The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 20,300 shares of CEE short. Learn More on The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CEE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's short interest ratio.

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,300 shares, an increase of 11.5% from the previous total of 18,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to The Central and Eastern Europe Fund: Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust (0.10%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.04%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (0.18%), Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (0.11%), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (0.08%), Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust (0.04%), Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc (0.06%), JE Cleantech Holdings Limited (1.04%), Amcor plc (1.45%), General American Investors Company, Inc. (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CEE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Central and Eastern Europe Fund as its price is falling. CEE shares are trading down $0.25 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 The Central and Eastern Europe Fund 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 CEE, 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 CEE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.