CHS (CHSCN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CHS shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 7,600 shares of CHSCN short. Learn More on CHS's current short interest.

CHS saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,600 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the previous total of 8,900 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 industry of "wholesale" compare to CHS: CHS Inc. (0.04%), TE Connectivity Ltd. (0.89%), US Foods Holding Corp. (1.57%), Performance Food Group (1.68%), Core & Main, Inc. (6.59%), SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (4.57%), Avnet, Inc. (5.00%), GMS Inc. (2.97%), Resideo Technologies, Inc. (1.45%), Central Garden & Pet (15.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CHSCN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CHS as its price is falling. CHSCN shares are trading up $0.14 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 CHS 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 CHSCN, 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 CHSCN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.