Russel Metals (RUSMF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.55 -0.30 (-1.08%) As of 03/11/2025 10:03 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHeadlinesShort Interest Russel Metals Short Interest DataRussel Metals (RUSMF) has a short interest of 447,100 shares. This marks a 24.96% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 27.1, indicating that it would take 27.1 days of the average trading volume of 15,504 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest447,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest357,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+24.96%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.49 millionShort Interest Ratio27.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume12,286 sharesAverage Trading Volume15,504 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling Russel Metals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Russel Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRUSMF Short Interest Over TimeRUSMF Days to Cover Over TimeRUSMF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Russel Metals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/15/2025447,100 shares $13.49 million +25.0%N/A27.1 $30.18 1/31/2025357,800 shares $10.49 million +3.2%N/A52.6 $29.33 1/15/2025346,600 shares $9.83 million +1.8%N/A20.5 $28.36 12/31/2024340,500 shares $9.84 million +7.7%N/A17.4 $28.90 12/15/2024316,300 shares $10.19 million +78.3%N/A22.3 $32.23 11/30/2024177,400 shares $5.53 million +10.1%N/A22.5 $31.16 11/15/2024161,200 shares $4.96 million +46.4%N/A16.6 $30.78 10/31/2024110,100 shares $3.12 million -25.7%N/A137.6 $28.33 10/15/2024148,100 shares $4.35 million -5.3%N/A123.4 $29.36 9/30/2024156,400 shares $4.76 million -67.1%N/A111.7 $30.46 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RUSMF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Russel Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/2024476,000 shares $12.95 million +16.8%N/A170 $27.21 8/31/2024407,500 shares $11.30 million -14.7%N/A239.7 $27.72 8/15/2024477,600 shares $13.29 million +16.0%N/A2388 $27.83 7/31/2024411,600 shares $11.94 million +21.0%N/A1372 $29.00 7/15/2024340,200 shares $9.33 million +6.8%N/A425.3 $27.42 6/30/2024318,600 shares $8.61 million +33.4%N/A796.5 $27.02 6/15/2024238,800 shares $6.48 million +136.7%N/A56.8 $27.12 5/31/2024100,900 shares $2.70 million -9.6%N/A168.2 $26.76 5/15/2024111,600 shares $3.20 million -42.2%N/A55.8 $28.70 4/30/2024193,100 shares $5.56 million -10.8%N/A965.5 $28.79 4/15/2024216,500 shares $6.50 million -7.8%N/A216.5 $30.04 3/31/2024234,700 shares $7.76 million -26.8%N/A1173.5 $33.05 3/15/2024320,500 shares $10.24 million -14.6%N/A641 $31.95 2/29/2024375,300 shares $12.66 million +64.7%N/A178.7 $33.72 2/15/2024227,900 shares $7.98 million +192.9%N/A759.7 $35.00 1/15/202482,400 shares $2.68 million -13.2%N/A274.7 $32.47 12/31/202394,900 shares $3.26 million -57.1%N/A61.3 $34.31 12/15/2023221,000 shares $7.19 million -21.6%N/A53.9 $32.54 11/30/2023282,000 shares $7.95 million +5.6%N/A216.9 $28.18 11/15/2023267,100 shares $7.50 million +11.7%N/A55.6 $28.07 10/31/2023239,100 shares $5.95 million -11.7%N/A23.9 $24.89 10/15/2023270,700 shares $7.32 million +19.2%N/A90.2 $27.05 9/30/2023227,100 shares $6.40 million -66.3%N/A40.6 $28.17 9/15/2023674,300 shares $19.12 million -9.8%N/A76.6 $28.35 