Koninklijke KPN (KKPNF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Koninklijke KPN shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 5,617,700 shares of KKPNF short. Learn More on Koninklijke KPN'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. KKPNF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 281.0. Learn More on Koninklijke KPN's short interest ratio.

Koninklijke KPN saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,617,700 shares, an increase of 73.3% from the previous total of 3,241,300 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 in the sector of "multi-sector conglomerates" compare to Koninklijke KPN: Mitsubishi Co. (0.18%), Shanghai Industrial Holdings Limited (0.00%), TROOPS, Inc. (0.45%), JX Luxventure Limited (0.36%), Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (4.64%), Fresh2 Group Limited (0.57%), Addentax Group Corp. (0.27%), Alset Inc. (0.12%), Livento Group, Inc. (0.00%), Jet.AI Inc. (0.53%),

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.

Short selling KKPNF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Koninklijke KPN as its price is falling. KKPNF shares are trading down $0.01 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 Koninklijke KPN 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 KKPNF, 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 KKPNF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.