IonQ (IONQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $38.14 -1.73 (-4.34%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.18 +0.04 (+0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IonQ Short Interest DataIonQ (IONQ) has a short interest of 34.97 million shares, representing 13.86% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 19.79 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest34,970,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest36,510,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.45 billionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares261,630,000 sharesFloat Size252,360,000 sharesShort Percent of Float13.86%Today's Trading Volume19,969,313 sharesAverage Trading Volume19,793,778 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average101% Short Selling IonQ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for IonQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartIONQ Short Interest Over TimeIONQ Days to Cover Over TimeIONQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time IonQ Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202534,970,000 shares $1.45 billion -4.2%13.9%1.6 $41.59 6/30/202536,510,000 shares $1.57 billion +3.0%14.5%1.6 $43.07 6/15/202535,450,000 shares $1.34 billion -1.5%14.1%1.6 $37.79 5/31/202535,980,000 shares $1.45 billion -10.8%15.3%1.6 $40.34 5/15/202540,330,000 shares $1.31 billion -8.6%17.1%1.9 $32.49 4/30/202544,140,000 shares $1.21 billion +10.2%19.4%2.3 $27.49 4/15/202540,070,000 shares $1.02 billion +24.4%19.6%2.1 $25.41 3/31/202532,200,000 shares $712.65 million +15.5%15.8%1.3 $22.13 3/15/202527,890,000 shares $701.57 million +19.6%13.6%1.1 $25.16 2/28/202523,330,000 shares $573.85 million -0.9%11.8%0.9 $24.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for IONQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for IonQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202523,540,000 shares $882.11 million -0.5%12.2%0.9 $37.47 1/31/202523,650,000 shares $936.04 million -13.2%12.6%0.8 $39.58 1/15/202527,230,000 shares $1.07 billion +8.9%14.6%0.8 $39.29 12/31/202425,000,000 shares $1.04 billion -19.5%13.4%0.9 $41.77 12/15/202431,070,000 shares $1.05 billion +2.9%16.6%1.2 $33.83 11/30/202430,210,000 shares $1.10 billion -20.5%16.2%1.5 $36.50 11/15/202438,020,000 shares $1.11 billion -3.3%20.4%2.1 $29.14 10/31/202439,300,000 shares $591.27 million -6.7%21.2%3.1 $15.05 10/15/202442,140,000 shares $442.47 million +6.4%22.9%5.2 $10.50 9/30/202439,620,000 shares $346.28 million +13.6%21.6%6.6 $8.74 9/15/202434,880,000 shares $270.67 million -8.3%19.0%7.5 $7.76 8/31/202438,030,000 shares $282.18 million +3.7%20.7%8.2 $7.42 8/15/202436,680,000 shares $272.53 million +8.1%20.0%8 $7.43 7/31/202433,920,000 shares $276.45 million +3.5%18.6%7.2 $8.15 7/15/202432,760,000 shares $293.86 million -6.6%18.2%6.8 $8.97 6/30/202435,090,000 shares $246.68 million -0.8%19.5%7.3 $7.03 6/15/202435,360,000 shares $272.27 million -4.8%19.6%7.4 $7.70 5/31/202437,160,000 shares $303.04 million +1.4%20.7%7.4 $8.16 5/15/202436,660,000 shares $329.94 million -18.2%20.4%5.7 $9.00 4/30/202444,790,000 shares $382.95 million -3.5%25.0%6.6 $8.55 4/15/202446,410,000 shares $349.47 million +6.2%26.3%6.8 $7.53 3/31/202443,710,000 shares $436.66 million +2.9%25.2%6.3 $9.99 3/15/202442,490,000 shares $395.79 million -8.5%24.5%6 $9.32 2/29/202446,440,000 shares $480.19 million +0.4%26.8%6 $10.34 2/15/202446,260,000 shares $508.86 million +1.1%27.1%6.9 $11.00 1/31/202445,770,000 shares $470.06 million +1.4%27.2%6.2 $10.27 1/15/202445,120,000 shares $514.37 million +2.4%26.8%5.4 $11.40 12/31/202344,080,000 shares $546.15 million -7.2%26.2%5 $12.39 12/15/202347,520,000 shares $708.52 million -5.2%28.3%5.1 $14.91 11/30/202350,110,000 shares $612.85 million -1.7%29.9%5 $12.23Jeff Bezos Launches "ChatGPT Killer"? 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Short interest is the volume of IonQ shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 34,970,000 shares of IONQ short. 13.86% of IonQ's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IonQ's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for IonQ? 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. IONQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on IonQ's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting IonQ? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of IonQ: Belvedere Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Anson Funds Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., K2 Principal Fund L.P., 683 Capital Management LLC, QVT Financial LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, Twin Tree Management LP, Sculptor Capital LP, MYDA Advisors LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Aristides Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Anson Funds Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for IonQ? 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. 13.86% of IonQ's floating shares are currently sold short. Is IonQ's short interest increasing or decreasing? IonQ saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,970,000 shares, a decline of 4.2% from the previous total of 36,510,000 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 IonQ's float size? IonQ currently has issued a total of 261,630,000 shares. Some of IonQ'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. IonQ currently has a public float of 252,360,000 shares. How does IonQ's short interest compare to its competitors? 13.86% of IonQ's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to IonQ: Alphabet Inc. (0.28%), Alphabet Inc. (0.48%), Microsoft Corporation (0.73%), NVIDIA Corporation (0.83%), Rigetti Computing, Inc. (17.99%), International Business Machines Corporation (1.95%), The Trade Desk (4.42%), Electronic Arts Inc. (4.17%), Sportradar Group AG (3.38%), Baidu, Inc. (2.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short IonQ stock? Short selling IONQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IonQ as its price is falling. IONQ shares are trading down $1.73 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 IonQ? A short squeeze for IonQ 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 IONQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is IonQ'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 IONQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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