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General Electric (GE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$177.56 +0.03 (+0.02%)
(As of 11/19/2024 ET)

General Electric Short Interest Data

General Electric (GE) has a short interest of 11.27 million shares, representing 1.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.49% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.21 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,270,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,890,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.49%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.94 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
1,082,294,000 shares
Float Size
1,080,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.04%
Today's Trading Volume
3,215,539 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,214,934 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
52%
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GE Short Interest Over Time

GE Days to Cover Over Time

GE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

General Electric Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202411,270,000 shares $1.94 billion +3.5%1.0%2.5 $171.75
10/15/202410,890,000 shares $2.08 billion +6.8%1.0%2.3 $190.57
9/30/202410,200,000 shares $1.92 billion -23.0%0.9%2.1 $188.51
9/15/202413,240,000 shares $2.36 billion -1.7%1.2%2.6 $178.28
8/31/202413,470,000 shares $2.35 billion +27.8%1.3%2.5 $174.62
8/15/202410,540,000 shares $1.79 billion +5.9%1.0%1.9 $169.92
7/31/20249,950,000 shares $1.69 billion -10.4%0.9%1.7 $170.10
7/15/202411,110,000 shares $1.77 billion -19.1%1.0%1.8 $159.56
6/30/202413,730,000 shares $2.18 billion -4.4%1.3%2.2 $158.97
6/15/202414,360,000 shares $2.24 billion +7.3%1.3%2 $155.88
5/31/202413,380,000 shares $2.21 billion +20.3%1.2%1.9 $165.15
5/15/202411,120,000 shares $1.82 billion +6.6%1.0%1.5 $163.47
4/30/202410,430,000 shares $1.69 billion -4.6%1.0%1.4 $161.75
4/15/202410,930,000 shares $1.68 billion -3.8%1.0%1.5 $153.71
3/31/202411,360,000 shares $1.99 billion -10.9%1.0%1.7 $175.53
3/15/202412,750,000 shares $2.16 billion +42.3%1.2%2.2 $169.05
2/29/20248,960,000 shares $1.41 billion -1.7%0.8%1.6 $156.83
2/15/20249,110,000 shares $1.35 billion +9.8%0.8%1.9 $148.38
1/31/20248,300,000 shares $1.10 billion -1.1%0.8%1.8 $132.42
1/15/20248,390,000 shares $1.09 billion -23.0%0.8%1.7 $129.79
12/31/202310,900,000 shares $1.39 billion +3.3%1.0%2.3 $127.63
12/15/202310,550,000 shares $1.30 billion +33.5%1.0%2.2 $123.18
11/30/20237,900,000 shares $961.75 million +0.9%0.7%1.7 $121.74
11/15/20237,830,000 shares $910.63 million +3.0%0.7%1.7 $116.30
10/31/20237,600,000 shares $825.59 million -12.0%0.7%1.7 $108.63
10/15/20238,640,000 shares $945.04 million -25.7%0.8%1.9 $109.38
9/30/202311,630,000 shares $1.29 billion -5.5%1.1%2.7 $110.55
9/15/202312,310,000 shares $1.42 billion -5.3%1.1%2.8 $115.49
8/31/202313,000,000 shares $1.49 billion +1.6%1.2%2.9 $114.46
8/15/202312,790,000 shares $1.46 billion -3.5%1.2%2.6 $113.85
7/31/202313,260,000 shares $1.51 billion -4.5%1.2%2.6 $114.24
7/15/202313,890,000 shares $1.53 billion +4.0%1.3%2.6 $110.28
6/30/202313,360,000 shares $1.47 billion -4.0%1.2%2.4 $109.85
6/15/202313,910,000 shares $1.47 billion +5.0%1.3%2.4 $105.43
5/31/202313,250,000 shares $1.35 billion -1.6%1.2%2 $101.53
5/15/202313,470,000 shares $1.37 billion -13.2%1.3%1.9 $102.00
4/30/202315,510,000 shares $1.54 billion -5.3%1.4%2.2 $98.97
4/15/202316,380,000 shares $1.56 billion -1.0%1.5%2.2 $95.44
3/31/202316,550,000 shares $1.58 billion -1.0%1.5%2.1 $95.60
3/15/202316,720,000 shares $1.50 billion +24.1%1.6%2.1 $89.76
