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Duke Energy (DUK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Duke Energy Short Interest Data

Duke Energy (DUK) has a short interest of 11.40 million shares, representing 1.47% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 17.77% 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 3.47 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,400,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,680,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+17.77%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.33 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
777,260,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.47%
Today's Trading Volume
3,486,026 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,472,587 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
100%
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Duke Energy 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
6/15/202511,400,000 shares $1.33 billion +17.8%1.5%3 $116.75
5/31/20259,680,000 shares $1.14 billion -20.0%1.3%2.4 $117.61
5/15/202512,100,000 shares $1.40 billion +16.9%1.6%2.9 $115.82
4/30/202510,350,000 shares $1.26 billion -3.7%N/A2.5 $122.11
4/15/202510,750,000 shares $1.29 billion -7.5%1.4%2.6 $120.41
3/31/202511,620,000 shares $1.42 billion -4.4%1.5%2.8 $122.07
3/15/202512,160,000 shares $1.46 billion +14.0%1.6%3.3 $120.29
2/28/202510,670,000 shares $1.25 billion +11.0%1.4%3.1 $117.50
2/15/20259,610,000 shares $1.07 billion +10.5%1.2%3 $111.69
1/31/20258,700,000 shares $975.60 million +1.8%1.1%2.7 $112.14
1/15/20258,550,000 shares $909.63 million +3.0%N/A2.7 $106.39
12/31/20248,300,000 shares $894.24 million -8.7%N/A2.5 $107.74
12/15/20249,090,000 shares $989.17 million -9.3%N/A2.6 $108.82
11/30/202410,020,000 shares $1.17 billion -4.5%N/A3 $117.05
11/15/202410,490,000 shares $1.18 billion +10.9%N/A3.1 $112.16
10/31/20249,460,000 shares $1.09 billion -3.8%N/A2.9 $115.27
10/15/20249,830,000 shares $1.15 billion -6.9%N/A2.9 $117.15
9/30/202410,560,000 shares $1.22 billion -9.2%N/A3.3 $115.30
9/15/202411,630,000 shares $1.36 billion +9.4%N/A4 $117.31
8/31/202410,630,000 shares $1.21 billion -2.0%N/A3.7 $113.95
8/15/202410,850,000 shares $1.23 billion +23.3%N/A3.8 $113.12
7/31/20248,800,000 shares $961.58 million -6.4%N/A3.1 $109.27
7/15/20249,400,000 shares $990.01 million -2.9%N/A3.4 $105.32
6/30/20249,680,000 shares $970.23 million -2.3%N/A3.5 $100.23
6/15/20249,910,000 shares $1.01 billion -6.7%N/A3.6 $102.36
5/31/202410,620,000 shares $1.10 billion -4.5%N/A3.8 $103.57
5/15/202411,120,000 shares $1.15 billion +11.7%N/A3.8 $103.37
4/30/20249,960,000 shares $978.67 million +17.2%N/A3.2 $98.26
4/15/20248,500,000 shares $800.11 million +1.2%N/A2.8 $94.13
3/31/20248,400,000 shares $812.36 million -10.6%N/A2.7 $96.71
3/15/20249,400,000 shares $890.93 million +2.5%N/A3.1 $94.78
2/29/20249,170,000 shares $842.08 million -12.8%N/A2.8 $91.83
2/15/202410,520,000 shares $971.63 million +11.7%N/A3.2 $92.36
1/31/20249,420,000 shares $902.91 million -8.5%N/A2.9 $95.85
1/15/202410,290,000 shares $1.01 billion -4.3%N/A3.1 $98.46
12/31/202310,750,000 shares $1.04 billion +6.2%N/A3.3 $97.04
12/15/202310,120,000 shares $977.49 million +32.5%N/A2.9 $96.59
11/30/20237,640,000 shares $705.02 million +4.4%N/A2.2 $92.28
11/15/20237,320,000 shares $655.95 million +0.4%N/A2.1 $89.61
10/31/20237,290,000 shares $648.01 million -12.6%N/A2.2 $88.89
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10/15/20238,340,000 shares $739.59 million -8.5%N/A2.5 $88.68
