Equus Total Return (EQS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Equus Total Return shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,200 shares of EQS short. Learn More on Equus Total Return's current short interest.

Equus Total Return saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,200 shares, a decrease of 75.0% from the previous total of 4,800 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 "financial services" compare to Equus Total Return: The European Equity Fund, Inc. (0.04%), Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund (0.03%), Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (0.05%), Mexico Equity & Income Fund Inc. (0.28%), MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (0.23%), The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund Inc. (0.29%),

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 EQS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Equus Total Return as its price is falling. 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 Equus Total Return 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 EQS, 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 EQS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.