ICICI Bank (IBN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ICICI Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 22,170,000 shares of IBN short. 0.62% of ICICI Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ICICI Bank'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. IBN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on ICICI Bank's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ICICI Bank: Millennium Management LLC, Caption Management LLC, DRW Securities LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Citigroup Inc.. 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. 0.62% of ICICI Bank's floating shares are currently sold short.

ICICI Bank saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,170,000 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the previous total of 20,020,000 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.

0.62% of ICICI Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to ICICI Bank: Bank of America Corporation (1.17%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.12%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.60%), Royal Bank Of Canada (0.66%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.06%), Citigroup Inc. (1.70%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.06%), Toronto Dominion Bank (The) (1.02%), UBS Group AG (0.00%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ICICI Bank as its price is falling. IBN shares are trading down $0.04 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 ICICI Bank 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 IBN, 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 IBN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.