Consumer Automotive Finance (CAFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Consumer Automotive Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 4,800 shares of CAFI short. Learn More on Consumer Automotive Finance's current short interest.

Consumer Automotive Finance saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,800 shares, a drop of 9.4% from the previous total of 5,300 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 "nondepository credit institutions" compare to Consumer Automotive Finance: Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited (0.35%), Netcapital Inc. (9.12%), Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. (0.00%), MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (0.00%), Burford Capital Limited (4.08%), American Express (1.12%), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Zurich Insurance Group AG (0.00%), Coinbase Global, Inc. (4.56%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (5.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Consumer Automotive Finance 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 Consumer Automotive Finance 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 CAFI, 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 CAFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.