DOW (DOW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DOW shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 16,120,000 shares of DOW short. 2.31% of DOW's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DOW's current short interest.

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. DOW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on DOW's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of DOW: Barclays PLC, Yaupon Capital Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, and Maven Securities LTD. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.31% of DOW's floating shares are currently sold short.

DOW saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,120,000 shares, a decline of 3.5% from the previous total of 16,710,000 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.

DOW currently has issued a total of 700,092,000 shares. Some of DOW'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. DOW currently has a public float of 698,620,000 shares.

2.31% of DOW's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to DOW: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (0.90%), PPG Industries, Inc. (0.97%), Eastman Chemical (1.15%), FMC Co. (4.69%), Olin Co. (1.87%), Huntsman Co. (2.14%), LSB Industries, Inc. (3.49%), Albemarle Co. (11.60%), Hexcel Co. (2.66%), Avient Co. (1.42%),

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.

Short selling DOW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DOW as its price is falling. DOW shares are trading up $0.28 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.

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

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DOW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.