9/30/20239,110,000 shares $804.05 million -3.8%N/A2.8 $88.26
9/15/20239,470,000 shares $901.64 million +13.1%N/A3.2 $95.21
8/31/20238,370,000 shares $743.26 million -0.1%N/A2.9 $88.80
8/15/20238,380,000 shares $766.35 million +2.0%N/A2.9 $91.45
7/31/20238,220,000 shares $769.56 million +3.8%N/A2.8 $93.62
7/15/20237,920,000 shares $736.64 million -1.6%N/A2.8 $93.01
6/30/20238,050,000 shares $722.41 million +12.4%N/A2.9 $89.74
6/15/20237,160,000 shares $656.93 million -12.9%N/A2.4 $91.75
5/31/20238,220,000 shares $733.96 million +3.0%N/A2.7 $89.29
5/15/20237,980,000 shares $768.71 million +2.4%N/A2.7 $96.33
4/30/20237,790,000 shares $770.28 million -10.7%N/A2.6 $98.88
4/15/20238,720,000 shares $851.42 million +38.4%1.1%2.8 $97.64
3/31/20236,300,000 shares $607.76 million -13.2%0.8%2 $96.47
3/15/20237,260,000 shares $702.99 million -9.4%0.9%2.5 $96.83
2/28/20238,010,000 shares $755.02 million +1.4%1.0%2.8 $94.26
2/15/20237,900,000 shares $784.15 million +17.4%1.0%2.8 $99.26
1/31/20236,730,000 shares $689.49 million -19.6%0.9%2.2 $102.45
1/15/20238,370,000 shares $878.68 million -2.9%1.1%2.7 $104.98
12/30/20228,620,000 shares $887.77 million +8.7%1.1%2.7 $102.99
12/15/20227,930,000 shares $812.90 million +11.5%1.0%2.3 $102.51
11/30/20227,110,000 shares $710.50 million -12.9%0.9%2.2 $99.93
11/15/20228,160,000 shares $792.58 million +16.9%1.1%2.6 $97.13
10/31/20226,980,000 shares $650.40 million -2.9%0.9%2.4 $93.18
10/15/20227,190,000 shares $624.24 million +2.3%0.9%2.6 $86.82
9/30/20227,030,000 shares $653.93 million -8.9%0.9%2.7 $93.02
9/15/20227,720,000 shares $820.48 million +6.2%1.0%3.3 $106.28
8/31/20227,270,000 shares $777.24 million -10.4%1.0%2.9 $106.91
8/15/20228,110,000 shares $900.05 million +8.9%1.1%3.2 $110.98
7/31/20227,450,000 shares $818.98 million -11.0%1.0%2.7 $109.93
7/15/20228,370,000 shares $899.19 million +14.2%1.1%2.9 $107.43
6/30/20227,330,000 shares $785.85 million +9.6%1.0%2.6 $107.21
6/15/20226,690,000 shares $670.20 million +1.2%0.9%2.3 $100.18
5/31/20226,610,000 shares $743.76 million +4.9%0.9%2.4 $112.52
5/15/20226,300,000 shares $688.59 million -2.2%0.8%2.2 $109.30
4/30/20226,440,000 shares $709.43 million -9.8%0.8%2.2 $110.16
4/15/20227,140,000 shares $820.03 million +14.4%0.9%2.4 $114.85
3/31/20226,240,000 shares $696.76 million -15.6%0.8%2.1 $111.66
3/15/20227,390,000 shares $788.44 million +9.8%1.0%2.5 $106.69
2/28/20226,730,000 shares $675.76 million +16.4%0.9%2.1 $100.41
2/15/20225,780,000 shares $573.95 million +4.9%0.8%1.9 $99.30
1/31/20225,510,000 shares $578.88 million -1.1%0.7%1.9 $105.06
1/15/20225,570,000 shares $579.50 million +8.6%0.7%2 $104.04
12/31/20215,130,000 shares $538.14 million -3.6%0.7%1.9 $104.90
12/15/20215,320,000 shares $552.32 million -9.7%0.7%1.9 $103.82
11/30/20215,890,000 shares $571.39 million -9.1%0.8%2.1 $97.01
11/15/20216,480,000 shares $651.89 million +7.5%0.8%2.4 $100.60
10/29/20216,030,000 shares $615.12 million -4.1%0.8%2.2 $102.01
10/15/20216,290,000 shares $631.20 million -3.4%0.8%2.3 $100.35
9/30/20216,510,000 shares $635.31 million -9.0%0.9%2.3 $97.59
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9/15/20217,150,000 shares $729.51 million +4.1%0.9%2.6 $102.03
8/31/20216,870,000 shares $719.01 million -8.9%0.9%2.6 $104.66
8/13/20217,540,000 shares $799.24 million +4.7%1.0%2.8 $106.00
7/30/20217,200,000 shares $756.79 million -2.0%0.9%2.4 $105.11
7/15/20217,350,000 shares $763.96 million -2.1%1.0%2.3 $103.94
6/30/20217,510,000 shares $741.39 million -1.2%1.0%2.3 $98.72
6/15/20217,600,000 shares $784.47 million +4.5%1.0%2.2 $103.22
