Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco Municipal Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 43,600 shares of VKQ short. Learn More on Invesco Municipal Trust's current short interest.

Invesco Municipal Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 43,600 shares, an increase of 103.7% from the previous total of 21,400 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 "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Invesco Municipal Trust: The India Fund, Inc. (6.44%), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.25%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.04%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.29%), Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (1.49%), Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.06%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.06%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. (0.07%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.10%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VKQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco Municipal Trust 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 Invesco Municipal Trust 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 VKQ, 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 VKQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.