Wolfspeed (WOLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Wolfspeed shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 44,380,000 shares of WOLF short. 28.80% of Wolfspeed's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Wolfspeed's 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. WOLF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Wolfspeed's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Wolfspeed: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Sculptor Capital LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Shaolin Capital Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Toth Financial Advisory Corp, and Portman Square Capital LLP. 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. 28.80% of Wolfspeed's floating shares are currently sold short.

Wolfspeed saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 44,380,000 shares, an increase of 8.9% from the previous total of 40,740,000 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.

Wolfspeed currently has issued a total of 127,713,000 shares. Some of Wolfspeed'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. Wolfspeed currently has a public float of 154,120,000 shares.

28.80% of Wolfspeed's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Wolfspeed: Impinj, Inc. (25.60%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.64%), Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (6.65%), Intuitive Machines, Inc. (21.53%), Silicon Motion Technology Co. (2.78%), Himax Technologies, Inc. (6.53%), CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (4.32%), NextNav Inc. (12.28%), Planet Labs PBC (2.95%), Daqo New Energy Corp. (5.85%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WOLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wolfspeed as its price is falling. WOLF shares are trading up $0.91 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 Wolfspeed 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 WOLF, 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 WOLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.