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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Short Interest Data

Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has a short interest of 11.38 million shares, representing 4.65% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.18% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, indicating that it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 2.33 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,380,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,530,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.18%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.34 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
269,129,000 shares
Float Size
244,640,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.65%
Today's Trading Volume
596,004 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,334,043 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/202511,380,000 shares $2.34 billion -9.2%4.7%3.9 $205.60
3/15/202512,530,000 shares $2.66 billion +0.9%5.1%4.7 $212.33
2/28/202512,420,000 shares $3.06 billion +7.7%5.1%5 $246.04
2/15/202511,530,000 shares $3.03 billion -0.1%4.7%5.2 $262.99
1/31/202511,540,000 shares $3.08 billion +2.6%4.7%5.6 $266.48
1/15/202511,250,000 shares $2.62 billion -7.9%4.6%5.7 $232.51
12/31/202412,210,000 shares $2.82 billion +4.6%5.0%6.4 $230.69
12/15/202411,670,000 shares $2.86 billion -7.1%4.8%6.2 $245.17
11/30/202412,560,000 shares $3.07 billion +3.6%5.1%6.9 $244.06
11/15/202412,120,000 shares $2.81 billion +7.2%4.9%6.6 $231.49
10/31/202411,310,000 shares $2.33 billion -0.8%4.6%6.1 $206.35
10/15/202411,400,000 shares $2.31 billion +3.7%4.8%5.2 $202.34
9/30/202410,990,000 shares $1.95 billion +3.9%4.6%4.8 $177.36
9/15/202410,580,000 shares $1.78 billion -4.7%4.5%4.5 $167.96
8/31/202411,100,000 shares $1.83 billion -28.3%4.7%4.8 $164.62
8/15/202415,480,000 shares $2.48 billion -4.7%6.5%6.6 $160.20
7/31/202416,240,000 shares $2.55 billion -1.6%6.9%6.8 $156.72
7/15/202416,500,000 shares $2.77 billion +4.0%7.0%7.5 $167.72
6/30/202415,860,000 shares $2.53 billion -0.4%6.7%6.9 $159.43
6/15/202415,930,000 shares $2.37 billion +0.5%6.7%6.5 $148.50
5/31/202415,850,000 shares $2.34 billion +0.3%6.7%6.3 $147.62
5/15/202415,800,000 shares $2.22 billion -0.6%6.7%6 $140.62
4/30/202415,890,000 shares $2.22 billion +5.6%6.7%5.7 $139.65
4/15/202415,050,000 shares $1.91 billion -2.0%6.4%5.3 $127.17
3/31/202415,360,000 shares $2.14 billion -2.0%6.5%5.7 $139.01
3/15/202415,680,000 shares $2.02 billion +3.6%6.7%6 $128.92
2/29/202415,130,000 shares $1.87 billion +0.3%6.4%5.6 $123.34
2/15/202415,090,000 shares $1.78 billion -6.8%6.4%5.5 $117.81
1/31/202416,190,000 shares $2.06 billion -3.3%6.9%6 $127.50
1/15/202416,740,000 shares $2.03 billion -0.7%7.1%5.7 $121.21
12/31/202316,850,000 shares $2.18 billion +1.0%7.2%5.6 $129.49
12/15/202316,680,000 shares $2.04 billion +3.9%7.1%5.4 $122.52
11/30/202316,060,000 shares $1.73 billion -5.1%6.9%5.1 $107.46
11/15/202316,930,000 shares $1.73 billion -1.4%7.2%5.5 $102.10
10/31/202317,170,000 shares $1.45 billion -10.3%7.3%5.7 $84.73
10/15/202319,150,000 shares $1.65 billion +0.3%8.2%6.4 $86.11
9/30/202319,100,000 shares $1.76 billion -2.3%8.2%6.4 $92.14
9/15/202319,540,000 shares $1.90 billion -3.4%8.3%6.4 $97.49
8/31/202320,220,000 shares $2.00 billion -0.4%8.6%6.2 $98.94
8/15/202320,300,000 shares $2.10 billion -4.9%8.7%5.8 $103.51
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7/31/202321,350,000 shares $2.33 billion +1.9%9.1%5.8 $109.11
7/15/202320,960,000 shares $2.05 billion +0.2%9.4%5.6 $97.76
6/30/202320,910,000 shares $2.17 billion -0.5%9.4%5.7 $103.74
6/15/202321,010,000 shares $2.02 billion +9.3%9.5%5.7 $95.91
5/31/202319,230,000 shares $1.56 billion +2.5%8.7%5.2 $80.97
5/15/202318,770,000 shares $1.43 billion +1.5%8.5%5.4 $76.12
4/30/202318,490,000 shares $1.21 billion +3.9%8.4%4.9 $65.43
4/15/202317,800,000 shares $1.10 billion -0.2%8.1%5.1 $61.95
3/31/202317,830,000 shares $1.16 billion -5.5%8.1%4.7 $65.30
3/15/202318,870,000 shares $1.17 billion -4.1%8.5%4.9 $62.06
2/28/202319,680,000 shares $1.39 billion -5.7%8.9%5.4 $70.64
2/15/202320,860,000 shares $1.58 billion +4.0%9.4%5.7 $75.75
1/31/202320,060,000 shares $1.30 billion +2.1%9.1%4.9 $64.94
