Bankinter (BKNIY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bankinter shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 800 shares of BKNIY short. Learn More on Bankinter's current short interest.

Bankinter saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, a drop of 20.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 "private households" compare to Bankinter: China CITIC Bank Co. Limited (0.00%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (0.20%), Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin Société en commandite par actions (0.00%), Sandvik AB (publ) (0.00%), Fujitsu Limited (0.00%), Associated British Foods plc (0.00%), Epiroc AB (publ) (0.00%), H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (0.00%), SSE plc (0.02%), Suzuki Motor Co. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKNIY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bankinter as its price is falling. BKNIY shares are trading down $0.05 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 Bankinter 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 BKNIY, 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 BKNIY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.