Iris Energy (IREN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Iris Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 5,060,000 shares of IREN short. 4.10% of Iris Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Iris Energy's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Iris Energy: Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 4.10% of Iris Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Iris Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,060,000 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the previous total of 4,760,000 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.

Iris Energy currently has issued a total of 146,584,000 shares. Some of Iris Energy'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. Iris Energy currently has a public float of 123,430,000 shares.

4.10% of Iris Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Iris Energy: Coastal Financial Co. (4.31%), Argo Blockchain plc (1.21%), CleanSpark, Inc. (16.75%), Qifu Technology, Inc. (2.50%), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (4.86%), Riot Platforms, Inc. (17.46%), Lufax Holding Ltd (2.34%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (34.53%), Perella Weinberg Partners (2.93%), Cipher Mining Inc. (9.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IREN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Iris Energy as its price is falling. IREN shares are trading up $0.38 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 Iris Energy 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 IREN, 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 IREN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.