RBC Bearings (RBCP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of RBC Bearings shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,300 shares of RBCP short. Learn More on RBC Bearings' current short interest.

RBC Bearings saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, a decline of 38.1% from the previous total of 2,100 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 "machinery" compare to RBC Bearings: Hongli Group Inc. (0.29%), ASML Holding (0.38%), Carrier Global Co. (1.35%), Johnson Controls International plc (1.34%), Baker Hughes (1.62%), Symbotic Inc. (39.71%), nVent Electric plc (1.72%), BWX Technologies, Inc. (1.28%), ESAB Co. (1.18%), SPX Technologies, Inc. (1.33%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RBCP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RBC Bearings as its price is falling. RBCP shares are trading up $0.47 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 RBC Bearings 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 RBCP, 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 RBCP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.