IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of IZEA Worldwide shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 79,900 shares of IZEA short. 0.64% of IZEA Worldwide's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IZEA Worldwide'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. IZEA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on IZEA Worldwide's short interest ratio.

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. 0.64% of IZEA Worldwide's floating shares are currently sold short.

IZEA Worldwide saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,900 shares, a drop of 33.2% from the previous total of 119,600 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.

IZEA Worldwide currently has issued a total of 16,710,000 shares. Some of IZEA Worldwide'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. IZEA Worldwide currently has a public float of 12,410,000 shares.

0.64% of IZEA Worldwide's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to IZEA Worldwide: Travelzoo (1.16%), PSQ Holdings, Inc. (6.13%), Fluent, Inc. (1.50%), Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (4.65%), Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (0.01%), Lendway, Inc. (1.95%), Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. (44.16%), Angi Inc. (11.83%), Thryv Holdings, Inc. (9.40%), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (7.82%),

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 IZEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IZEA Worldwide as its price is falling. IZEA shares are trading down $0.17 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 IZEA Worldwide 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 IZEA, 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 IZEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.