HWH International (HWH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of HWH International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 90,500 shares of HWH short. Learn More on HWH International's current short interest.

HWH International saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 90,500 shares, a drop of 91.7% from the previous total of 1,090,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "wholesale" compare to HWH International: Natural Health Trends Corp. (0.36%), Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (0.67%), CBL International Limited (0.15%), Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (2.93%), Davis Commodities Limited (0.37%), Cosmos Health Inc. (4.86%), GD Culture Group Limited (1.36%), Taitron Components Incorporated (0.05%), Educational Development Co. (0.22%), Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HWH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HWH International as its price is falling. HWH shares are trading down $0.04 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 HWH International 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 HWH, 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 HWH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.