Block (SQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $86.23 +1.44 (+1.70%) As of 10:46 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Block Short Interest DataBlock (SQ) has a short interest of 12.03 million shares. This marks a 2.30% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.32 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,030,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.02 billionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares616,390,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.95%Today's Trading Volume1,461,768 sharesAverage Trading Volume6,324,530 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSQ Short Interest Over TimeSQ Days to Cover Over TimeSQ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Block Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202412,030,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.3%N/A1.5 $84.99 12/15/202411,760,000 shares $1.08 billion +28.5%N/A1.5 $91.98 11/30/20249,150,000 shares $810.23 million -8.4%N/A1.2 $88.55 11/15/20249,990,000 shares $842.16 million +23.5%N/A1.4 $84.30 10/31/20248,090,000 shares $585.07 million -5.7%N/A1.3 $72.32 10/15/20248,580,000 shares $616.04 million -17.2%N/A1.4 $71.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SQ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Block and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202410,360,000 shares $695.36 million +10.3%N/A1.6 $67.12 9/15/20249,390,000 shares $600.87 million +7.0%N/A1.5 $63.99 8/31/20248,780,000 shares $580.18 million -5.5%N/A1.3 $66.08 8/15/20249,290,000 shares $596.88 million -13.0%N/A1.3 $64.25 7/31/202410,680,000 shares $660.77 million +1.8%N/A1.5 $61.87 7/15/202410,490,000 shares $756.01 million -16.5%N/A1.4 $72.07 6/30/202412,560,000 shares $809.99 million +12.5%N/A1.7 $64.49 6/15/202411,160,000 shares $693.59 million +1.2%N/A1.4 $62.15 5/31/202411,030,000 shares $706.58 million +2.8%N/A1.4 $64.06 5/15/202410,730,000 shares $767.20 million -18.0%N/A1.1 $71.50 4/30/202413,090,000 shares $955.44 million +4.0%N/A1.3 $72.99 4/15/202412,590,000 shares $925.62 million -4.5%N/A1.3 $73.52 3/31/202413,180,000 shares $1.11 billion -0.9%N/A1.3 $84.58 3/15/202413,300,000 shares $1.07 billion -9.0%N/A1.2 $80.18 2/29/202414,620,000 shares $1.16 billion -1.7%N/A1.3 $79.32 2/15/202414,870,000 shares $1.03 billion -10.8%N/A1.3 $69.48 1/31/202416,670,000 shares $1.08 billion -11.9%N/A1.5 $65.00 1/15/202418,920,000 shares $1.26 billion -3.5%N/A1.5 $66.48 12/31/202319,600,000 shares $1.52 billion -11.7%N/A1.5 $77.35 12/15/202322,200,000 shares $1.65 billion -2.8%N/A1.7 $74.14 11/30/202322,830,000 shares $1.45 billion +8.7%N/A1.7 $63.44 11/15/202321,010,000 shares $1.18 billion +17.8%N/A1.6 $56.28 10/31/202317,830,000 shares $717.66 million +0.2%N/A1.4 $40.25 10/15/202317,800,000 shares $768.43 million +10.4%N/A1.6 $43.17 9/30/202316,120,000 shares $713.47 million -14.6%N/A1.6 $44.26 9/15/202318,870,000 shares $996.90 million +12.5%N/A1.9 $52.83 8/31/202316,780,000 shares $967.37 million -2.0%N/A1.8 $57.65 8/15/202317,120,000 shares $998.70 million -8.9%N/A1.8 $58.34 7/31/202318,800,000 shares $1.51 billion -10.4%N/A1.9 $80.53 7/15/202320,990,000 shares $1.58 billion -1.6%N/A2.1 $75.46 6/30/202321,320,000 shares $1.42 billion -5.5%N/A2 $66.56 6/15/202322,550,000 shares $1.49 billion -7.0%N/A1.8 $66.21 5/31/202324,250,000 shares $1.46 billion -10.6%N/A1.6 $60.39 5/15/202327,110,000 