OPENLANE (KAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $15.90 +0.10 (+0.63%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends OPENLANE Short Interest DataOPENLANE (KAR) has a short interest of 4.35 million shares, representing 4.09% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.03% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, indicating that it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 696,412 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,350,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,440,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.03%Dollar Volume Sold Short$68.95 millionShort Interest Ratio6.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares108,620,000 sharesFloat Size106,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.09%Today's Trading Volume397,214 sharesAverage Trading Volume696,412 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling OPENLANE? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for OPENLANE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKAR Short Interest Over TimeKAR Days to Cover Over TimeKAR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyTrue paradigm shiftI thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. OPENLANE Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/20244,350,000 shares $68.95 million -2.0%4.1%6.6 $15.85 9/30/20244,440,000 shares $74.95 million +6.5%4.2%6.6 $16.88 9/15/20244,170,000 shares $69.01 million +12.7%3.9%6 $16.55 8/31/20243,700,000 shares $64.12 million +0.8%3.5%5.4 $17.33 8/15/20243,670,000 shares $63.86 million +8.3%3.5%5.4 $17.40 7/31/20243,390,000 shares $60.61 million -4.5%3.2%5.1 $17.88 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KAR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for OPENLANE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/20243,550,000 shares $64.01 million +0.3%3.4%4.9 $18.03 6/30/20243,540,000 shares $58.73 million -0.6%3.3%4.7 $16.59 6/15/20243,560,000 shares $57.96 million +1.4%3.4%4.6 $16.28 5/31/20243,510,000 shares $60.53 million -10.9%3.3%4.6 $17.25 5/15/20243,940,000 shares $70.72 million +8.2%3.7%5 $17.95 4/30/20243,640,000 shares $62.54 million +6.1%3.4%4.3 $17.18 4/15/20243,430,000 shares $59.85 million -12.3%3.3%4.3 $17.45 3/31/20243,910,000 shares $67.64 million No Change3.7%5.5 $17.30 3/15/20243,910,000 shares $62.58 million +0.8%3.7%5.7 $16.01 2/29/20243,880,000 shares $59.25 million +11.8%3.7%4.9 $15.27 2/15/20243,470,000 shares $50.37 million +6.1%3.3%4.2 $14.52 1/31/20243,270,000 shares $46.04 million -1.8%3.1%4.4 $14.08 1/15/20243,330,000 shares $46.82 million +7.1%3.2%4.5 $14.06 12/31/20233,110,000 shares $46.06 million +5.8%2.9%3.9 $14.81 12/15/20232,940,000 shares $43.01 million +10.9%2.8%3.6 $14.63 11/30/20232,650,000 shares $38.72 million +1.2%2.5%3.6 $14.61 11/15/20232,620,000 shares $38.38 million -10.3%2.5%4.2 $14.65 10/31/20232,920,000 shares $39.19 million -22.6%2.8%4.7 $13.42 10/15/20233,770,000 shares $53.42 million +10.6%3.5%6.3 $14.17 9/30/20233,410,000 shares $50.88 million -6.1%3.2%5.9 $14.92 9/15/20233,630,000 shares $56.45 million +1.7%3.4%6.7 $15.55 8/31/20233,570,000 shares $55.73 million -17.9%3.3%6.2 $15.61 8/15/20234,350,000 shares $64.60 million -7.1%4.1%7 $14.85 7/31/20234,680,000 shares $73.50 million -4.3%4.4%7.5 $15.71 7/15/20234,890,000 shares $76.87 million -7.4%4.6%8 $15.72 6/30/20235,280,000 shares $80.36 million -8.3%4.9%8.5 $15.22 6/15/20235,760,000 shares $88.10 million +1.1%5.4%9.3 $15.30 5/31/20235,700,000 shares $85.61 million +3.6%5.3%9.1 $15.02 5/15/20235,500,000 shares $82.78 million -9.4%5.2%9 $15.05 4/30/20236,070,000 shares $82.19 million +3.9%5.7%9.8 $13.54 4/15/20235,840,000 shares $78.66 million -5.4%5.5%9.3 $13.47 