CrowdStrike (CRWD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CrowdStrike shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 6,690,000 shares of CRWD short. Learn More on CrowdStrike'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. CRWD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on CrowdStrike's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CrowdStrike: Cetera Advisors LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho Markets Cayman LP, Twin Tree Management LP, XR Securities LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CrowdStrike saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,690,000 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the previous total of 7,080,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CrowdStrike: Synopsys, Inc. (2.25%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.18%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (3.49%), Datadog, Inc. (2.99%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.25%), ANSYS, Inc. (1.54%), Splunk Inc. (3.14%), Okta, Inc. (2.89%), Aeva Technologies, Inc. (5.88%), Oracle Co. (0.96%),

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 CRWD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CrowdStrike as its price is falling. CRWD shares are trading down $2.25 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 CrowdStrike 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 CRWD, 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 CRWD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.