1/15/202319,640,000 shares $1.25 billion -6.2%8.9%4.4 $63.48
12/30/202220,930,000 shares $1.03 billion -1.2%9.5%4.3 $49.43
12/15/202221,180,000 shares $1.16 billion -0.3%8.8%3.5 $54.66
11/30/202221,250,000 shares $1.27 billion -8.5%9.7%3.2 $59.93
11/15/202223,220,000 shares $1.41 billion +4.6%10.6%3.3 $60.68
10/31/202222,190,000 shares $1.18 billion -4.7%10.1%3 $53.38
10/15/202223,290,000 shares $1.04 billion +3.4%10.6%2.9 $44.61
9/30/202222,520,000 shares $853.51 million +0.3%10.3%2.9 $37.90
9/15/202222,450,000 shares $1.14 billion +7.3%10.2%3 $50.83
8/31/202220,930,000 shares $854.99 million +1.5%9.5%2.8 $40.85
8/15/202220,630,000 shares $874.51 million +27.4%9.4%2.9 $42.39
7/31/202216,190,000 shares $626.71 million -5.9%7.4%2.3 $38.71
7/15/202217,210,000 shares $563.80 million +13.5%7.8%3 $32.76
6/30/202215,170,000 shares $529.58 million No Change6.9%3 $34.91
6/15/202215,170,000 shares $602.10 million +13.2%6.9%3.5 $39.69
5/31/202213,400,000 shares $778.14 million +5.5%6.1%3.8 $58.07
5/15/202212,700,000 shares $782.70 million +2.3%5.8%3.4 $61.63
4/30/202212,410,000 shares $964.63 million +2.1%5.7%3.2 $77.73
4/15/202212,160,000 shares $1.00 billion +0.2%5.6%3 $82.58
3/31/202212,140,000 shares $1.02 billion +0.3%5.5%2.8 $83.78
3/15/202212,110,000 shares $856.18 million -6.9%5.5%2.7 $70.70
2/28/202213,000,000 shares $1.05 billion -5.5%5.9%2.7 $80.72
2/15/202213,760,000 shares $1.19 billion +1.5%6.3%2.9 $86.27
1/31/202213,560,000 shares $1.06 billion -0.6%6.2%2.9 $77.81
1/15/202213,640,000 shares $1.15 billion +5.9%6.2%3.2 $84.15
12/31/202112,880,000 shares $990.47 million -9.3%5.9%3.2 $76.90
12/15/202114,200,000 shares $1.00 billion -9.6%6.5%3.5 $70.63
11/30/202115,700,000 shares $1.10 billion +9.3%7.2%4.1 $69.82
11/15/202114,370,000 shares $1.23 billion +2.4%6.6%4.4 $85.26
10/29/202114,030,000 shares $1.18 billion -2.0%6.4%4.1 $84.43
10/15/202114,310,000 shares $1.24 billion -2.2%6.5%3.9 $86.32
9/30/202114,630,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.6%6.7%3.5 $88.95
9/15/202114,400,000 shares $1.20 billion -2.5%6.6%3.3 $83.26
8/31/202114,770,000 shares $1.22 billion -4.7%6.7%3.5 $82.73
8/13/202115,500,000 shares $1.22 billion +10.9%7.1%3.6 $78.89
7/30/202113,980,000 shares $1.07 billion +16.4%6.4%3.3 $76.87
7/15/202112,010,000 shares $891.26 million +4.3%5.5%2.9 $74.21
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6/30/202111,520,000 shares $982.43 million +13.1%5.3%3.1 $85.28
6/15/202110,190,000 shares $885.82 million -6.9%4.7%2.8 $86.93
5/28/202110,950,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.2%5.0%2.8 $93.27
5/14/202110,820,000 shares $848.94 million +7.1%N/A2.3 $78.46
4/30/202110,100,000 shares $857.49 million +3.1%N/A2 $84.90
4/15/20219,800,000 shares $847.99 million -4.5%N/A1.9 $86.53
3/31/202110,260,000 shares $875.69 million -4.2%N/A1.9 $85.35
3/15/202110,710,000 shares $966.26 million -11.6%N/A2 $90.22
2/26/202112,110,000 shares $1.11 billion +7.6%N/A2.2 $91.63
2/12/202111,250,000 shares $764.89 million +0.5%5.7%2.3 $67.99
1/29/202111,200,000 shares $773.36 million -3.1%6.0%2.2 $69.05
1/15/202111,560,000 shares $876.71 million -3.0%6.2%2 $75.84
12/31/202011,920,000 shares $879.10 million -23.8%6.4%1.8 $73.75
12/15/202015,650,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.0%8.4%2.3 $74.06
11/30/202015,500,000 shares $1.26 billion -0.6%8.3%2.2 $81.48
11/15/202015,590,000 shares $1.10 billion -2.2%8.3%2 $70.61
10/30/202015,940,000 shares $858.05 million -16.1%8.6%2 $53.83
10/15/202019,000,000 shares $1.14 billion +5.9%10.3%2.4 $59.91
9/30/202017,950,000 shares $1.16 billion -6.8%10.1%2 $64.73
9/15/202019,260,000 shares $1.30 billion -2.2%10.8%1.8 $67.69
8/31/202019,690,000 shares $1.36 billion +0.1%11.1%1.5 $68.84
8/14/202019,680,000 shares $1.19 billion -8.7%11.3%1.2 $60.50
7/31/202021,550,000 shares $1.05 billion -10.9%12.6%1.2 $48.71
7/15/202024,180,000 shares $1.16 billion -9.2%14.2%1.2 $48.15
6/30/202026,630,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.7%15.6%1.2 $50.30
6/15/202024,970,000 shares $1.52 billion +0.6%14.7%1 $60.83
5/29/202024,820,000 shares $1.29 billion -1.8%14.6%1 $51.87
5/15/202025,280,000 shares $946.74 million -0.8%14.8%1.1 $37.45
4/30/202025,480,000 shares $1.19 billion -8.9%15.0%1.3 $46.77

