Pure Storage (PSTG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $58.60 +0.75 (+1.30%) Closing price 08/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.59 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 08/15/2025 07:52 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Pure Storage Short Interest DataPure Storage (PSTG) has a short interest of 10.84 million shares, representing 3.51% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.29% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.97 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,840,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,950,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.29%Dollar Volume Sold Short$645.74 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares326,832,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.51%Today's Trading Volume2,068,478 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,973,554 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average105% Short Selling Pure Storage? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Pure Storage and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPSTG Short Interest Over TimePSTG Days to Cover Over TimePSTG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Pure Storage Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202510,840,000 shares $645.74 million -9.3%3.5%4.2 $59.57 7/15/202511,950,000 shares $651.28 million +0.7%N/A4.6 $54.50 6/30/202511,870,000 shares $685.02 million -3.0%3.8%4.2 $57.71 6/15/202512,240,000 shares $631.29 million +5.5%4.0%4.2 $51.58 5/31/202511,600,000 shares $620.72 million -4.5%3.8%4 $53.51 5/15/202512,140,000 shares $673.77 million +4.2%4.0%3.9 $55.50 4/30/202511,650,000 shares $527.98 million -3.8%N/A4 $45.32 4/15/202512,110,000 shares $508.44 million +14.9%3.9%4 $41.99 3/31/202510,540,000 shares $466.12 million +4.1%3.4%3.5 $44.22 3/15/202510,130,000 shares $516.48 million +10.6%3.3%3.6 $50.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PSTG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Pure Storage and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20259,160,000 shares $480.17 million -22.4%3.0%2.9 $52.42 2/15/202511,810,000 shares $800.52 million -4.9%3.9%4.2 $67.78 1/31/202512,420,000 shares $843.17 million -2.4%N/A4.2 $67.89 1/15/202512,730,000 shares $825.16 million +20.6%N/A4.2 $64.82 12/31/202410,560,000 shares $648.70 million +12.5%N/A3.6 $61.43 12/15/20249,390,000 shares $598.14 million +8.3%N/A3.1 $63.70 11/30/20248,670,000 shares $459.42 million -6.4%N/A2.9 $52.99 11/15/20249,260,000 shares $446.15 million +3.0%N/A3 $48.18 10/31/20248,990,000 shares $450.22 million +1.0%N/A3.1 $50.08 10/15/20248,900,000 shares $468.05 million -8.4%N/A3 $52.59 9/30/20249,720,000 shares $488.19 million -3.2%N/A3.3 $50.23 9/15/202410,040,000 shares $490.96 million +25.3%N/A3.3 $48.90 8/31/20248,010,000 shares $410.83 million -23.6%N/A2.5 $51.29 8/15/202410,480,000 shares $655.10 million +9.9%N/A3.1 $62.51 7/31/20249,540,000 shares $571.92 million +8.0%N/A2.7 $59.95 7/15/20248,830,000 shares $581.10 million +2.6%N/A2.5 $65.81 6/30/20248,610,000 shares $552.85 million -2.8%N/A2.4 $64.21 6/15/20248,860,000 shares $599.64 million +18.3%N/A2.5 $67.68 5/31/20247,490,000 shares $450.97 million -29.2%N/A2.1 $60.21 5/15/202410,580,000 shares $630.14 million +3.5%N/A3 $59.56 4/30/202410,220,000 shares $515.09 million +22.4%N/A2.8 $50.40 4/15/20248,350,000 shares $436.71 million +1.8%N/A2.3 $52.30 3/31/20248,200,000 shares $426.32 million -4.5%N/A2.1 $51.99 3/15/20248,590,000 shares $429.16 million -17.7%N/A1.7 $49.96 2/29/202410,440,000 shares $548.20 million +7.7%N/A2.1 $52.51 2/15/20249,690,000 shares $420.74 million -13.6%N/A2 $43.42 1/31/202411,210,000 shares $448.29 million -8.5%N/A2.4 $39.99 1/15/202412,250,000 shares $448.47 million +114.5%N/A2.8 $36.61 12/31/20235,710,000 shares $203.62 million +12.9%N/A1.4 $35.66 12/15/20235,060,000 shares $185.04 million -1.2%N/A1.7 $36.57Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 10/29/202120,690,000 shares $555.73 million -2.5%7.8%5.7 $26.86 10/15/202121,220,000 shares $556.39 million +13.5%8.0%5.6 $26.22 9/30/202118,690,000 shares $470.24 million +8.4%7.1%4.3 $25.16 9/15/202117,250,000 shares $461.44 million +2.3%6.5%4 $26.75 