SLM (SLMBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SLM shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 5,100 shares of SLMBP short. Learn More on SLM's current short interest.

SLM saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,100 shares, a decline of 67.7% from the previous total of 15,800 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 "banking" compare to SLM: Northeast Bank (0.97%),

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 SLMBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SLM as its price is falling. SLMBP shares are trading down $0.18 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 SLM occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SLMBP, 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 SLMBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.