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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBAUF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$94.07 -1.02 (-1.07%)
As of 01/10/2025 09:39 AM Eastern

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Short Interest Data

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBAUF) has a short interest of 8.50 million shares. This marks a -12.21% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 84,961.0, indicating that it would take 84,961.0 days of the average trading volume of 2,231 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,496,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,677,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.21%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$807.89 million
Short Interest Ratio
84,961.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Today's Trading Volume
4,262 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,231 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
191%
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CBAUF Short Interest Over Time

CBAUF Days to Cover Over Time

CBAUF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20248,496,100 shares $807.89 million -12.2%N/A84961 $95.09
12/15/20249,677,400 shares $948.39 million -9.4%N/A12096.8 $98.00
11/30/202410,676,700 shares $1.04 billion -1.5%N/A2965.8 $97.75
11/15/202410,842,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.1%N/A108420 $97.76
10/31/202410,720,300 shares $959.47 million -13.5%N/A53601.5 $89.50
10/15/202412,391,300 shares $1.11 billion -4.2%N/A17701.9 $89.50
9/30/202412,932,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.0%N/A18474.3 $90.56
9/15/202412,315,700 shares $1.19 billion -7.1%N/A61578.5 $96.50
8/31/202413,256,300 shares $1.14 billion -4.7%N/A3582.8 $86.03
8/15/202413,903,200 shares $1.22 billion +2.4%N/A4344.8 $87.68
7/31/202413,580,400 shares $1.19 billion +1.2%N/A2662.8 $87.68
7/15/202413,414,300 shares $1.18 billion +11.5%N/A44714.3 $87.68
6/30/202412,035,400 shares $983.89 million +12.5%N/A1191.6 $81.75
6/15/202410,699,800 shares $874.71 million +1.3%N/A3566.6 $81.75
5/31/202410,565,700 shares $779.22 million +2.1%N/A2515.6 $73.75
5/15/202410,344,600 shares $762.91 million -1.3%N/A2873.5 $73.75
4/30/202410,482,300 shares $773.07 million +5.4%N/A34941 $73.75
4/15/20249,947,300 shares $755.99 million -0.9%N/A99473 $76.00
3/31/202410,037,400 shares $781.76 million -4.1%N/A50187 $77.89
3/15/202410,471,100 shares $802.61 million -2.5%N/A0 $76.65
2/29/202410,740,600 shares $823.27 million -4.9%N/A4669.8 $76.65
2/15/202411,287,500 shares $815.97 million +0.0%N/A112875 $72.29
1/15/202411,343,300 shares $856.19 million -0.7%N/A2181.4 $75.48
12/31/202311,426,400 shares $845.55 million +1.2%N/A1274.7 $74.00
12/15/202311,288,800 shares $812.79 million +0.7%N/A37629.3 $72.00
11/30/202311,209,100 shares $759.19 million -1.3%N/A1556.8 $67.73
11/15/202311,357,800 shares $731.84 million -1.5%N/A22715.6 $64.44
10/31/202311,526,800 shares $703.13 million +3.8%N/A19211.3 $61.00
10/15/202311,100,800 shares $705.77 million +0.9%N/A3264.9 $63.58
9/30/202310,998,000 shares $715.62 million -0.7%N/A4999.1 $65.07
9/15/202311,076,600 shares $720.73 million +0.8%N/A9230.5 $65.07
8/31/202310,994,300 shares $717.82 million +4.8%N/A7038.6 $65.29
8/15/202310,487,500 shares $699.73 million -2.5%N/A11652.8 $66.72
7/31/202310,752,100 shares $750.50 million -4.6%N/A107521 $69.80