8/31/2023747,300 shares $21.89 million +58.1%N/A2147.3 $29.29 8/15/2023472,800 shares $13.71 million +177.1%N/A472.8 $29.00 7/31/2023170,600 shares $5.07 million -21.8%N/A121.9 $29.69 7/15/2023218,200 shares $6.06 million -64.0%N/A242.4 $27.78 6/30/2023606,700 shares $16.60 million -34.4%N/A1213.4 $27.36 6/15/2023924,300 shares $26.13 million -40.7%N/A308.1 $28.27A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 5/31/20231,558,100 shares $41.20 million +21.2%N/A3895.3 $26.44 5/15/20231,285,700 shares $33.91 million +128.8%N/A559 $26.38 4/30/2023561,900 shares $13.19 million +30.5%N/A1404.8 $23.47 4/15/2023430,600 shares $10.63 million +797.1%N/A538.3 $24.69 3/31/202348,000 shares $1.18 million -93.6%N/A240 $24.67 3/15/2023753,500 shares $19.44 million -68.2%N/A502.3 $25.80 2/28/20232,366,300 shares $61.57 million +47.4%N/A2151.2 $26.02 2/15/20231,605,800 shares $43.32 million +141.0%N/A81.5 $26.98 1/31/2023666,400 shares $16.23 million +454.4%N/A740.4 $24.35 1/15/2023120,200 shares $2.76 million -65.8%N/A400.7 $23.00 12/30/2022351,600 shares $7.55 million -51.9%N/A121.2 $21.47 12/15/2022730,800 shares $16.03 million -33.9%N/A2436 $21.93 11/30/20221,105,600 shares $23.54 million +100.3%N/A5528 $21.29 11/15/2022552,000 shares $11.98 million -1.9%N/A324.7 $21.70 10/31/2022562,400 shares $11.50 million +546.4%N/A937.3 $20.45 10/15/202287,000 shares $1.57 million -37.4%N/A96.7 $18.10 9/30/2022138,900 shares $2.56 million -26.6%N/A99.2 $18.41 9/15/2022189,200 shares $4.04 million +46.8%N/A315.3 $21.35 8/31/2022128,900 shares $2.79 million -69.4%N/A99.2 $21.63 8/15/2022420,600 shares $9.71 million +6.1%N/A382.4 $23.09 7/31/2022396,500 shares $8.23 million +188.6%N/A305 $20.75 7/15/2022137,400 shares $2.55 million -18.6%N/A274.8 $18.54 6/30/2022168,700 shares $3.35 million -3.8%N/A58.2 $19.84 6/15/2022175,300 shares $3.88 million -21.1%N/A134.8 $22.12 5/31/2022222,100 shares $5.58 million -13.3%N/A111.1 $25.13 5/15/2022256,100 shares $6.18 million -13.7%N/A20.7 $24.15 4/30/2022296,600 shares $7.92 million +48.4%N/A370.8 $26.70 4/15/2022199,900 shares $5.14 million +27.9%N/A124.9 $25.73 3/31/2022156,300 shares $4.21 million -26.3%N/A78.2 $26.91 3/15/2022212,000 shares $4.99 million -26.3%N/A265 $23.53 2/28/2022287,600 shares $7.12 million +18.3%N/A87.2 $24.74 2/15/2022243,100 shares $6.49 million -14.4%N/A27.9 $26.71 1/31/2022284,000 shares $7.09 million +5.7%N/A39.4 $24.95 1/15/2022268,800 shares $7.15 million +8.3%N/A20.2 $26.61 12/31/2021248,200 shares $6.53 million +8.0%N/A46.8 $26.29 12/15/2021229,800 shares $5.79 million +26.1%N/A58.9 $25.20 11/30/2021182,200 shares $4.72 million +23.8%N/A31.4 $25.93 11/15/2021147,200 shares $4.15 million -16.1%N/A33.5 $28.19 10/29/2021175,400 shares $4.61 million -9.5%N/A97.4 $26.30 10/15/2021193,900 shares $5.16 million +9.9%N/A138.5 $26.62 9/30/2021176,400 shares $4.25 million +8.1%N/A44.1 $24.10 9/15/2021163,200 shares $4.33 million -37.5%N/A48 $26.54 8/31/2021261,100 shares $7.11 million +25.1%N/A63.7 $27.23 8/13/2021208,700 shares $6.17 million -21.4%N/A69.6 $29.54 7/30/2021265,500 shares $7.41 million +28.7%N/A115.4 $27.90 7/15/2021206,300 shares $5.50 million -24.5%N/A86 $26.65 6/30/2021273,400 shares $7.40 million -47.4%N/A80.4 $27.08 6/15/2021520,100 shares $14.34 million -13.0%N/A126.9 $27.57 5/28/2021609,400 shares $16.68 million +0.5%N/A174.1 $27.37 5/14/2021606,100 