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2/28/202313,470,000 shares $1.14 billion +0.5%1.3%1.8 $84.71
2/15/202313,400,000 shares $1.14 billion +11.3%1.2%2 $84.77
1/31/202312,040,000 shares $968.98 million -24.1%1.1%1.8 $80.48
1/15/202315,870,000 shares $1.27 billion +35.0%1.5%2.3 $80.20
12/30/202211,760,000 shares $985.37 million -13.0%1.1%1.9 $83.79
12/15/202213,510,000 shares $1.06 billion +9.3%1.2%2.2 $78.81
11/30/202212,360,000 shares $1.06 billion No Change1.1%2 $85.97
11/15/202212,360,000 shares $1.08 billion +7.7%1.1%2 $87.14
10/31/202211,480,000 shares $893.26 million +11.2%1.1%1.9 $77.81
10/15/202210,320,000 shares $697.32 million -9.0%1.0%1.6 $67.57
9/30/202211,340,000 shares $702.06 million +5.6%1.0%1.8 $61.91
9/15/202210,740,000 shares $740.09 million +6.8%1.0%1.7 $68.91
8/31/202210,060,000 shares $738.81 million -4.8%0.9%1.6 $73.44
8/15/202210,570,000 shares $843.59 million -26.1%1.0%1.6 $79.81
7/31/202214,300,000 shares $1.06 billion -0.5%1.3%2.1 $73.91
7/15/202214,370,000 shares $903.30 million +15.9%1.3%1.9 $62.86
6/30/202212,400,000 shares $789.51 million -20.0%1.1%1.8 $63.67
6/15/202215,490,000 shares $1.07 billion +5.9%1.4%2.2 $69.10
5/31/202214,630,000 shares $1.15 billion +11.8%1.3%2.2 $78.29
5/15/202213,090,000 shares $982.40 million +21.2%1.2%1.9 $75.05
4/30/202210,800,000 shares $805.14 million +6.1%1.0%1.6 $74.55
4/15/202210,180,000 shares $924.65 million +3.0%0.9%1.5 $90.83
3/31/20229,880,000 shares $904.02 million -9.4%0.9%1.5 $91.50
3/15/202210,910,000 shares $1.01 billion +0.3%1.0%1.7 $92.35
2/28/202210,880,000 shares $1.04 billion -2.5%1.0%1.7 $95.51
2/15/202211,160,000 shares $1.13 billion +6.4%1.0%1.7 $100.92
1/31/202210,490,000 shares $991.10 million +5.6%1.0%1.5 $94.48
1/15/20229,930,000 shares $1.02 billion -4.0%0.9%1.5 $103.16
12/31/202110,340,000 shares $976.82 million +8.1%1.0%1.6 $94.47
12/15/20219,570,000 shares $881.21 million +0.1%0.9%1.4 $92.08
11/30/20219,560,000 shares $908.10 million -8.0%0.9%1.2 $94.99
11/15/202110,390,000 shares $1.11 billion -4.5%1.0%1.3 $106.67
10/29/202110,880,000 shares $1.14 billion -5.3%1.0%1.3 $104.87
10/15/202111,490,000 shares $1.20 billion -11.8%1.1%1.3 $104.41
9/30/202113,030,000 shares $1.34 billion +13.1%1.2%1.5 $103.03
9/15/202111,520,000 shares $1.18 billion +5.2%1.1%1.3 $102.16
8/31/202110,950,000 shares $1.15 billion +3.9%1.0%1.4 $105.41
8/13/202110,540,000 shares $1.11 billion +2.6%N/A1.3 $104.92
7/30/202110,270,000 shares $1.06 billion -87.9%1.0%1.3 $103.60
7/15/202185,100,000 shares $1.09 billion +2.5%1.0%1.4 $12.76
6/30/202183,000,000 shares $1.12 billion -5.2%1.0%1.4 $13.46
6/15/202187,510,000 shares $1.18 billion -12.6%1.0%1.5 $13.54
5/28/2021100,080,000 shares $1.41 billion -10.1%1.2%1.5 $14.06
5/14/2021111,290,000 shares $1.44 billion +14.2%N/A1.5 $12.97
4/30/202197,490,000 shares $1.29 billion -8.8%N/A1.3 $13.21
4/15/2021106,880,000 shares $1.46 billion +8.0%N/A1.3 $13.68
3/31/202198,960,000 shares $1.32 billion -7.2%N/A1.2 $13.30
3/15/2021106,630,000 shares $1.34 billion +37.9%N/A1.2 $12.58
2/26/202177,330,000 shares $986.73 million -0.3%N/A0.9 $12.76
2/12/202177,540,000 shares $888.61 million -14.2%N/A1 $11.46
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1/29/202190,320,000 shares $1.00 billion +2.0%1.0%1 $11.09
1/15/202188,550,000 shares $1.03 billion -1.3%1.0%0.9 $11.66
12/31/202089,750,000 shares $961.22 million +6.5%1.0%0.9 $10.71
12/15/202084,250,000 shares $912.43 million +11.2%1.0%0.8 $10.83
11/30/202075,750,000 shares $787.80 million -11.3%0.9%0.7 $10.40
11/15/202085,360,000 shares $789.58 million +4.5%1.0%0.8 $9.25
10/30/202081,660,000 shares $601.83 million -16.4%0.9%0.8 $7.37
10/15/202097,700,000 shares $666.31 million +10.0%1.1%1 $6.82
9/30/202088,800,000 shares $553.22 million -14.3%1.0%1 $6.23
