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Japan Tobacco (JAPAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.02 +3.26 (+12.66%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

Japan Tobacco Short Interest Data

Japan Tobacco (JAPAF) has a short interest of 401,900 shares. This marks a 2.16% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 401.9, indicating that it would take 401.9 days of the average trading volume of 983 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
401,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
393,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.45 million
Short Interest Ratio
401.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Today's Trading Volume
702 shares
Average Trading Volume
983 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
71%
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JAPAF Short Interest Over Time

JAPAF Days to Cover Over Time

JAPAF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Japan Tobacco Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024401,900 shares $10.45 million +2.2%N/A401.9 $26.00
10/15/2024393,400 shares $11.82 million -18.8%N/A786.8 $30.05
9/30/2024484,500 shares $13.93 million -37.2%N/A4845 $28.76
9/15/2024771,700 shares $22.05 million +89.7%N/A7717 $28.57
8/31/2024406,800 shares $11.62 million -20.3%N/A1356 $28.57
8/15/2024510,200 shares $13.24 million +18.6%N/A566.9 $25.95
7/31/2024430,200 shares $12.72 million +42.6%N/A67.2 $29.57
7/15/2024301,700 shares $8.45 million -72.9%N/A1005.7 $28.00
6/30/20241,113,800 shares $31.46 million -15.9%N/A11138 $28.25
6/15/20241,324,700 shares $37.70 million +1.1%N/A4415.8 $28.46
5/31/20241,310,100 shares $36.04 million -2.7%N/A13101 $27.51
5/15/20241,345,700 shares $36.98 million +13.7%N/A13457 $27.48
4/30/20241,183,700 shares $31.92 million +64.6%N/A2367.4 $26.97
4/15/2024719,300 shares $18.72 million +654.8%N/A0 $26.02
3/31/202495,300 shares $2.48 million -28.4%N/A119.1 $26.02
3/15/2024133,100 shares $3.54 million +8.4%N/A1331 $26.62
2/29/2024122,800 shares $3.19 million +70.1%N/A102.3 $25.95
2/15/202472,200 shares $1.87 million -85.5%N/A144.4 $25.86
1/15/2024626,100 shares $15.80 million -52.9%N/A6261 $25.24
12/31/20231,328,500 shares $34.72 million +121.9%N/A5444.7 $26.14
12/15/2023598,600 shares $15.70 million -21.5%N/A2993 $26.23
11/30/2023762,700 shares $19.05 million -31.4%N/A7627 $24.98
11/15/20231,111,700 shares $26.91 million -18.4%N/A2779.3 $24.21
10/31/20231,363,100 shares $30.14 million -17.0%N/A1363.1 $22.11
10/15/20231,643,000 shares $36.33 million -2.5%N/A1643 $22.11
9/30/20231,684,600 shares $37.85 million +31.2%N/A8423 $22.47
9/15/20231,283,700 shares $27.70 million -16.0%N/A1283.7 $21.58
8/31/20231,529,000 shares $32.37 million -31.5%N/A6091.6 $21.17
8/15/20232,230,400 shares $46.92 million +13.7%N/A11152 $21.04
7/31/20231,961,100 shares $45.03 million -8.3%N/A9805.5 $22.96
7/15/20232,138,000 shares $46.08 million -14.2%N/A3054.3 $21.55
6/30/20232,490,500 shares $53.89 million +74.6%N/A12452.5 $21.64
6/15/20231,426,600 shares $0.00 +38.0%N/A14266 $0.00
5/31/20231,034,000 shares $22.77 million -5.0%N/A10340 $22.02
5/15/20231,088,200 shares $24.44 million +4.9%N/A1554.6 $22.46
4/30/20231,037,200 shares $22.25 million -23.1%N/A414.9 $21.46
4/15/20231,348,400 shares $28.40 million +3.9%N/A1926.3 $21.06