8/31/202116,870,000 shares $435.75 million +27.0%6.4%3.9 $25.83 8/13/202113,280,000 shares $264.67 million +2.7%5.0%3.3 $19.93 7/30/202112,930,000 shares $252.39 million +5.7%4.9%2.9 $19.52 7/15/202112,230,000 shares $220.51 million -16.1%4.6%2.8 $18.03 6/30/202114,570,000 shares $284.55 million -3.3%5.5%3.7 $19.53 6/15/202115,070,000 shares $290.10 million +5.2%5.7%3.7 $19.25 5/28/202114,330,000 shares $272.99 million -1.7%5.4%3.4 $19.05 5/14/202114,570,000 shares $250.31 million +12.3%N/A3 $17.18 4/30/202112,980,000 shares $266.35 million +2.9%N/A2.7 $20.52 4/15/202112,620,000 shares $273.73 million -4.3%N/A2.4 $21.69 3/31/202113,180,000 shares $275.46 million -15.2%N/A2.5 $20.90 3/15/202115,540,000 shares $348.10 million -2.7%6.2%2.9 $22.40 2/26/202115,970,000 shares $378.81 million +0.1%6.3%3.1 $23.72 2/12/202115,960,000 shares $459.81 million +0.8%6.3%3.6 $28.81 1/29/202115,840,000 shares $375.09 million -12.8%6.3%3.8 $23.68 1/15/202118,170,000 shares $424.27 million -1.7%7.2%4.9 $23.35 12/31/202018,480,000 shares $423.75 million -13.3%7.4%4.9 $22.93 12/15/202021,310,000 shares $460.30 million +12.0%8.5%5.6 $21.60 11/30/202019,020,000 shares $350.54 million -5.8%7.7%5.1 $18.43 11/15/202020,190,000 shares $362.61 million +16.6%8.2%5 $17.96 10/30/202017,320,000 shares $292.71 million -5.1%7.1%4.1 $16.90 10/15/202018,250,000 shares $332.52 million -11.2%7.5%4.4 $18.22 9/30/202020,540,000 shares $316.11 million +15.3%8.4%0 $15.39 9/15/202017,810,000 shares $272.14 million -2.1%7.3%4.5 $15.28 8/31/202018,200,000 shares $277.73 million +10.7%7.5%4.7 $15.26 PSTG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Pure Storage's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Pure Storage shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 10,840,000 shares of PSTG short. 3.51% of Pure Storage's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pure Storage's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Pure Storage? 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. PSTG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Pure Storage's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Pure Storage? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Pure Storage: Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Mission Wealth Management LP, Twin Tree Management LP, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Pure Storage? 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. 3.51% of Pure Storage's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Pure Storage's short interest increasing or decreasing? Pure Storage saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,840,000 shares, a decline of 9.3% from the previous total of 11,950,000 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 Pure Storage's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.51% of Pure Storage's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Pure Storage: Marvell Technology, Inc. (3.48%), NetApp, Inc. (4.58%), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (8.54%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (3.89%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (17.92%), HP Inc. (2.89%), Logitech International S.A. (2.29%), Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (2.48%), PAR Technology Corporation (13.46%), NCR Voyix Corporation (13.73%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Pure Storage stock? Short selling PSTG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pure Storage as its price is falling. PSTG shares are trading up $0.75 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 Pure Storage? A short squeeze for Pure Storage 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 PSTG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Pure Storage'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 PSTG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies MRVL Short Interest Data NTAP Short Interest Data STX Short Interest Data HPE Short Interest Data SMCI Short Interest Data HPQ Short Interest Data LOGI Short Interest Data DBD Short Interest Data PAR Short Interest Data VYX Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PSTG) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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