9/15/2020103,570,000 shares $631.78 million +24.4%1.2%1.2 $6.10
8/31/202083,240,000 shares $527.74 million +2.3%1.0%1 $6.34
8/14/202081,350,000 shares $541.79 million -9.9%0.9%0.9 $6.66
7/31/202090,300,000 shares $548.12 million +2.6%N/A0.9 $6.07
7/15/202087,980,000 shares $628.18 million -16.5%1.0%0.8 $7.14
6/30/2020105,310,000 shares $719.27 million -5.0%1.2%0.9 $6.83
6/15/2020110,800,000 shares $802.19 million -0.9%1.3%0.9 $7.24
5/29/2020111,820,000 shares $734.66 million -25.4%1.3%0.9 $6.57
5/15/2020149,790,000 shares $822.35 million +34.2%1.7%1.3 $5.49
4/30/2020111,650,000 shares $759.22 million +1.8%1.3%1.1 $6.80
4/15/2020109,710,000 shares $713.12 million +13.2%1.3%1.1 $6.50
3/31/202096,930,000 shares $606.78 million -9.1%1.1%1.1 $6.26
3/13/2020106,614,400 shares $761.23 million +29.0%N/A1.6 $7.14
2/28/202082,680,000 shares $505.17 million -6.9%1.0%1.3 $6.11
2/14/202088,830,000 shares $786.15 million -0.1%1.0%1.5 $8.85
1/31/202088,900,000 shares $973.46 million -9.5%1.0%1.6 $10.95
1/15/202098,250,000 shares $1.26 billion +13.3%1.1%1.7 $12.85
12/31/201986,750,000 shares $1.02 billion -0.7%1.0%1.6 $11.71

GE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is General Electric's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of General Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 11,270,000 shares of GE short. 1.04% of General Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on General Electric's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for General Electric?

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. GE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on General Electric's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting General Electric?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of General Electric: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, and Point72 DIFC Ltd. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for General Electric?

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. 1.04% of General Electric's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is General Electric's short interest increasing or decreasing?

General Electric saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,270,000 shares, an increase of 3.5% from the previous total of 10,890,000 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 General Electric's float size?

General Electric currently has issued a total of 1,082,294,000 shares. Some of General Electric'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. General Electric currently has a public float of 1,080,000,000 shares.

How does General Electric's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.04% of General Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to General Electric: Danaher Co. (0.79%), 3M (1.29%), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (2.00%), GE Vernova Inc. (1.70%), Emerson Electric Co. (1.63%), Otis Worldwide Co. (1.95%), Interactive Strength Inc. (18.97%), Union Pacific Co. (0.83%), United Parcel Service, Inc. (1.60%), FedEx Co. (1.86%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short General Electric stock?

Short selling GE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from General Electric as its price is falling. GE shares are trading up $0.03 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 General Electric?

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

How often is General Electric'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 GE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:GE) was last updated on 11/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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