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

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Delta Air Lines Short Interest Data

Delta Air Lines (DAL) has a short interest of 26.48 million shares, representing 4.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.27% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 10.05 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
26,480,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
26,410,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+0.27%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.59 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
646,473,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.14%
Today's Trading Volume
3,848,270 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,046,427 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
38%
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Delta Air Lines 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
2/28/202526,480,000 shares $1.59 billion +0.3%4.1%3 $60.09
2/15/202526,410,000 shares $1.73 billion +3.2%4.1%3.4 $65.41
1/31/202525,580,000 shares $1.72 billion -16.1%N/A3.3 $67.24
1/15/202530,480,000 shares $1.99 billion -18.9%N/A3.8 $65.42
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
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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
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
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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
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

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 February 28th, investors have sold 26,480,000 shares of DAL short. 4.14% of Delta Air Lines' shares are currently sold 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 3.0. 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: Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Interval Partners LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Game Creek Capital LP, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, HBK Investments L P, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Capula Management Ltd, Bank of Montreal Can, Wells Fargo & Company MN, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, 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 Delta Air Lines?

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. 4.14% of Delta Air Lines' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Delta Air Lines' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Delta Air Lines saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 26,480,000 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 26,410,000 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?

4.14% of Delta Air Lines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Delta Air Lines: United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.41%), Southwest Airlines Co. (7.11%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (5.22%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (6.35%), SkyWest, Inc. (4.46%), JetBlue Airways Co. (17.68%), Allegiant Travel (9.56%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.25%), American Airlines Group Inc. (9.28%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (17.40%),

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 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 $0.14 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 appreciates 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 February, 28 2025.



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