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Community Health Systems (CYH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Community Health Systems Short Interest Data

Community Health Systems (CYH) has a short interest of 8.03 million shares, representing 6.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.66% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.98 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,030,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,390,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.66%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$27.62 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
138,948,000 shares
Float Size
118,970,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.75%
Today's Trading Volume
251,881 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,980,297 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
13%
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CYH Short Interest Over Time

CYH Days to Cover Over Time

CYH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Community Health Systems Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/20248,030,000 shares $27.62 million +8.7%6.8%4.2 $3.44
11/15/20247,390,000 shares $28.41 million -1.5%6.2%4.3 $3.85
10/31/20247,500,000 shares $30.26 million +4.8%6.1%4.8 $4.04
10/15/20247,160,000 shares $40.35 million +4.1%5.9%4.5 $5.64
9/30/20246,880,000 shares $41.73 million -5.5%5.6%4.3 $6.07
9/15/20247,280,000 shares $41.64 million -10.6%6.0%4.3 $5.72
8/31/20248,140,000 shares $44.36 million +3.4%6.7%4.7 $5.45
8/15/20247,870,000 shares $38.88 million -6.4%6.4%4.7 $4.94
7/31/20248,410,000 shares $44.19 million +3.7%6.8%4.9 $5.26
7/15/20248,110,000 shares $31.63 million +6.4%6.5%4.9 $3.90
6/30/20247,620,000 shares $25.60 million +11.4%6.1%4.8 $3.36
6/15/20246,840,000 shares $24.21 million +4.3%5.5%4.4 $3.54
5/31/20246,560,000 shares $25.94 million -1.8%5.3%3.8 $3.96
5/15/20246,680,000 shares $25.15 million -1.9%5.4%3.7 $3.77
4/30/20246,810,000 shares $22.58 million +4.8%5.4%3.2 $3.32
4/15/20246,500,000 shares $19.50 million +2.9%5.3%3.2 $3.00
3/31/20246,320,000 shares $22.12 million -14.7%5.1%3 $3.50
3/15/20247,410,000 shares $20.53 million +5.6%6.0%3.5 $2.77
2/29/20247,020,000 shares $19.59 million +13.2%5.6%2.6 $2.79
2/15/20246,200,000 shares $25.73 million +1.1%4.9%2.2 $4.15
1/31/20246,130,000 shares $22.44 million -12.6%4.9%2.5 $3.66
1/15/20247,010,000 shares $25.45 million +0.6%5.6%2.8 $3.63
12/31/20236,970,000 shares $21.82 million -43.1%5.5%2.9 $3.13
12/15/202312,240,000 shares $36.23 million +5.2%9.7%5.1 $2.96
11/30/202311,640,000 shares $29.91 million +5.9%9.3%7.4 $2.57
11/15/202310,990,000 shares $29.56 million +2.0%8.7%8.1 $2.69
10/31/202310,780,000 shares $23.07 million +15.4%8.6%7.9 $2.14
10/15/20239,340,000 shares $24.47 million +3.9%7.4%7 $2.62
9/30/20238,990,000 shares $26.07 million +8.3%7.1%7 $2.90
9/15/20238,300,000 shares $25.90 million -1.2%6.5%6.7 $3.12
8/31/20238,400,000 shares $28.35 million +5.1%6.6%6.1 $3.38
8/15/20237,990,000 shares $28.04 million +19.4%6.3%5.4 $3.51
7/31/20236,690,000 shares $29.37 million -1.3%5.3%4.4 $4.39
7/15/20236,780,000 shares $29.63 million -2.9%5.4%4 $4.37
6/30/20236,980,000 shares $30.75 million -7.2%5.5%4 $4.41
6/15/20237,520,000 shares $30.68 million -1.4%5.9%4.2 $4.08
5/31/20237,630,000 shares $24.95 million -13.7%6.0%4.3 $3.27
5/15/20238,840,000 shares $31.03 million -1.2%7.0%4.6 $3.51
4/30/20238,950,000 shares $56.74 million -20.0%7.1%3.8 $6.34
4/15/202311,180,000 shares $58.36 million +0.8%9.0%4.5 $5.22
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3/31/202311,090,000 shares $54.34 million +16.1%8.9%4.3 $4.90
3/15/20239,550,000 shares $48.71 million +14.1%7.7%3.5 $5.10
2/28/20238,370,000 shares $50.72 million -15.2%6.7%2.8 $6.06
