -9.1%3.6%0.7 $24.35
3/31/202025,010,000 shares $560.47 million -18.5%3.9%1 $22.41
3/13/202030,673,000 shares $748.11 million +7.3%4.8%3.4 $24.39
2/28/202028,600,000 shares $635.49 million +27.1%4.5%3.2 $22.22
2/14/202022,510,000 shares $1.02 billion -1.6%3.5%3.4 $45.47
1/31/202022,870,000 shares $1.13 billion +9.5%3.6%3.8 $49.59

DAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Delta Air Lines' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Delta Air Lines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 37,560,000 shares of DAL short. Learn More on Delta Air Lines' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Delta Air Lines?

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. DAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Delta Air Lines's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Delta Air Lines?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Delta Air Lines: SG Americas Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Bank of Montreal Can, Citigroup Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, and Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Delta Air Lines' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Delta Air Lines saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,560,000 shares, an increase of 4.0% from the previous total of 36,100,000 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 Delta Air Lines' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Delta Air Lines: United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.91%), Southwest Airlines Co. (5.90%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (5.18%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.71%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.85%), JetBlue Airways Co. (17.97%), Allegiant Travel (6.89%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.35%), American Airlines Group Inc. (6.90%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (19.58%),

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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Delta Air Lines stock?

Short selling DAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Delta Air Lines as its price is falling. DAL shares are trading down $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.

How does a short squeeze work against Delta Air Lines?

A short squeeze for Delta Air Lines 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 DAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Delta Air Lines' 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 DAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:DAL) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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