RCL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Royal Caribbean Cruises' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 11,380,000 shares of RCL short. 4.65% of Royal Caribbean Cruises' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Royal Caribbean Cruises' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Royal Caribbean Cruises?

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. RCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Royal Caribbean Cruises's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Royal Caribbean Cruises?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Royal Caribbean Cruises: SG Americas Securities LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Sculptor Capital LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Covestor Ltd, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal Can, Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and SG Americas Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Royal Caribbean Cruises?

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. 4.65% of Royal Caribbean Cruises' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Royal Caribbean Cruises' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Royal Caribbean Cruises saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,380,000 shares, a decline of 9.2% from the previous total of 12,530,000 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 Royal Caribbean Cruises' float size?

Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has issued a total of 269,129,000 shares. Some of Royal Caribbean Cruises' 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. Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has a public float of 244,640,000 shares.

How does Royal Caribbean Cruises' short interest compare to its competitors?

4.65% of Royal Caribbean Cruises' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Royal Caribbean Cruises: Airbnb, Inc. (3.52%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.26%), Carnival Co. & plc (5.72%), Hyatt Hotels Co. (7.83%), Choice Hotels International, Inc. (25.03%), Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (4.76%), The Marcus Co. (3.09%), Viking Holdings Ltd (3.79%), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (0.25%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (6.53%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Royal Caribbean Cruises stock?

Short selling RCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Royal Caribbean Cruises as its price is falling. RCL shares are trading down $1.93 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 Royal Caribbean Cruises?

A short squeeze for Royal Caribbean Cruises 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 RCL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Royal Caribbean Cruises' 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 RCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.



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