COIN short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Coinbase Global Inc shares valued at $8,167,848 were sold by Armstrong Brian on Aug 12 ’25. At $326.71 per share, Armstrong Brian sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 526 shares worth approximately $0.17 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Brian Armstrong purchased 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 8,065,500 in proceeds.

Before that, Armstrong Brian had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,927,236, the Chairman and CEO traded Coinbase Global Inc shares for $317.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $0.17 million.

As published in a research note from Compass Point on August 04, 2025, Coinbase Global Inc [COIN] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $248. Analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of July 23, 2025, Erste Group has initiated its “Buy” rating for COIN. Earlier on July 14, 2025, Argus initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for COIN stock.

Analyzing COIN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Coinbase Global Inc [NASDAQ: COIN] plunged -0.65% to $324.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $316.8, but it reached a high of $327.451 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.54%. Over the course of the year, Coinbase Global Inc shares have jumped approximately 69.44%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $444.64 on 07/18/25 and a 52-week low of $142.58 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Coinbase Global Inc (COIN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 318.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 312.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 329.29. The next price resistance is at 333.70. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Coinbase Global Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Coinbase Global Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -3.76 million shares to 10.27 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 14.03 million shares. A decline of -36.62% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 0.78.

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In terms of Coinbase Global Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 400 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.32% from the previous closing price of $327.01. Analysts anticipate Coinbase Global Inc stock to reach 510 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 217. In spite of this, 37 analysts ranked Coinbase Global Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, H.C. Wainwright assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $300.

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