Japan Tobacco (JAPAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.78 -1.28 (-4.40%) As of 03/28/2025 01:26 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Japan Tobacco Short Interest DataJapan Tobacco (JAPAF) has a short interest of 1.15 million shares. This marks a 13.80% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 132.1, indicating that it would take 132.1 days of the average trading volume of 2,667 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,149,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,010,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+13.80%Dollar Volume Sold Short$30.23 millionShort Interest Ratio132.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume2,800 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,667 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average105% Short Selling Japan Tobacco? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJAPAF Short Interest Over TimeJAPAF Days to Cover Over TimeJAPAF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Japan Tobacco Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20251,149,400 shares $30.23 million +13.8%N/A132.1 $26.30 2/28/20251,010,000 shares $25.20 million -13.7%N/A3366.7 $24.95 2/15/20251,170,100 shares $32.18 million -13.9%N/A5850.5 $27.50 1/31/20251,358,700 shares $35.33 million +17.4%N/A1358.7 $26.00 1/15/20251,157,700 shares $28.58 million -37.3%N/A1929.5 $24.69 12/31/20241,846,800 shares $52.63 million +62.8%N/A1420.6 $28.50 12/15/20241,134,700 shares $29.80 million +52.7%N/A1621 $26.26 11/30/2024742,900 shares $21.56 million +28.2%N/A309.5 $29.02 11/15/2024579,400 shares $15.64 million +44.2%N/A5794 $27.00 10/31/2024401,900 shares $10.45 million +2.2%N/A401.9 $26.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JAPAF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Japan Tobacco and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024393,400 shares $11.82 million -18.8%N/A786.8 $30.05 9/30/2024484,500 shares $13.93 million -37.2%N/A4845 $28.76 9/15/2024771,700 shares $22.05 million +89.7%N/A7717 $28.57 8/31/2024406,800 shares $11.62 million -20.3%N/A1356 $28.57 8/15/2024510,200 shares $13.24 million +18.6%N/A566.9 $25.95 7/31/2024430,200 shares $12.72 million +42.6%N/A67.2 $29.57 7/15/2024301,700 shares $8.45 million -72.9%N/A1005.7 $28.00 6/30/20241,113,800 shares $31.46 million -15.9%N/A11138 $28.25 6/15/20241,324,700 shares $37.70 million +1.1%N/A4415.8 $28.46 5/31/20241,310,100 shares $36.04 million -2.7%N/A13101 $27.51 5/15/20241,345,700 shares $36.98 million +13.7%N/A13457 $27.48 4/30/20241,183,700 shares $31.92 million +64.6%N/A2367.4 $26.97 4/15/2024719,300 shares $18.72 million +654.8%N/A0 $26.02 3/31/202495,300 shares $2.48 million -28.4%N/A119.1 $26.02 3/15/2024133,100 shares $3.54 million +8.4%N/A1331 $26.62 2/29/2024122,800 shares $3.19 million +70.1%N/A102.3 $25.95 2/15/202472,200 shares $1.87 million -85.5%N/A144.4 $25.86 1/15/2024626,100 shares $15.80 million -52.9%N/A6261 $25.24 12/31/20231,328,500 shares $34.72 million +121.9%N/A5444.7 $26.14 12/15/2023598,600 shares $15.70 million -21.5%N/A2993 $26.23 11/30/2023762,700 shares $19.05 million -31.4%N/A7627 $24.98 11/15/20231,111,700 shares $26.91 million -18.4%N/A2779.3 $24.21 10/31/20231,363,100 shares $30.14 million -17.0%N/A1363.1 $22.11 10/15/20231,643,000 shares $36.33 million -2.5%N/A1643 $22.11 9/30/20231,684,600 shares $37.85 million +31.2%N/A8423 $22.47 9/15/20231,283,700 shares $27.70 million -16.0%N/A1283.7 $21.58 8/31/20231,529,000 