3/31/20236,170,000 shares $84.41 million -1.0%5.8%9.4 $13.68 3/15/20236,230,000 shares $79.43 million -1.7%5.8%9.3 $12.75 2/28/20236,340,000 shares $90.60 million +0.3%5.9%9 $14.29Nvidia warning urgent (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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Here’s the full story for you. 2/15/20236,320,000 shares $94.29 million -8.9%5.9%8.8 $14.92 1/31/20236,940,000 shares $101.05 million +0.1%6.5%9.3 $14.56 1/15/20236,930,000 shares $93.49 million -12.4%6.5%8.5 $13.49 12/30/20227,910,000 shares $103.23 million +2.1%7.4%8.8 $13.05 12/15/20227,750,000 shares $104.16 million -4.3%7.3%8 $13.44 11/30/20228,100,000 shares $111.29 million +6.6%7.6%8 $13.74 11/15/20227,600,000 shares $111.34 million -14.4%7.1%7.2 $14.65 10/31/20228,880,000 shares $129.03 million -0.8%8.3%7.9 $14.53 10/15/20228,950,000 shares $116.08 million +7.7%7.9%7.9 $12.97 9/30/20228,310,000 shares $92.82 million -17.1%7.3%7.8 $11.17 9/15/202210,020,000 shares $130.26 million +37.5%8.8%10.3 $13.00 8/31/20227,290,000 shares $106.43 million +1.8%6.4%7.8 $14.60 8/15/20227,160,000 shares $121.58 million -8.9%6.3%7.7 $16.98 7/31/20227,860,000 shares $134.41 million +0.5%6.6%7.5 $17.10 7/15/20227,820,000 shares $121.91 million -4.8%6.6%6.9 $15.59 6/30/20228,210,000 shares $121.26 million +4.2%6.9%6.4 $14.77 6/15/20227,880,000 shares $115.21 million +5.6%6.6%5.8 $14.62 5/31/20227,460,000 shares $119.14 million +10.9%6.3%5.4 $15.97 5/15/20226,730,000 shares $91.39 million +10.0%5.6%3.6 $13.58 4/30/20226,120,000 shares $89.72 million +7.8%5.1%3 $14.66 4/15/20225,680,000 shares $99.85 million -11.9%4.8%2.8 $17.58 3/31/20226,450,000 shares $116.42 million -2.7%5.4%3.3 $18.05 3/15/20226,630,000 shares $121.26 million -40.7%5.6%3.4 $18.29 2/28/202211,180,000 shares $206.38 million -13.7%9.4%5.6 $18.46 2/15/202212,950,000 shares $165.50 million +2.3%10.8%5.2 $12.78 1/31/202212,660,000 shares $180.03 million -0.8%10.6%6.2 $14.22 1/15/202212,760,000 shares $208.37 million -7.3%10.7%6.1 $16.33 12/31/202113,760,000 shares $214.93 million +2.2%11.5%6.6 $15.62 12/15/202113,460,000 shares $207.28 million +11.1%11.2%6.2 $15.40 11/30/202112,120,000 shares $181.68 million +15.0%10.1%5.2 $14.99 11/15/202110,540,000 shares $162.42 million +2.2%8.8%6 $15.41 10/29/202110,310,000 shares $151.25 million +2.0%8.6%6 $14.67 10/15/202110,110,000 shares $158.83 million +1.7%8.5%6.2 $15.71 9/30/20219,940,000 shares $162.92 million -9.9%8.4%6 $16.39 9/15/202111,030,000 shares $181.44 million +7.8%9.4%6.6 $16.45 8/31/202110,230,000 shares $172.99 million +4.3%8.7%6.8 $16.91 8/13/20219,810,000 shares $185.02 million +5.0%8.3%6.4 $18.86 7/30/20219,340,000 shares $153.92 million -10.0%7.9%5.3 $16.48 7/15/202110,380,000 shares $169.30 million +5.9%8.4%5.2 $16.31 6/30/20219,800,000 shares $171.99 million -3.5%8.0%4.9 $17.55 6/15/202110,150,000 shares $181.08 million +0.5%8.2%5.1 $17.84 5/28/202110,100,000 shares $181.19 million -9.5%8.2%4.7 $17.94 5/14/202111,160,000 shares $200.77 million +3.1%9.1%4.6 $17.99 4/30/202110,830,000 shares $164.51 million +17.6%8.8%3.9 $15.19 4/15/20219,210,000 shares $139.81 million +1.7%7.2%3.8 $15.18 3/31/20219,060,000 shares $136.35 million -11.2%7.1%3.7 $15.05 3/15/202110,200,000 shares $166.57 million +6.3%8.0%4.3 $16.33 2/26/20219,600,000 shares $136.80 million +2.5%7.5%4.5 $14.25 2/12/20219,370,000 shares $180.84 million +1.4%7.3%4.9 $19.30 1/29/20219,240,000 shares $170.57 million +1.4%7.2%5.9 $18.46Nvidia warning urgent (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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Here’s the full story for you. 1/15/20219,110,000 shares $173.64 million +10.8%7.1%5.5 $19.06 12/31/20208,220,000 shares $151.08 million -4.8%6.4%5.1 $18.38 12/15/20208,630,000 