Hyzon Motors (HYZN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hyzon Motors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 417,300 shares of HYZN short. 9.07% of Hyzon Motors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hyzon Motors' 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. 9.07% of Hyzon Motors' floating shares are currently sold short.

Hyzon Motors saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 417,300 shares, an increase of 57.3% from the previous total of 265,300 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.

Hyzon Motors currently has issued a total of 5,430,000 shares. Some of Hyzon Motors' 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. Hyzon Motors currently has a public float of 4,600,000 shares.

9.07% of Hyzon Motors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hyzon Motors: Navitas Semiconductor Co. (27.65%), Nuvation Bio Inc. (4.39%), Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (14.22%), Astra Space, Inc. (10.02%), Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (3.64%), Perella Weinberg Partners (6.52%), Plug Power Inc. (27.72%), Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (25.97%), GrafTech International Ltd. (10.57%), Ballard Power Systems Inc. (5.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HYZN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hyzon Motors as its price is falling. HYZN 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 Hyzon Motors 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 HYZN, 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 HYZN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.