Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 28,400 shares of NXC short. Learn More on Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio'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. NXC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's short interest ratio.

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,400 shares, an increase of 25.1% from the previous total of 22,700 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 Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio: BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.11%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.15%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (1.16%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.01%), MFS Intermediate Income Trust (0.06%), MFS Multimarket Income Trust (0.11%), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. (0.13%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (5.15%), The Mexico Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (0.27%),

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 NXC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio as its price is falling. NXC shares are trading up $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 Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 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 NXC, 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 NXC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.