Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Obama’s Forever Term [exposed] (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free MS Stock Alerts $99.58 -0.94 (-0.94%) (As of 05/16/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Morgan Stanley Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume12,350,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume15,930,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-22.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.12 billionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover1.5Last Record DateApril 30, 2024Outstanding Shares1,625,163,000 sharesFloat Size1,250,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.99%Today's Trading Volume4,335,040 sharesAverage Trading Volume8,256,507 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average53% Short Selling Morgan Stanley ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Morgan Stanley and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatMS Short Interest Over TimeMS Days to Cover Over TimeMS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 Media“Dollar Will Be Worth NOTHING” -MuskElon Musk just issued an urgent warning… Saying “The U.S. Dollar will be worth NOTHING…” As "stealth money printing" pushes the price of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and crypto higher.Click here to claim your free seat ticket now. Morgan Stanley Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202412,350,000 shares $1.12 billion -22.5%1.0%1.5 $90.83 4/15/202415,930,000 shares $1.38 billion +5.3%1.3%1.9 $86.94 3/31/202415,130,000 shares $1.42 billion -7.7%1.2%1.8 $94.16 3/15/202416,390,000 shares $1.45 billion +15.1%1.3%1.9 $88.38 2/29/202414,240,000 shares $1.23 billion -2.4%1.1%1.6 $86.04 2/15/202414,590,000 shares $1.25 billion -13.6%1.2%1.8 $85.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Morgan Stanley and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202416,890,000 shares $1.47 billion -19.3%1.3%2 $87.25 1/15/202420,940,000 shares $1.88 billion -9.8%1.7%2.3 $89.70 12/31/202323,210,000 shares $2.16 billion +21.1%1.8%2.6 $93.25 12/15/202319,160,000 shares $1.75 billion +7.5%1.5%2.2 $91.37 11/30/202317,830,000 shares $1.41 billion -15.6%1.4%2.1 $79.34 11/15/202321,130,000 shares $1.68 billion +4.8%1.7%2.5 $79.68 10/31/202320,160,000 shares $1.43 billion +0.2%1.6%2.5 $70.82 10/15/202320,130,000 shares $1.57 billion -4.0%1.6%2.7 $77.79 9/30/202320,970,000 shares $1.71 billion +2.1%1.6%3 $81.67 9/15/202320,530,000 shares $1.82 billion +6.5%1.6%2.9 $88.41 8/31/202319,280,000 shares $1.64 billion +3.5%1.5%2.8 $85.15 8/15/202318,620,000 shares $1.60 billion +1.5%1.5%2.6 $86.15 7/31/202318,340,000 shares $1.68 billion +11.9%1.4%2.5 $91.56 7/15/202316,390,000 shares $1.41 billion -18.6%1.3%2.2 $85.78 6/30/202320,140,000 shares $1.72 billion -7.3%1.6%2.8 $85.40 6/15/202321,720,000 shares $1.93 billion -2.4%1.7%3.1 $89.05 5/31/202322,260,000 shares $1.82 billion +8.9%1.7%2.9 $81.76 5/15/202320,450,000 shares $1.70 billion -6.4%1.6%2.7 $82.95 4/30/202321,840,000 shares $1.96 billion +17.8%1.7%3 $89.97 4/15/202318,540,000 shares $1.61 billion +1.6%1.4%2.5 $86.71 3/31/202318,240,000 shares $1.60 billion -5.6%1.4%2.3 $87.80 3/15/202319,320,000 shares $1.65 billion +0.9%1.5%2.5 $85.39 2/28/202319,150,000 shares $1.85 billion +6.7%1.5%2.7 $96.50 2/15/202317,940,000 shares $1.81 billion -3.7%1.4%2.5 $100.83 1/31/202318,620,000 shares $1.81 billion +11.8%1.4%2.6 $97.33 1/15/202316,660,000 shares $1.53 billion -6.4%1.3%2.3 $91.66 12/30/202217,800,000 shares $1.51 billion -3.3%1.4%2.6 $85.02 12/15/202218,400,000 shares $1.62 billion +20.0%1.4%2.5 $87.79 11/30/202215,340,000 shares $1.43 billion -13.3%1.2%2 $93.07 11/15/202217,700,000 shares $1.60 billion -10.2%1.4%2.3 $90.50 10/31/202219,710,000 shares $1.62 billion +9.7%1.5%2.5 $82.17 10/15/202217,970,000 shares $1.35 billion -5.5%1.4%2.3 $75.30 9/30/202219,010,000 shares $1.50 billion -17.6%1.4%2.5 $79.01 9/15/202223,060,000 shares $2.04 billion -14.6%1.7%2.9 $88.26The #1 Investment of the Decade… (Ad)Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has invested $375 million into a breakthrough technology, that legendary financial analyst Porter Stansberry believes… …could be the number-one investment of the decade.To get all the details of this controversial tech – click here now. MS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Morgan Stanley's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Morgan Stanley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 12,350,000 shares of MS short. 0.99% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Morgan Stanley? 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. MS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Morgan Stanley? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Morgan Stanley: CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho Markets Cayman LP, Twin Tree Management LP, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, XY Capital Ltd, Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., and Readystate Asset Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Morgan Stanley? 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. 0.99% of Morgan Stanley's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Morgan Stanley's short interest increasing or decreasing? Morgan Stanley saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,350,000 shares, a drop of 22.5% from the previous total of 15,930,000 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. What is Morgan Stanley's float size? Morgan Stanley currently has issued a total of 1,625,163,000 shares. Some of Morgan Stanley'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. Morgan Stanley currently has a public float of 1,250,000,000 shares. How does Morgan Stanley's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.99% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Morgan Stanley: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.83%), The Charles Schwab Co. (0.96%), BlackRock, Inc. (1.11%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.70%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.25%), American Express (1.02%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.13%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.07%), The Progressive Co. (0.75%), Citigroup Inc. (1.42%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Morgan Stanley stock? Short selling MS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Morgan Stanley as its price is falling. MS shares are trading down $0.94 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 Morgan Stanley? A short squeeze for Morgan Stanley occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Morgan Stanley'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 MS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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