NEXON (NEXOY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of NEXON shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 23,600 shares of NEXOY short. Learn More on NEXON's current short interest.

NEXON saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 23,600 shares, an increase of 82.9% from the previous total of 12,900 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 "personal services" compare to NEXON: Roche Holding AG (0.18%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NEXOY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NEXON as its price is falling. NEXOY shares are trading up $1.31 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 NEXON 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 NEXOY, 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 NEXOY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.