2/15/20239,870,000 shares $50.14 million -16.6%7.9%3.4 $5.08
1/31/202311,840,000 shares $61.80 million -7.9%9.5%4.8 $5.22
1/15/202312,850,000 shares $59.11 million +12.8%10.3%4.8 $4.60
12/30/202211,390,000 shares $49.20 million +16.2%9.1%4.4 $4.32
12/15/20229,800,000 shares $34.79 million +20.3%7.8%3.8 $3.55
11/30/20228,150,000 shares $27.95 million -4.7%6.5%3.3 $3.43
11/15/20228,550,000 shares $29.33 million -25.6%6.8%3.5 $3.43
10/31/202211,490,000 shares $32.98 million +1.0%9.2%4.4 $2.87
10/15/202211,380,000 shares $24.92 million +8.1%9.1%3.8 $2.19
9/30/202210,530,000 shares $22.64 million +8.6%8.4%3.4 $2.15
9/15/20229,700,000 shares $28.71 million +8.3%7.8%3.1 $2.96
8/31/20228,960,000 shares $23.83 million +19.6%7.2%2.8 $2.66
8/15/20227,490,000 shares $26.07 million -42.1%6.0%2.3 $3.48
7/31/202212,930,000 shares $38.53 million -2.9%10.3%4.1 $2.98
7/15/202213,310,000 shares $48.45 million +0.3%10.6%5.1 $3.64
6/30/202213,270,000 shares $49.76 million +48.8%10.5%5.8 $3.75
6/15/20228,920,000 shares $37.20 million +23.6%8.0%4.4 $4.17
5/31/20227,220,000 shares $37.83 million +33.7%5.7%4.4 $5.24
5/15/20225,400,000 shares $35.05 million +2.1%4.3%3.4 $6.49
4/30/20225,290,000 shares $40.57 million +2.3%4.2%3.6 $7.67
4/15/20225,170,000 shares $59.25 million -8.8%4.1%4 $11.46
3/31/20225,670,000 shares $67.30 million -5.2%4.5%4.3 $11.87
3/15/20225,980,000 shares $68.59 million -1.2%4.8%4.7 $11.47
2/28/20226,050,000 shares $63.59 million +17.3%4.9%4.6 $10.51
2/15/20225,160,000 shares $70.54 million +39.8%4.1%3.9 $13.67
1/31/20223,690,000 shares $46.83 million -10.2%3.0%3.2 $12.69
1/15/20224,110,000 shares $53.92 million +0.5%3.3%3.3 $13.12
12/31/20214,090,000 shares $54.44 million -0.7%3.3%3.2 $13.31
12/15/20214,120,000 shares $54.80 million +14.1%3.3%3 $13.30
11/30/20213,610,000 shares $43.43 million +3.4%2.9%2.6 $12.03
11/15/20213,490,000 shares $51.30 million -23.8%2.8%2.5 $14.70
10/29/20214,580,000 shares $60.00 million +2.9%3.7%3.2 $13.10
10/15/20214,450,000 shares $46.06 million -2.4%3.6%3.5 $10.35
9/30/20214,560,000 shares $53.35 million +9.9%3.7%3.5 $11.70
9/15/20214,150,000 shares $46.52 million No Change3.3%3.2 $11.21
8/31/20214,150,000 shares $51.09 million -19.9%3.3%2.9 $12.31
8/13/20215,180,000 shares $63.25 million -2.3%4.2%3.3 $12.21
7/30/20215,300,000 shares $70.60 million -3.6%4.3%3.1 $13.32
7/15/20215,500,000 shares $81.46 million +3.2%4.4%2.7 $14.81
6/30/20215,330,000 shares $82.30 million +13.4%4.3%2.3 $15.44
6/15/20214,700,000 shares $73.09 million -7.7%3.8%1.9 $15.55
5/28/20215,090,000 shares $72.63 million +5.6%4.1%1.8 $14.27
5/14/20214,820,000 shares $69.60 million +15.3%N/A1.6 $14.44
4/30/20214,180,000 shares $43.39 million -10.7%N/A1.4 $10.38
4/15/20214,680,000 shares $47.74 million -10.9%N/A1.7 $10.20
3/31/20215,250,000 shares $67.99 million -1.3%N/A1.9 $12.95
3/15/20215,320,000 shares $60.01 million +10.6%N/A2.2 $11.28
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2/26/20214,810,000 shares $41.37 million -8.7%N/A2.2 $8.60
2/12/20215,270,000 shares $48.75 million +1.9%N/A2.5 $9.25
1/29/20215,170,000 shares $52.53 million -0.4%4.6%2.1 $10.16
1/15/20215,190,000 shares $43.49 million -8.3%4.6%1.7 $8.38
12/31/20205,660,000 shares $41.83 million -21.3%5.0%2.1 $7.39
12/15/20207,190,000 shares $58.17 million +3.9%6.4%2.7 $8.09
11/30/20206,920,000 shares $58.13 million -14.9%6.1%2.6 $8.40
11/15/20208,130,000 shares $66.67 million -16.5%7.2%3.2 $8.20
10/30/20209,740,000 shares $58.05 million +19.2%8.6%4.3 $5.96
10/15/20208,170,000 shares $36.68 million +17.9%7.2%5.3 $4.49
9/30/20206,930,000 shares $29.24 million -5.6%6.1%4.3 $4.22
9/15/20207,340,000 shares $34.72 million +0.1%6.5%4.3 $4.73
8/31/20207,330,000 shares $37.90 million -16.1%6.5%4.4 $5.17
8/14/20208,740,000 shares $40.99 million -18.6%7.7%5 $4.69
7/31/202010,730,000 shares $53.44 million -13.1%9.5%5.9 $4.98
