Central Securities (CET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Central Securities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 14,300 shares of CET short. 0.06% of Central Securities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Central Securities' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.06% of Central Securities' floating shares are currently sold short.

Central Securities saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,300 shares, an increase of 2.9% from the previous total of 13,900 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.

0.06% of Central Securities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Central Securities: Abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc (0.02%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.04%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.35%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.57%), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (8.90%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.04%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.15%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.28%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Securities as its price is falling. CET shares are trading down $0.04 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 Central Securities 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 CET, 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 CET, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.