shares $32.37 million -31.5%N/A6091.6 $21.17 8/15/20232,230,400 shares $46.92 million +13.7%N/A11152 $21.04 7/31/20231,961,100 shares $45.03 million -8.3%N/A9805.5 $22.96 7/15/20232,138,000 shares $46.08 million -14.2%N/A3054.3 $21.55Trump’s Great Society (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 6/30/20232,490,500 shares $53.89 million +74.6%N/A12452.5 $21.64 6/15/20231,426,600 shares $0.00 +38.0%N/A14266 $0.00 5/31/20231,034,000 shares $22.77 million -5.0%N/A10340 $22.02 5/15/20231,088,200 shares $24.44 million +4.9%N/A1554.6 $22.46 4/30/20231,037,200 shares $22.25 million -23.1%N/A414.9 $21.46 4/15/20231,348,400 shares $28.40 million +3.9%N/A1926.3 $21.06 3/31/20231,297,300 shares $27.32 million -29.3%N/A2594.6 $21.06 3/15/20231,834,600 shares $37.28 million +13.8%N/A873.6 $20.32 2/28/20231,612,800 shares $32.76 million -14.8%N/A4032 $20.31 2/15/20231,892,400 shares $38.53 million -24.7%N/A6308 $20.36 1/31/20232,513,300 shares $51.52 million -7.8%N/A1795.2 $20.50 1/15/20232,726,400 shares $54.17 million +95.0%N/A27264 $19.87 12/30/20221,398,400 shares $27.31 million +2.9%N/A13984 $19.53 12/15/20221,359,100 shares $28.64 million -36.8%N/A4530.3 $21.07 11/30/20222,150,000 shares $43.98 million -13.7%N/A2150 $20.46 11/15/20222,491,500 shares $48.50 million +127.8%N/A14.3 $19.47 10/31/20221,093,800 shares $18.16 million -36.0%N/A210.3 $16.60 10/15/20221,709,100 shares $27.76 million -3.0%N/A438.2 $16.24 9/30/20221,761,600 shares $28.61 million +18.1%N/A5872 $16.24 9/15/20221,491,800 shares $25.01 million -4.7%N/A175.5 $16.77 8/31/20221,564,600 shares $26.66 million -25.1%N/A15646 $17.04 8/15/20222,089,600 shares $35.61 million +58.2%N/A1393.1 $17.04 7/31/20221,320,700 shares $23.09 million -35.9%N/A1320.7 $17.48 7/15/20222,061,800 shares $34.58 million +18.8%N/A448.2 $16.77 6/30/20221,736,300 shares $29.62 million -32.5%N/A667.8 $17.06 6/15/20222,570,800 shares $46.25 million +7.7%N/A6427 $17.99 5/31/20222,386,300 shares $44.55 million -11.0%N/A2982.9 $18.67 5/15/20222,680,700 shares $47.14 million +15.9%N/A1165.5 $17.59 4/30/20222,313,800 shares $39.05 million -13.0%N/A538.1 $16.88 4/15/20222,660,100 shares $45.06 million +2.5%N/A201.5 $16.94 3/31/20222,595,300 shares $44.61 million +24.7%N/A365.5 $17.19 3/15/20222,080,700 shares $35.70 million -4.4%N/A378.3 $17.16 2/28/20222,177,000 shares $41.41 million +14.5%N/A177 $19.02 2/15/20221,900,900 shares $38.63 million -9.9%N/A1188.1 $20.32 1/31/20222,110,200 shares $42.77 million -1.6%N/A5275.5 $20.27 1/15/20222,145,000 shares $44.40 million -3.8%N/A202.4 $20.70 12/31/20212,230,700 shares $44.57 million -13.9%N/A1174.1 $19.98 12/15/20212,590,100 shares $52.06 million -12.4%N/A1850.1 $20.10 11/30/20212,956,000 shares $58.06 million -0.8%N/A3284.4 $19.64 11/15/20212,978,500 shares $60.17 million -1.6%N/A162.8 $20.20 10/29/20213,027,700 shares $60.55 million +3.4%N/A3364.1 $20.00 10/15/20212,928,300 shares $58.07 million -5.6%N/A52.4 $19.83 9/30/20213,100,400 shares $59.99 million -0.9%N/A534.6 $19.35 9/15/20213,127,300 shares $63.05 million -12.6%N/A10424.3 $20.16 8/31/20213,579,600 shares $69.32 million -4.0%N/A5966 $19.37 8/13/20213,726,800 shares $73.16 million -2.3%N/A37268 $19.63 7/30/20213,815,500 shares $75.24 million +1.9%N/A3815.5 $19.72 7/15/20213,745,000 shares $75.46 million +3.7%N/A985.5 $20.15 6/30/20213,612,200 shares $70.15 million -10.7%N/A3283.8 $19.42 6/15/20214,046,800 shares $80.45 million +4.8%N/A1156.2 $19.88Trump’s Great Society (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 