shares $158.19 million +28.8%6.8%5.1 $18.33 11/30/20206,700,000 shares $124.22 million -4.8%5.2%3.9 $18.54 11/15/20207,040,000 shares $127.21 million +4.9%5.5%3.9 $18.07 10/30/20206,710,000 shares $95.28 million -12.3%5.2%3.7 $14.20 10/15/20207,650,000 shares $123.47 million +23.6%6.0%4.2 $16.14 9/30/20206,190,000 shares $89.14 million -13.9%4.8%3.5 $14.40 9/15/20207,190,000 shares $109.50 million -16.5%5.6%3.4 $15.23 8/31/20208,610,000 shares $149.30 million -1.6%6.7%3.9 $17.34 8/14/20208,750,000 shares $157.41 million -0.2%6.8%3.5 $17.99 7/31/20208,770,000 shares $132.69 million -8.3%6.9%3.4 $15.13 7/15/20209,560,000 shares $125.71 million -5.4%7.5%3.7 $13.15 6/30/202010,110,000 shares $139.11 million +14.9%7.9%3.9 $13.76 6/15/20208,800,000 shares $134.29 million +7.6%6.9%3.6 $15.26 5/29/20208,180,000 shares $117.38 million +5.0%6.4%3.2 $14.35 5/15/20207,790,000 shares $92.16 million +14.2%6.1%3.1 $11.83 4/30/20206,820,000 shares $106.26 million -7.5%5.3%2.6 $15.58 4/15/20207,370,000 shares $93.97 million +5.7%5.8%3 $12.75 3/31/20206,970,000 shares $94.37 million -41.7%5.5%2.8 $13.54 3/13/202011,944,800 shares $166.39 million -13.0%9.4%5.7 $13.93 2/28/202013,730,000 shares $140.18 million +9.8%10.8%6.5 $10.21 2/14/202012,510,000 shares $232.94 million -17.4%9.8%6.3 $18.62 1/31/202015,140,000 shares $310.52 million -12.8%11.9%7.8 $20.51 1/15/202017,370,000 shares $378.14 million -12.8%13.6%8 $21.77 12/31/201919,910,000 shares $437.62 million -1.9%15.6%9.1 $21.98 KAR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is OPENLANE's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of OPENLANE shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 4,350,000 shares of KAR short. 4.09% of OPENLANE's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on OPENLANE's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for OPENLANE? 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. KAR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on OPENLANE's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for OPENLANE? 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. 4.09% of OPENLANE's floating shares are currently sold short. Is OPENLANE's short interest increasing or decreasing? OPENLANE saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,350,000 shares, a drop of 2.0% from the previous total of 4,440,000 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 OPENLANE's float size? OPENLANE currently has issued a total of 108,620,000 shares. Some of OPENLANE'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. OPENLANE currently has a public float of 106,390,000 shares. How does OPENLANE's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.09% of OPENLANE's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to OPENLANE: UniFirst Co. (1.44%), McGrath RentCorp (2.34%), Viad Corp (1.07%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (3.66%), Performant Financial Co. (1.35%), Copart, Inc. (1.39%), Iron Mountain Incorporated (3.05%), Cintas Co. (1.48%), AutoNation, Inc. (8.49%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (14.37%), 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. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short OPENLANE stock? Short selling KAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from OPENLANE as its price is falling. KAR shares are trading up $0.10 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 OPENLANE? A short squeeze for OPENLANE 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 KAR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is OPENLANE'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 KAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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