First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund (FCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 9,000 shares of FCA short. Learn More on First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund's current short interest.

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,000 shares, a decline of 28.0% from the previous total of 12,500 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 compare to First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund: First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (0.25%), First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETF (0.18%), First Trust Switzerland AlphaDEX Fund (0.17%), First Trust Latin America AlphaDEX Fund (0.41%), Principal Value ETF (0.62%), First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.11%), Alpha Architect International Quantitative Value ETF (0.07%), VictoryShares US Value Momentum ETF (0.67%), VictoryShares Emerging Markets Value Momentum ETF (0.28%), First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund (0.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund as its price is falling. FCA shares are trading down $0.02 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 First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund 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 FCA, 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 FCA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.