Central Securities (CET) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.30 +0.42 (+0.94%) As of 01/14/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort Interest Central Securities Short Interest DataCentral Securities (CET) has a short interest of 5,900 shares. This marks a -45.87% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.2, indicating that it would take 0.2 days of the average trading volume of 35,624 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-45.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$0.00Short Interest Ratio0.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares27,980,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.02%Today's Trading Volume38,592 sharesAverage Trading Volume35,624 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average108% Short Selling Central Securities? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCET Short Interest Over TimeCET Days to Cover Over TimeCET Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Central Securities Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20245,900 shares $0.00 -45.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 12/15/202410,900 shares $0.00 +73.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 11/30/20246,300 shares $0.00 -48.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/15/202412,300 shares $0.00 +0.8%N/A0.4 $0.00 10/31/202412,200 shares $0.00 +56.4%N/A0.4 $0.00 10/15/20247,800 shares $0.00 +39.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CET and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Central Securities and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20245,600 shares $0.00 -40.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 9/15/20249,400 shares $0.00 +193.8%N/A0.3 $0.00 8/31/20243,200 shares $0.00 -63.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/15/20248,700 shares $0.00 +314.3%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/31/20242,100 shares $0.00 -46.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 7/15/20243,900 shares $0.00 -2.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20244,000 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $0.00 6/15/20244,000 shares $0.00 -54.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/20248,700 shares $0.00 +52.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 5/15/20245,700 shares $0.00 -19.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/20247,100 shares $0.00 -62.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/202419,000 shares $0.00 -4.5%N/A0.5 $0.00 3/31/202419,900 shares $0.00 +70.1%N/A0.5 $0.00 3/15/202411,700 shares $0.00 +74.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 2/29/20246,700 shares $0.00 +97.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/15/20243,400 shares $0.00 +209.1%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/31/20241,100 shares $0.00 +22.2%N/A0 $0.00 1/15/2024900 shares $0.00 -80.0%N/A0 $0.00 12/31/20234,500 shares $0.00 -23.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/15/20235,900 shares $0.00 +9.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/30/20235,400 shares $0.00 +671.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 11/15/2023700 shares $0.00 -96.9%N/A0 $0.00 10/31/202322,700 shares $0.00 +238.8%N/A0.9 $0.00 10/15/20236,700 shares $0.00 +168.0%N/A0.3 $0.00 9/30/20232,500 shares $0.00 -7.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/15/20232,700 shares $0.00 -15.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/31/20233,200 shares $0.00 -39.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/15/20235,300 shares $0.00 +3.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/31/20235,100 shares $0.00 +18.6%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/15/20234,300 shares $0.00 -38.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20237,000 shares $0.00 +20.7%N/A0.4 $0.00 6/15/20235,800 shares $0.00 +93.3%N/A0.3 $0.00 5/31/20233,000 shares $0.00 +15.4%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/15/20232,600 shares $0.00 -78.7%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/30/202312,200 shares $0.00 +662.5%N/A0.8 $0.00 4/15/20231,600 shares $0.00 +77.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/31/2023900 shares $0.00 -75.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/15/20233,700 shares $0.00 -54.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/28/20238,100 shares $0.00 +39.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 2/15/20235,800 shares $0.00 +107.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 1/31/20232,800 shares $0.00 +33.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/15/20232,100 shares $0.00 -8.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/30/20222,300 shares $0.00 +283.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 12/15/2022600 shares $0.00 -88.0%N/A0 $0.00 11/30/20225,000 shares $0.00 +138.1%N/A0.3 $0.00 11/15/20222,100 shares $0.00 -25.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/31/20222,800 shares $0.00 -45.1%N/A0.2 $0.00 10/15/20225,100 shares $0.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $0.00 9/30/20226,800 shares $0.00 +325.0%N/A0.4 $0.00 9/15/20221,600 shares $0.00 -50.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 8/31/20223,200 shares $0.00 +190.9%N/A0.2 $0.00 8/15/20221,100 shares $0.00 -72.