Harleysville Financial (HARL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Harleysville Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of HARL short. 0.00% of Harleysville Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Harleysville Financial's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.00% of Harleysville Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

0.00% of Harleysville Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Harleysville Financial: Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (2.20%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.92%), Civista Bancshares, Inc. (0.97%), RBB Bancorp (0.46%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.28%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.47%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (6.25%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.56%), Security National Financial Co. (0.12%), Greystone Housing Impact Investors LP (0.21%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HARL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Harleysville Financial 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 Harleysville Financial 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 HARL, 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 HARL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.