shares $16.24 million +23.8%N/A96.2 $26.80A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 4/30/2021489,700 shares $11.28 million +10.3%N/A188.3 $23.03 4/15/2021443,900 shares $9.49 million +76.3%N/A88.8 $21.38 3/31/2021251,800 shares $5.04 million -33.1%N/A66.3 $20.00 3/15/2021376,400 shares $7.80 million +23.5%N/A139.4 $20.71 2/26/2021304,900 shares $5.88 million +19.7%N/A277.2 $19.28 2/12/2021254,700 shares $5.29 million -23.2%N/A149.8 $20.76 1/29/2021331,600 shares $6.22 million +1.7%N/A276.3 $18.76 1/15/2021334,200 shares $6.26 million -0.7%N/A98.3 $18.74 12/31/2020417,300 shares $7.45 million +24.9%N/A417.3 $17.86 12/15/2020334,200 shares $5.83 million -0.7%N/A98.3 $17.44 11/30/2020336,600 shares $5.52 million -11.0%N/A240.4 $16.41 11/15/2020378,200 shares $5.67 million -20.4%N/A945.5 $14.98 10/30/2020475,200 shares $6.57 million -15.0%N/A365.5 $13.83 10/15/2020559,100 shares $8.13 million -9.5%N/A2795.5 $14.55 9/30/2020617,500 shares $8.44 million +4.8%N/A771.9 $13.66 9/15/2020589,500 shares $8.02 million -15.0%N/A310.3 $13.61 8/31/2020693,800 shares $10.06 million +4.8%N/A495.6 $14.50 8/14/2020662,000 shares $9.55 million +5.7%N/A662 $14.42 7/31/2020626,600 shares $8.41 million +16.5%N/A895.1 $13.42 7/15/2020538,000 shares $7.03 million -3.6%N/A185.5 $13.06 6/30/2020558,000 shares $6.61 million +5.6%N/A1860 $11.85 6/15/2020528,300 shares $6.02 million -2.9%N/A310.8 $11.39 5/29/2020544,000 shares $5.79 million +28.3%N/A217.6 $10.65 5/15/2020424,100 shares $4.07 million -1.4%N/A353.4 $9.60 4/30/2020429,900 shares $4.58 million -5.3%N/A477.7 $10.66 4/15/2020454,000 shares $4.72 million +3.7%N/A252.2 $10.40 3/31/2020438,000 shares $4.34 million -18.3%N/A23.2 $9.90 3/13/2020536,400 shares $5.75 million +64.8%N/A268.2 $10.72 RUSMF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Russel Metals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Russel Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, traders have sold 447,100 shares of RUSMF short. Learn More on Russel Metals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Russel Metals? 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. RUSMF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 27.0. Learn More on Russel Metals's short interest ratio. Is Russel Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Russel Metals saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 447,100 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the previous total of 357,800 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 Russel Metals' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "wholesale" compare to Russel Metals: CHS Inc. (0.04%), 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 ($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. What does it mean to sell short Russel Metals stock? Short selling RUSMF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Russel Metals as its price is falling. RUSMF shares are trading down $0.30 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 Russel Metals? A short squeeze for Russel Metals 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 RUSMF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Russel Metals' 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 RUSMF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025. 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