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 7/31/20224,000 shares $0.00 -31.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 7/15/20225,800 shares $0.00 +45.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/30/20224,000 shares $0.00 -4.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 6/15/20224,200 shares $0.00 +180.0%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/31/20221,500 shares $0.00 -76.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/15/20226,300 shares $0.00 -8.7%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/30/20226,900 shares $0.00 +146.4%N/A0.3 $0.00 4/15/20222,800 shares $0.00 +3.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/31/20222,700 shares $0.00 -69.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 3/15/20228,800 shares $0.00 -44.3%N/A0.2 $0.00 2/28/202215,800 shares $0.00 +107.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 2/15/20227,600 shares $0.00 -21.7%N/A0.1 $0.00 1/31/20229,700 shares $0.00 -53.8%N/A0.2 $0.00 1/15/202221,000 shares $0.00 -18.6%N/A0.4 $0.00 12/31/202125,800 shares $0.00 +69.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 12/15/202115,200 shares $0.00 +794.1%N/A0.4 $0.00 11/30/20211,700 shares $0.00 -52.8%N/A0.1 $0.00 11/15/20213,600 shares $0.00 +63.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 10/29/20212,200 shares $0.00 +29.4%N/A0.1 $0.00 10/15/20211,700 shares $0.00 -83.2%N/A0.1 $0.00 9/30/202110,100 shares $0.00 +20.2%N/A0.6 $0.00 9/15/20218,400 shares $0.00 -6.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 8/31/20219,000 shares $0.00 +42.9%N/A0.5 $0.00 8/13/20216,300 shares $0.00 -25.9%N/A0.3 $0.00 7/30/20218,500 shares $0.00 +286.4%N/A0.4 $0.00 7/15/20212,200 shares $0.00 -78.0%N/A0.1 $0.00 6/30/202110,000 shares $0.00 +566.7%N/A0.5 $0.00 6/15/20211,500 shares $0.00 -58.3%N/A0.1 $0.00 5/28/20213,600 shares $0.00 +56.5%N/A0.2 $0.00 5/14/20212,300 shares $0.00 -39.5%N/A0.1 $0.00 4/30/20213,800 shares $0.00 +8.6%N/A0.2 $0.00 4/15/20213,500 shares $136,360.00 +1,066.7%N/A0.2 $38.96 3/31/2021300 shares $11,658.00 -85.0%N/A0 $38.86 3/15/20212,000 shares $78,100.00 -41.2%N/A0.1 $39.05 2/26/20213,400 shares $126,412.00 -49.3%N/A0.2 $37.18 2/12/20216,700 shares $245,421.00 -41.7%N/A0.4 $36.63 1/29/202111,500 shares $422,280.00 +248.5%N/A0.6 $36.72 1/15/20213,300 shares $115,830.00 +43.5%N/A0.2 $35.10 12/31/20202,300 shares $73,945.00 +35.3%N/A0.1 $32.15 12/15/20201,700 shares $53,703.00 -58.5%N/A0.1 $31.59 11/30/20204,100 shares $126,608.00 -67.5%N/A0.2 $30.88 11/15/202012,600 shares $369,180.00 +200.0%N/A0.6 $29.30 10/30/20204,200 shares $119,279.58 +425.0%N/A0.2 $28.40 10/15/2020800 shares $23,416.00 +14.3%N/A0 $29.27 9/30/2020700 shares $20,293.00 +75.0%N/A0 $28.99 9/15/20207,000 shares $198,590.00 +1,650.0%N/A0.4 $28.37 8/31/2020400 shares $11,600.00 -63.6%N/A0 $29.00 8/14/20201,100 shares $32,582.00 +83.3%N/A0.1 $29.62 7/31/2020600 shares $17,628.00 -90.2%N/A0 $29.38 7/15/20206,100 shares $176,412.00 +56.4%N/A0.3 $28.92 6/30/20203,900 shares $112,827.00 -7.1%N/A0.2 $28.93 6/15/20204,200 shares $121,044.00 -34.4%N/A0.1 $28.82 5/29/20206,400 shares $183,616.00 -34.7%N/A0.1 $28.69 5/15/20209,800 shares $283,416.00 -6.7%N/A0.2 $28.92 4/30/202010,500 shares $305,865.00 +19.3%N/A0.2 $29.13 4/15/20208,800 shares $254,144.00 -63.3%N/A0.2 $28.88 3/31/202024,000 shares $666,960.00 +41.2%N/A0.5 $27.79 3/13/202017,000 shares $482,290.00 +385.7%0.1%0.8 $28.37 2/28/20203,500 shares $78,400.00 +288.9%N/A0.2 $22.40 2/14/2020900 shares $26,154.00 +12.5%N/A0 $29.06 1/31/2020800 shares $25,120.00 -90.1%N/A0 $31.40 1/15/20208,100 shares $268,920.00 -64.0%N/A0.4 $33.20 CET Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Central Securities' current short interest? 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 December 31st, investors have sold 5,900 shares of CET short. Learn More on Central Securities' current short interest. Is Central Securities' short interest increasing or decreasing? Central Securities saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,900 shares, a drop of 45.9% from the previous total of 10,900 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. How does Central Securities' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Central Securities: Abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc (0.01%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.51%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.19%), Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (5.56%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.23%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.81%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.04%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.42%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.91%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Central Securities stock? 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 up $0.42 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. How does a short squeeze work against Central Securities? 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. How often is Central Securities' short interest reported? 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 December, 31 2024. 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