7/15/202311,275,100 shares $787.00 million -1.0%N/A37583.7 $69.80
6/30/202311,383,400 shares $767.70 million +3.3%N/A7588.9 $67.44
6/15/202311,023,800 shares $720.85 million +0.1%N/A27559.5 $65.39
5/31/202311,008,900 shares $714.48 million -1.3%N/A36696.3 $64.90
5/15/202311,158,300 shares $724.40 million +5.9%N/A13947.9 $64.92
4/30/202310,538,100 shares $707.74 million +6.3%N/A52690.5 $67.16
4/15/20239,912,200 shares $651.73 million +5.9%N/A3304.1 $65.75
3/31/20239,357,800 shares $602.84 million -0.9%N/A93578 $64.42
3/15/20239,438,900 shares $596.35 million +19.6%N/A4103.9 $63.18
2/28/20237,890,600 shares $540.27 million -9.5%N/A758.7 $68.47
2/15/20238,723,200 shares $680.67 million -12.3%N/A43616 $78.03
1/31/20239,945,300 shares $704.13 million -19.4%N/A24863.3 $70.80
1/15/202312,341,400 shares $873.77 million +8.5%N/A123414 $70.80
12/30/202211,371,400 shares $805.10 million +6.3%N/A9476.2 $70.80
12/15/202210,699,400 shares $766.72 million +4.6%N/A53497 $71.66
11/30/202210,234,000 shares $758.54 million -3.2%N/A34113.3 $74.12
11/15/202210,571,200 shares $705.39 million +1.2%N/A105712 $66.73
10/31/202210,443,600 shares $699.72 million +1.7%N/A9494.2 $67.00
10/15/202210,273,700 shares $624.02 million +10.6%N/A2776.7 $60.74
9/30/20229,291,500 shares $571.80 million +3.0%N/A46457.5 $61.54
9/15/20229,024,000 shares $569.05 million +2.3%N/A12891.4 $63.06
8/31/20228,818,300 shares $596.91 million +3.5%N/A14697.2 $67.69
8/15/20228,522,000 shares $615.51 million +1.7%N/A42610 $72.23
7/31/20228,381,600 shares $561.73 million +9.2%N/A649.7 $67.02
7/15/20227,674,100 shares $489.19 million +12.0%N/A3837.1 $63.75
6/30/20226,851,000 shares $441.31 million +86.8%N/A1161.2 $64.42
6/15/20223,666,700 shares $230.67 million +603.8%N/A2820.5 $62.91
5/31/2022521,000 shares $38.18 million -36.6%N/A868.3 $73.28
5/15/2022821,100 shares $58.35 million -5.8%N/A4105.5 $71.06
4/30/2022871,800 shares $65.30 million +2.5%N/A484.3 $74.90
4/15/2022850,800 shares $66.92 million -0.3%N/A4254 $78.66
3/31/2022853,400 shares $58.53 million +7.3%N/A609.6 $68.59
3/15/2022795,500 shares $54.56 million -43.6%N/A318.2 $68.59
2/28/20221,409,200 shares $99.19 million -1.0%N/A782.9 $70.39
2/15/20221,423,300 shares $97.94 million -18.1%N/A3558.3 $68.81
1/31/20221,738,400 shares $115.59 million -26.1%N/A914.9 $66.49
1/15/20222,351,900 shares $170.98 million -3.4%N/A1809.2 $72.70
12/31/20212,433,600 shares $174.98 million +1.1%N/A4056 $71.90
12/15/20212,406,800 shares $169.01 million -2.5%N/A1146.1 $70.22
11/30/20212,468,300 shares $197.90 million +1.5%N/A363 $80.18
11/15/20212,431,400 shares $194.94 million +22.8%N/A12157 $80.18
10/29/20211,980,600 shares $149.34 million +2.0%N/A9903 $75.40
10/15/20211,942,200 shares $146.44 million +6.1%N/A19422 $75.40
9/30/20211,831,000 shares $136.13 million +0.5%N/A871.9 $74.35
9/15/20211,821,700 shares $130.94 million +0.6%N/A18217 $71.88
8/31/20211,811,600 shares $130.22 million +49.0%N/A2588 $71.88
8/13/20211,216,000 shares $91.05 million +58.8%N/A4053.3 $74.88
7/30/2021765,800 shares $56.48 million +5.6%N/A2552.7 $73.75
7/15/2021725,100 shares $53.48 million -3.4%N/A453.2 $73.75
6/30/2021750,400 shares $58.53 million -16.1%N/A3752 $78.00
6/15/2021894,600 shares $69.78 million -13.3%N/A497 $78.00
5/28/20211,031,600 shares $77.01 million -15.0%N/A10316 $74.65
5/14/20211,213,600 shares $90.06 million -20.3%N/A2022.7 $74.21
4/30/20211,522,800 shares $105.06 million -10.1%N/A15228 $68.99
4/15/20211,693,200 shares $112.12 million -0.1%N/A5644 $66.22