5/28/20213,861,600 shares $78.24 million +4.2%N/A85.2 $20.26 5/14/20213,705,700 shares $73.37 million +0.7%N/A3368.8 $19.80 4/30/20213,681,500 shares $69.32 million +5.1%N/A9203.8 $18.83 4/15/20213,503,700 shares $67.53 million +4.1%N/A7007.4 $19.27 3/31/20213,366,300 shares $66.85 million -18.9%N/A33663 $19.86 3/15/20214,151,300 shares $79.00 million -1.8%N/A200.5 $19.03 2/26/20214,225,300 shares $77.20 million +52.0%N/A1837.1 $18.27 2/12/20212,780,000 shares $52.63 million +4.8%N/A365.8 $18.93 1/29/20212,651,700 shares $52.50 million -1.0%N/A115.8 $19.80 1/15/20212,177,200 shares $42.37 million +22.0%N/A1209.6 $19.46 12/31/20201,908,700 shares $39.19 million -12.3%N/A1590.6 $20.53 12/15/20202,177,200 shares $44.48 million +22.0%N/A1209.6 $20.43 11/30/20201,784,800 shares $37.48 million +0.8%N/A3569.6 $21.00 11/15/20201,771,100 shares $35.71 million -12.0%N/A1106.9 $20.16 10/30/20202,011,900 shares $37.92 million +16.7%N/A2514.9 $18.85 10/15/20201,724,200 shares $32.73 million -24.0%N/A1149.5 $18.99 9/30/20202,267,400 shares $41.40 million +0.7%N/A333.4 $18.26 9/15/20202,252,300 shares $42.88 million +17.8%N/A750.8 $19.04 8/31/20201,912,000 shares $34.78 million +14.9%N/A1274.7 $18.19 8/14/20201,664,000 shares $31.92 million -33.3%N/A616.3 $19.18 7/31/20202,496,100 shares $43.08 million -10.3%N/A183.5 $17.26 7/15/20202,783,900 shares $50.36 million +30.0%N/A618.6 $18.09 6/30/20202,141,700 shares $39.49 million -16.2%N/A1259.8 $18.44 6/15/20202,556,700 shares $50.39 million +18.3%N/A691 $19.71 5/29/20202,160,700 shares $42.22 million +11.6%N/A63 $19.54 5/15/20201,935,400 shares $36.17 million +32.6%N/A284.6 $18.69 4/30/20201,459,100 shares $27.65 million +42.3%N/A62.6 $18.95 4/15/20201,025,500 shares $19.09 million +2.1%N/A84.1 $18.62 3/31/20201,004,200 shares $18.70 million -15.7%N/A26.6 $18.62 JAPAF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Japan Tobacco's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Japan Tobacco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 1,149,400 shares of JAPAF short. Learn More on Japan Tobacco's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Japan Tobacco? 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. JAPAF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 132.0. Learn More on Japan Tobacco's short interest ratio. Is Japan Tobacco's short interest increasing or decreasing? Japan Tobacco saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,149,400 shares, an increase of 13.8% from the previous total of 1,010,000 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 Japan Tobacco's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Japan Tobacco: Roche Holding AG (0.06%). 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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Japan Tobacco stock? Short selling JAPAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Japan Tobacco as its price is falling. JAPAF shares are trading down $1.28 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 Japan Tobacco? A short squeeze for Japan Tobacco 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 JAPAF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Japan Tobacco'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 JAPAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Aalberts Short Squeeze Absa Group Short Squeeze Air China Short Squeeze Airbus Short Squeeze Airports of Thailand Public Short Squeeze Akbank T.A.S. 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