Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (PTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,000 shares of PTH short. Learn More on Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF's current short interest.

Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, a drop of 84.1% from the previous total of 6,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF: Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (0.00%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (0.61%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.14%), First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.08%), JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF (0.23%), ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (3.86%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.03%), VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (24.32%), and iShares Biotechnology ETF (18.91%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF as its price is falling. PTH shares are trading down $0.78 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 Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF 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 PTH, 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 PTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.