International Isotopes (INIS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of International Isotopes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 3,400 shares of INIS short. Learn More on International Isotopes' current short interest.

International Isotopes saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,400 shares, a decrease of 70.9% from the previous total of 11,700 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 "measuring and control equipment" compare to International Isotopes: Owlet, Inc. (3.70%), Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (0.03%), Optex Systems Holdings, Inc (0.19%), ClearSign Technologies Co. (0.53%), Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (4.81%), MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (0.72%), Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (0.34%), Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (3.48%), Prenetics Global Limited (0.47%), Syntec Optics Holdings, Inc. (1.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling INIS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from International Isotopes 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 International Isotopes 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 INIS, 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 INIS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.