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 closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 10,800 shares of CET short. Learn More on Central Securities' current short interest.

Central Securities saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,800 shares, an increase of 151.2% from the previous total of 4,300 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 Central Securities: Abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc (0.02%), DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.06%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.52%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.26%), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (6.07%), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (0.12%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.27%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.70%), The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. (0.03%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.08%),

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 CET is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Securities as its price is falling. CET shares are trading down $0.60 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 January, 31 2025.