shares $1.54 billion -2.0%N/A1.7 $56.87 4/30/202327,650,000 shares $1.68 billion -5.4%N/A1.7 $60.79 4/15/202329,230,000 shares $1.87 billion +5.4%N/A1.9 $64.04 3/31/202327,730,000 shares $1.90 billion +20.0%N/A1.7 $68.65 3/15/202323,110,000 shares $1.71 billion -11.5%N/A1.6 $74.07 2/28/202326,110,000 shares $2.00 billion +16.2%N/A2.2 $76.73 2/15/202322,470,000 shares $1.86 billion -14.5%N/A1.9 $82.69 1/31/202326,270,000 shares $2.15 billion -6.7%N/A2.2 $81.72 1/15/202328,150,000 shares $2.02 billion +10.3%N/A2.2 $71.65 12/30/202225,530,000 shares $1.60 billion -5.6%N/A2 $62.84 12/15/202227,050,000 shares $1.78 billion +6.3%N/A2 $65.89 11/30/202225,450,000 shares $1.72 billion -4.8%N/A1.8 $67.77 11/15/202226,730,000 shares $1.96 billion +3.3%N/A1.9 $73.38 10/31/202225,880,000 shares $1.55 billion -0.7%N/A1.8 $60.07 10/15/202226,070,000 shares $1.34 billion -10.3%N/A1.9 $51.51 9/30/202229,050,000 shares $1.60 billion +15.6%N/A2.1 $54.99 9/15/202225,130,000 shares $1.74 billion -3.0%N/A1.8 $69.18 8/31/202225,910,000 shares $1.79 billion -9.9%N/A1.7 $68.91 8/15/202228,770,000 shares $2.49 billion -15.8%N/A1.8 $86.72 7/31/202234,180,000 shares $2.60 billion -11.2%N/A1.8 $76.06 7/15/202238,480,000 shares $2.54 billion -3.9%N/A2.1 $65.98 6/30/202240,060,000 shares $2.46 billion -9.6%N/A2.2 $61.46 6/15/202244,290,000 shares $2.79 billion -4.5%N/A2.3 $62.91 5/31/202246,380,000 shares $4.06 billion +2.1%N/A2.4 $87.51 5/15/202245,430,000 shares $3.82 billion +3.7%N/A2.1 $84.15 4/30/202243,800,000 shares $4.36 billion -3.4%N/A2.1 $99.54 4/15/202245,340,000 shares $5.50 billion +3.0%N/A2.2 $121.31 3/31/202244,040,000 shares $5.97 billion +2.4%N/A2.1 $135.60 3/15/202242,990,000 shares $4.43 billion -6.6%N/A2.2 $103.09 2/28/202246,010,000 shares $5.87 billion -4.8%N/A2.6 $127.50 2/15/202248,310,000 shares $5.57 billion -5.3%N/A3.1 $115.21 1/31/202251,010,000 shares $6.24 billion +21.6%N/A4.1 $122.29 1/15/202241,960,000 shares $5.59 billion -1.6%N/A4.2 $133.29 12/31/202142,650,000 shares $6.89 billion +1.7%N/A5.1 $161.51 12/15/202141,940,000 shares $7.29 billion +5.9%N/A5.2 $173.80 11/30/202139,600,000 shares $8.25 billion -4.9%N/A5.3 $208.33 11/15/202141,660,000 shares $9.71 billion +2.9%N/A6.2 $233.02 10/29/202140,480,000 shares $10.30 billion +4.2%N/A6.3 $254.50 10/15/202138,840,000 shares $9.67 billion +0.9%N/A5.2 $249.00 9/30/202138,490,000 shares $9.23 billion +5.0%N/A5 $239.84 9/15/202136,650,000 shares $9.12 billion +0.2%9.4%5 $248.80 8/31/202136,590,000 shares $9.81 billion +1.3%9.4%4.7 $268.07 8/13/202136,110,000 shares $9.67 billion +12.8%9.2%4.4 $267.88 7/30/202132,000,000 shares $7.91 billion +0.8%8.2%3.4 $247.26 7/15/202131,750,000 shares $7.47 billion -0.7%8.2%3.7 $235.16 6/30/202131,970,000 shares $7.79 billion +1.7%8.3%3.5 $243.80 6/15/202131,450,000 shares $7.16 billion +0.6%8.2%3.1 $227.75 5/28/202131,250,000 shares $6.95 billion -4.1%8.1%3.1 $222.52 5/14/202132,580,000 shares $6.42 billion +3.2%N/A2.8 $197.13 4/30/202131,580,000 shares $7.82 billion -3.7%N/A2.8 $247.76 4/15/202132,780,000 shares $8.47 billion -0.2%N/A2.9 $258.40 3/31/202132,860,000 shares $6.99 billion -1.1%N/A3 $212.83 3/15/202133,210,000 shares $8.04 billion +5.1%N/A3.1 $242.11 2/26/202131,600,000 shares $7.18 billion -1.8%N/A3 $227.11 2/12/202132,170,000 shares $8.55 billion +11.0%N/A3.3 $265.93 1/29/202128,980,000 shares $6.37 billion 0.0%N/A2.9 $219.91 1/15/202128,990,000 shares $6.75 billion +6.2%N/A3 $232.79 12/31/202027,310,000 shares $6.04 billion -4.8%N/A2.9 $221.04 12/15/202028,690,000 shares $6.19 billion +7.3%N/A3.1 $215.86 11/30/202026,740,000 shares $5.68 billion +1.8%N/A2.8 $212.52 11/15/202026,270,000 shares $4.65 billion +1.4%N/A2.7 $177.19 10/30/202025,920,000 shares $4.40 billion -0.4%N/A2.6 $169.86 10/15/202026,030,000 shares $4.88 billion +7.5%N/A2.5 $187.49 9/30/202024,210,000 shares $3.94 billion -13.4%N/A2.2 $162.55 9/15/202027,940,000 shares $4.32 billion +6.7%N/A2.2 $154.50 8/31/202026,190,000 shares $4.18 billion -1.3%N/A2 $159.56 8/14/202026,530,000 shares $3.77 billion -2.0%N/A2 $141.96 7/31/202027,070,000 shares $3.52 billion -2.0%N/A2 $129.85 7/15/202027,610,000 shares $3.37 billion -2.5%N/A2 $122.20 6/30/202028,320,000 shares $2.97 billion -11.6%N/A1.9 $104.94 6/15/202032,020,000 shares $2.91 billion -8.0%N/A2.2 $91.00 5/29/202034,800,000 shares $2.82 billion -7.5%N/A2.2 $81.08 5/15/202037,630,000 shares $3.02 billion +1.8%N/A2.2 $80.26 4/30/202036,950,000 shares $2.41 billion +6.4%N/A2.3 $65.14 4/15/202034,740,000 shares $2.13 billion +18.2%N/A2.3 $61.38 3/31/202029,380,000 shares $1.82 billion +13.8%N/A2.1 $62.01 3/13/202025,814,700 shares $1.53 billion -14.0%N/A3 $59.21 2/28/202030,010,000 shares $1.20 billion -12.0%N/A3.5 $40.01 2/14/202034,090,000 shares $2.29 billion +1.1%N/A4.9 $67.24 1/31/202033,720,000 shares $2.58 billion +15.7%N/A4.8 $76.59 SQ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Block's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Block shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 12,030,000 shares of SQ short. Learn More on Block's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Block? 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. SQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Block's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Block? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Block: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, CTC LLC, Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, III Capital Management, Centiva Capital LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., One River Asset Management LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Block's short interest increasing or decreasing? Block saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,030,000 shares, an increase of 2.3% from the previous total of 11,760,000 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 Block's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Block: Adobe Inc. (1.96%), Intuit Inc. (1.49%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (3.34%), Shopify Inc. (1.34%), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (3.74%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.64%), MicroStrategy Incorporated (9.70%), Synopsys, Inc. (1.91%), Atlassian Co. (1.60%), Autodesk, Inc. (1.36%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Block stock? Short selling SQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Block as its price is falling. SQ shares are trading up $2.41 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 Block? A short squeeze for Block 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 SQ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Block'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 SQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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