5/28/20217,270,000 shares $728.60 million -4.8%1.0%2.1 $100.22
5/14/20217,640,000 shares $786.92 million +9.9%N/A2.1 $103.00
4/30/20216,950,000 shares $691.87 million -24.0%N/A2 $99.55
4/15/20219,140,000 shares $902.94 million +8.2%N/A2.7 $98.79
3/31/20218,450,000 shares $813.23 million +25.0%N/A2.6 $96.24
3/15/20216,760,000 shares $617.86 million +4.8%N/A2.2 $91.40
2/26/20216,450,000 shares $561.92 million -18.9%N/A2.2 $87.12
2/12/20217,950,000 shares $718.84 million +10.1%N/A2.7 $90.42
1/29/20217,220,000 shares $660.49 million +10.7%N/A2.5 $91.48
1/15/20216,520,000 shares $597.62 million -0.9%N/A2.2 $91.66
12/31/20206,580,000 shares $595.88 million +15.0%N/A2.2 $90.56
12/15/20205,720,000 shares $521.26 million -83.6%N/A1.7 $91.13
11/30/202034,930,000 shares $3.30 billion -0.7%N/A10.4 $94.60
11/15/202035,160,000 shares $3.34 billion -2.3%N/A10.2 $94.98
10/30/202035,980,000 shares $3.32 billion -3.1%N/A10.5 $92.24
10/15/202037,130,000 shares $3.44 billion +0.5%N/A10.6 $92.67
9/30/202036,950,000 shares $3.27 billion +1.2%N/A10.3 $88.56
9/15/202036,500,000 shares $3.08 billion -0.4%N/A10.7 $84.45
8/31/202036,640,000 shares $2.94 billion -0.1%N/A10.2 $80.34
8/14/202036,670,000 shares $3.01 billion -1.1%N/A10.2 $82.15
7/31/202037,070,000 shares $3.14 billion +3.8%N/A10 $84.74
7/15/202035,720,000 shares $2.92 billion -1.1%N/A9.8 $81.69
6/30/202036,110,000 shares $2.88 billion -4.1%N/A9.6 $79.89

DUK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Duke Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Duke Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 11,400,000 shares of DUK short. 1.47% of Duke Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Duke Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Duke Energy?

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. DUK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Duke Energy's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Duke Energy?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Duke Energy: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Portman Square Capital LLP, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Duke Energy?

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. 1.47% of Duke Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Duke Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Duke Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,400,000 shares, an increase of 17.8% from the previous total of 9,680,000 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 Duke Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.47% of Duke Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Duke Energy: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.70%), Southern Company (The) (1.94%), Entergy Corporation (2.39%), PPL Corporation (2.91%), Eversource Energy (1.70%), FirstEnergy Corporation (3.23%), Edison International (2.35%), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (3.23%), OGE Energy Corporation (2.68%), IDACORP, Inc. (6.55%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Duke Energy stock?

Short selling DUK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Duke Energy as its price is falling. DUK shares are trading up $1.10 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 Duke Energy?

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

How often is Duke Energy'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 DUK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.



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