3/31/20211,694,000 shares $109.58 million +53.7%N/A2823.3 $64.69
3/15/20211,101,900 shares $72.34 million -0.3%N/A1224.3 $65.65
2/26/20211,105,500 shares $71.07 million +5.1%N/A737 $64.29
2/12/20211,052,300 shares $70.85 million -1.3%N/A5261.5 $67.33
1/29/20211,066,600 shares $70.02 million -2.6%N/A10666 $65.65
1/15/20211,093,600 shares $71.42 million +2.8%N/A5468 $65.31
12/31/20201,110,900 shares $69.74 million +1.6%N/A740.6 $62.78
12/15/20201,093,600 shares $63.39 million +2.8%N/A5468 $57.96
11/30/20201,064,200 shares $64.12 million -4.1%N/A2128.4 $60.25
11/15/20201,109,400 shares $58.72 million -2.6%N/A11094 $52.93
10/30/20201,139,000 shares $55.58 million -63.2%N/A5695 $48.80
10/15/20203,098,500 shares $151.08 million -6.3%N/A563.4 $48.76
9/30/20203,307,200 shares $161.34 million +12.1%N/A1837.3 $48.78
9/15/20202,949,300 shares $143.88 million +4.5%N/A2949.3 $48.78
8/31/20202,821,200 shares $141.74 million -2.2%N/A14106 $50.24
8/14/20202,884,800 shares $151.09 million +3.7%N/A9616 $52.38
7/31/20202,781,000 shares $139.61 million -3.2%N/A0 $50.20
7/15/20202,874,100 shares $141.72 million -3.6%N/A4105.9 $49.31
6/30/20202,982,600 shares $137.71 million -2.0%N/A9942 $46.17
6/15/20203,044,300 shares $153.12 million -6.0%N/A1014.8 $50.30
5/29/20203,239,100 shares $134.13 million -8.6%N/A661 $41.41
5/15/20203,543,300 shares $134.73 million -14.4%N/A5905.5 $38.03
4/30/20204,137,900 shares $167.05 million -3.1%N/A1334.8 $40.37
4/15/20204,268,700 shares $168.57 million +37.9%N/A474.3 $39.49
3/31/20203,095,200 shares $117.80 million -17.7%N/A998.5 $38.06
3/13/20203,762,500 shares $153.06 million +5.3%N/A3762.5 $40.68
2/28/20203,574,400 shares $187.98 million -16.5%N/A17872 $52.59
2/14/20204,280,400 shares $203.92 million +0.7%N/A42804 $47.64
1/31/20204,249,000 shares $242.11 million -0.8%N/A21245 $56.98
1/15/20204,281,400 shares $241.09 million +1.0%N/A2378.6 $56.31

CBAUF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Commonwealth Bank of Australia's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 8,496,100 shares of CBAUF short. Learn More on Commonwealth Bank of Australia's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Commonwealth Bank of Australia?

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. CBAUF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 84,961.0. Learn More on Commonwealth Bank of Australia's short interest ratio.

Is Commonwealth Bank of Australia's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Commonwealth Bank of Australia saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,496,100 shares, a drop of 12.2% from the previous total of 9,677,400 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.

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 Commonwealth Bank of Australia stock?

Short selling CBAUF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Commonwealth Bank of Australia as its price is falling. CBAUF shares are trading down $1.02 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 Commonwealth Bank of Australia?

A short squeeze for Commonwealth Bank of Australia 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 CBAUF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Commonwealth Bank of Australia'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 CBAUF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (OTCMKTS:CBAUF) was last updated on 1/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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