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

Short interest is the volume of Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 59,400 shares of NXP short. Learn More on Nuveen 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. NXP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's short interest ratio.

Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 59,400 shares, a decrease of 18.9% from the previous total of 73,200 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 in the industry of "financial services" compare to Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio: Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.52%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.26%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.12%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.27%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.70%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.08%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.03%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (1.18%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.50%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NXP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio as its price is falling. NXP shares are trading up $0.01 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 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 NXP, 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 NXP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.