China HGS Real Estate (HGSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China HGS Real Estate shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 176,700 shares of HGSH short. 2.60% of China HGS Real Estate's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on China HGS Real Estate's current short interest.

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. 2.60% of China HGS Real Estate's floating shares are currently sold short.

China HGS Real Estate saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 176,700 shares, an increase of 135.6% from the previous total of 75,000 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.

China HGS Real Estate currently has issued a total of 25,618,000 shares. Some of China HGS Real Estate'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. China HGS Real Estate currently has a public float of 6,790,000 shares.

2.60% of China HGS Real Estate's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to China HGS Real Estate: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc. (0.47%), Seritage Growth Properties (17.41%), AFC Gamma, Inc. (7.14%), Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (0.43%), reAlpha Tech Corp. (4.44%), Office Properties Income Trust (6.08%), Alset Inc. (2.84%), CaliberCos Inc. (0.17%), Safe and Green Development Co. (5.30%), Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (7.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.96 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.37 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.70 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.29 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.23 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.96 billion), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HGSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China HGS Real Estate as its price is falling. 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 China HGS Real Estate 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 HGSH, 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 HGSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2022.