7/15/202012,340,000 shares $39.49 million -13.5%10.9%6.7 $3.20
6/30/202014,260,000 shares $42.78 million +8.9%12.6%7.2 $3.00
6/15/202013,100,000 shares $42.97 million -3.8%11.6%5.7 $3.28
5/29/202013,610,000 shares $42.87 million -9.3%12.1%5.3 $3.15
5/15/202015,000,000 shares $39.45 million -7.8%13.3%5.5 $2.63
4/30/202016,260,000 shares $49.27 million -4.1%14.4%4.9 $3.03
4/15/202016,960,000 shares $60.04 million -9.8%15.0%5.1 $3.54
3/31/202018,800,000 shares $66.18 million -7.1%16.7%5.5 $3.52
3/13/202020,243,100 shares $78.14 million +2.3%18.4%7.1 $3.86
2/28/202019,790,000 shares $55.81 million +8.6%17.8%6.9 $2.82
2/14/202018,220,000 shares $76.52 million -3.0%16.4%6.8 $4.20
1/31/202018,780,000 shares $104.98 million -4.5%16.9%9.3 $5.59
1/15/202019,660,000 shares $93.39 million +3.2%17.6%8.9 $4.75
12/31/201919,050,000 shares $85.15 million +6.1%17.1%9.8 $4.47

CYH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Community Health Systems' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Community Health Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 8,030,000 shares of CYH short. 6.75% of Community Health Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Community Health Systems' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Community Health Systems?

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. CYH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Community Health Systems's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Community Health Systems?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Community Health Systems: Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Community Health Systems?

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. 6.75% of Community Health Systems' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Community Health Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Community Health Systems saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,030,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the previous total of 7,390,000 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.

What is Community Health Systems' float size?

Community Health Systems currently has issued a total of 138,948,000 shares. Some of Community Health Systems' 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. Community Health Systems currently has a public float of 118,970,000 shares.

How does Community Health Systems' short interest compare to its competitors?

6.75% of Community Health Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Community Health Systems: U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (4.01%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (30.16%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (5.05%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (1.94%), Alcon Inc. (0.57%), Tenet Healthcare Co. (2.61%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (2.76%), Encompass Health Co. (1.09%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (3.94%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (7.33%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Community Health Systems stock?

Short selling CYH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community Health Systems as its price is falling. CYH shares are trading down $0.06 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Community Health Systems?

A short squeeze for Community Health Systems 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 CYH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Community Health Systems' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CYH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:CYH) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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