Zoomcar (ZCAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zoomcar shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 445,400 shares of ZCAR short. 21.41% of Zoomcar's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Zoomcar'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. 21.41% of Zoomcar's floating shares are currently sold short.

Zoomcar saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 445,400 shares, an increase of 157.2% from the previous total of 173,200 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.

Zoomcar currently has issued a total of 2,060,000 shares. Some of Zoomcar'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. Zoomcar currently has a public float of 2,080,000 shares.

21.41% of Zoomcar's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Zoomcar: Senmiao Technology Limited (3.62%), Ryder System, Inc. (1.44%), Avis Budget Group, Inc. (6.82%), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (31.41%), Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. (1.51%), Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (1.00%), U Power Limited (2.50%), Nxu, Inc. (4.38%), Phoenix Motor Inc. (5.56%), AEye, Inc. (4.01%),

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 ZCAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zoomcar as its price is falling. ZCAR shares are trading down $0.03 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 Zoomcar 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 ZCAR, 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 ZCAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.