3/31/20231,297,300 shares $27.32 million -29.3%N/A2594.6 $21.06
3/15/20231,834,600 shares $37.28 million +13.8%N/A873.6 $20.32
2/28/20231,612,800 shares $32.76 million -14.8%N/A4032 $20.31
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2/15/20231,892,400 shares $38.53 million -24.7%N/A6308 $20.36
1/31/20232,513,300 shares $51.52 million -7.8%N/A1795.2 $20.50
1/15/20232,726,400 shares $54.17 million +95.0%N/A27264 $19.87
12/30/20221,398,400 shares $27.31 million +2.9%N/A13984 $19.53
12/15/20221,359,100 shares $28.64 million -36.8%N/A4530.3 $21.07
11/30/20222,150,000 shares $43.98 million -13.7%N/A2150 $20.46
11/15/20222,491,500 shares $48.50 million +127.8%N/A14.3 $19.47
10/31/20221,093,800 shares $18.16 million -36.0%N/A210.3 $16.60
10/15/20221,709,100 shares $27.76 million -3.0%N/A438.2 $16.24
9/30/20221,761,600 shares $28.61 million +18.1%N/A5872 $16.24
9/15/20221,491,800 shares $25.01 million -4.7%N/A175.5 $16.77
8/31/20221,564,600 shares $26.66 million -25.1%N/A15646 $17.04
8/15/20222,089,600 shares $35.61 million +58.2%N/A1393.1 $17.04
7/31/20221,320,700 shares $23.09 million -35.9%N/A1320.7 $17.48
7/15/20222,061,800 shares $34.58 million +18.8%N/A448.2 $16.77
6/30/20221,736,300 shares $29.62 million -32.5%N/A667.8 $17.06
6/15/20222,570,800 shares $46.25 million +7.7%N/A6427 $17.99
5/31/20222,386,300 shares $44.55 million -11.0%N/A2982.9 $18.67
5/15/20222,680,700 shares $47.14 million +15.9%N/A1165.5 $17.59
4/30/20222,313,800 shares $39.05 million -13.0%N/A538.1 $16.88
4/15/20222,660,100 shares $45.06 million +2.5%N/A201.5 $16.94
3/31/20222,595,300 shares $44.61 million +24.7%N/A365.5 $17.19
3/15/20222,080,700 shares $35.70 million -4.4%N/A378.3 $17.16
2/28/20222,177,000 shares $41.41 million +14.5%N/A177 $19.02
2/15/20221,900,900 shares $38.63 million -9.9%N/A1188.1 $20.32
1/31/20222,110,200 shares $42.77 million -1.6%N/A5275.5 $20.27
1/15/20222,145,000 shares $44.40 million -3.8%N/A202.4 $20.70
12/31/20212,230,700 shares $44.57 million -13.9%N/A1174.1 $19.98
12/15/20212,590,100 shares $52.06 million -12.4%N/A1850.1 $20.10
11/30/20212,956,000 shares $58.06 million -0.8%N/A3284.4 $19.64
11/15/20212,978,500 shares $60.17 million -1.6%N/A162.8 $20.20
10/29/20213,027,700 shares $60.55 million +3.4%N/A3364.1 $20.00
10/15/20212,928,300 shares $58.07 million -5.6%N/A52.4 $19.83
9/30/20213,100,400 shares $59.99 million -0.9%N/A534.6 $19.35
9/15/20213,127,300 shares $63.05 million -12.6%N/A10424.3 $20.16
8/31/20213,579,600 shares $69.32 million -4.0%N/A5966 $19.37
8/13/20213,726,800 shares $73.16 million -2.3%N/A37268 $19.63
7/30/20213,815,500 shares $75.24 million +1.9%N/A3815.5 $19.72
7/15/20213,745,000 shares $75.46 million +3.7%N/A985.5 $20.15
6/30/20213,612,200 shares $70.15 million -10.7%N/A3283.8 $19.42
6/15/20214,046,800 shares $80.45 million +4.8%N/A1156.2 $19.88
5/28/20213,861,600 shares $78.24 million +4.2%N/A85.2 $20.26
5/14/20213,705,700 shares $73.37 million +0.7%N/A3368.8 $19.80
4/30/20213,681,500 shares $69.32 million +5.1%N/A9203.8 $18.83
4/15/20213,503,700 shares $67.53 million +4.1%N/A7007.4 $19.27
3/31/20213,366,300 shares $66.85 million -18.9%N/A33663 $19.86
3/15/20214,151,300 shares $79.00 million -1.8%N/A200.5 $19.03
2/26/20214,225,300 shares $77.20 million +52.0%N/A1837.1 $18.27
2/12/20212,780,000 shares $52.63 million +4.8%N/A365.8 $18.93
1/29/20212,651,700 shares $52.50 million -1.0%N/A115.8 $19.80
