Rocket Companies (RKT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rocket Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 17,830,000 shares of RKT short. 13.20% of Rocket Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rocket Companies' 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. RKT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Rocket Companies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Rocket Companies: Jane Street Group LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. 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. 13.20% of Rocket Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Rocket Companies saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,830,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the previous total of 16,320,000 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.

Rocket Companies currently has issued a total of 1,994,710,000 shares. Some of Rocket Companies' 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. Rocket Companies currently has a public float of 135,070,000 shares.

13.20% of Rocket Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Rocket Companies: Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Bank of Montreal (0.80%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.46%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (0.04%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (2.47%), ING Groep (0.06%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (4.34%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.52%), Barclays PLC (0.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RKT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rocket Companies as its price is falling. RKT shares are trading up $0.12 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 Rocket Companies 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 RKT, 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 RKT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.