Most Shorted S&P 500 Stocks
These 538 S&P 500 stocks carry the highest short interest as a percent of float. Heavy short interest raises the odds of a short squeeze and sharp overnight gaps — important context for options traders, since a squeeze can blow through the strikes on a short call position.
| Ticker | Company | Short % | Risk | Band | IV Rank | IV % | Price Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFAI | FARADAY FUTURE INTELLIGENT ELE | 43.4% | 94 | HIGH | — | — | -0.4% |
| CHTR | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. / | 41.5% | 73 | HIGH | 48.7 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| ONDS | Ondas Inc. | 39.5% | 99 | HIGH | 9.1 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
| FCEL | FUELCELL ENERGY INC | 30.6% | 100 | HIGH | 25.7 | 104.6% | -1.7% |
| SWKS | SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. | 29.3% | 86 | HIGH | 43.5 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| FOXA | Fox Corp | 28.2% | 100 | HIGH | 61.7 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| OPEN | Opendoor Technologies Inc. | 26.6% | 100 | HIGH | 53.0 | 119.1% | +0.5% |
| SPCE | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc | 24.3% | 80 | HIGH | 0.4 | 70.2% | -1.7% |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings | 23.9% | 77 | HIGH | 40.9 | 54.4% | -0.6% |
| CORZ | Core Scientific, Inc./tx | 23.2% | 100 | HIGH | 26.0 | 85.0% | -3.5% |
| CPB | CAMPBELL'S Co | 23.2% | 32 | LOW | 52.4 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| ECHO | EchoStar CORP | 22.5% | 77 | HIGH | 17.6 | 52.2% | -5.1% |
| IREN | IREN Ltd | 21.3% | 100 | HIGH | 96.1 | 104.3% | -4.9% |
| RDW | Redwire Corp | 21.3% | 94 | HIGH | 13.8 | 81.5% | -2.6% |
| SEDG | SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 21.0% | 100 | HIGH | 33.9 | 88.8% | -1.5% |
| KEEL | Keel Infrastructure Corp. | 19.4% | 100 | HIGH | 59.1 | 143.1% | -3.7% |
| TENX | TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | 19.4% | 78 | HIGH | 95.4 | 155.5% | -0.6% |
| NBIS | Nebius Group N.V. | 18.9% | 100 | HIGH | 17.1 | 87.8% | -5.1% |
| KMB | KIMBERLY CLARK CORP | 18.3% | 83 | HIGH | 40.1 | 29.8% | +0.4% |
| UNCY | Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. | 17.8% | 100 | HIGH | 2.4 | 128.1% | -1.8% |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems, Inc. | 17.6% | 100 | HIGH | 52.2 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies, Inc. | 16.9% | 91 | HIGH | 27.0 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| DVA | DAVITA INC. | 15.9% | 100 | HIGH | 63.0 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| MGM | MGM Resorts International | 15.9% | 97 | HIGH | 38.8 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| AKAM | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC | 15.8% | 76 | HIGH | 42.7 | 67.4% | -2.2% |
| SKYD | Skydance Corp | 15.7% | 100 | HIGH | 7.3 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| IT | GARTNER INC | 15.6% | 100 | HIGH | 96.5 | 93.5% | +5.7% |
| IP | INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/ | 15.5% | 74 | HIGH | 63.8 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| RDDT | Reddit, Inc. | 15.2% | 96 | HIGH | 99.3 | 73.0% | -0.4% |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc | 15.2% | 87 | HIGH | 38.8 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
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