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1/15/20212,177,200 shares $42.37 million +22.0%N/A1209.6 $19.46
12/31/20201,908,700 shares $39.19 million -12.3%N/A1590.6 $20.53
12/15/20202,177,200 shares $44.48 million +22.0%N/A1209.6 $20.43
11/30/20201,784,800 shares $37.48 million +0.8%N/A3569.6 $21.00
11/15/20201,771,100 shares $35.71 million -12.0%N/A1106.9 $20.16
10/30/20202,011,900 shares $37.92 million +16.7%N/A2514.9 $18.85
10/15/20201,724,200 shares $32.73 million -24.0%N/A1149.5 $18.99
9/30/20202,267,400 shares $41.40 million +0.7%N/A333.4 $18.26
9/15/20202,252,300 shares $42.88 million +17.8%N/A750.8 $19.04
8/31/20201,912,000 shares $34.78 million +14.9%N/A1274.7 $18.19
8/14/20201,664,000 shares $31.92 million -33.3%N/A616.3 $19.18
7/31/20202,496,100 shares $43.08 million -10.3%N/A183.5 $17.26
7/15/20202,783,900 shares $50.36 million +30.0%N/A618.6 $18.09
6/30/20202,141,700 shares $39.49 million -16.2%N/A1259.8 $18.44
6/15/20202,556,700 shares $50.39 million +18.3%N/A691 $19.71
5/29/20202,160,700 shares $42.22 million +11.6%N/A63 $19.54
5/15/20201,935,400 shares $36.17 million +32.6%N/A284.6 $18.69
4/30/20201,459,100 shares $27.65 million +42.3%N/A62.6 $18.95
4/15/20201,025,500 shares $19.09 million +2.1%N/A84.1 $18.62
3/31/20201,004,200 shares $18.70 million -15.7%N/A26.6 $18.62
3/13/20201,190,700 shares $22.06 million -25.2%N/A21.1 $18.53
2/28/20201,591,000 shares $31.50 million +28.9%N/A151.5 $19.80
2/14/20201,234,600 shares $24.42 million -26.6%N/A726.2 $19.78
1/31/20201,682,100 shares $35.93 million +3.2%N/A365.7 $21.36
1/15/20201,629,800 shares $34.29 million +36.0%N/A229.5 $21.04
12/31/20191,198,200 shares $25.46 million -48.9%N/A133.1 $21.25

JAPAF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Japan Tobacco's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Japan Tobacco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 401,900 shares of JAPAF short. Learn More on Japan Tobacco's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Japan Tobacco?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. JAPAF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 402.0. Learn More on Japan Tobacco's short interest ratio.

Is Japan Tobacco's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Japan Tobacco saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 401,900 shares, an increase of 2.2% from the previous total of 393,400 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.

How does Japan Tobacco's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Japan Tobacco: Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (0.02%), China Construction Bank Co. (0.00%).

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Japan Tobacco stock?

Short selling JAPAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Japan Tobacco as its price is falling. JAPAF shares are trading up $3.26 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Japan Tobacco?

A short squeeze for Japan Tobacco occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of JAPAF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Japan Tobacco's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including JAPAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (OTCMKTS:JAPAF) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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