Bank Hapoalim B.M. (BKHPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bank Hapoalim B.M. shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 86,400 shares of BKHPF short. Learn More on Bank Hapoalim B.M.'s current short interest.

Bank Hapoalim B.M. saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 86,400 shares, an increase of 2.4% from the previous total of 84,400 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 "personal services" compare to Bank Hapoalim B.M.: China Construction Bank Co. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKHPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank Hapoalim B.M. 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 Bank Hapoalim B.M. 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 BKHPF, 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 BKHPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.