SCI Engineered Materials (SCIA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SCI Engineered Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of SCIA short. 0.00% of SCI Engineered Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SCI Engineered Materials' 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 SCI Engineered Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

SCI Engineered Materials saw a decline in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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.

0.00% of SCI Engineered Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to SCI Engineered Materials: Zeo Energy Corp. (1.74%), CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (1.45%), Stem, Inc. (27.24%), Laser Photonics Co. (10.37%), 374Water Inc. (3.92%), ESS Tech, Inc. (8.61%), Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (0.95%), Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. (0.00%), Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (1.60%), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (0.31%),

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 SCIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SCI Engineered Materials as its price is falling. SCIA shares are trading up $0.07 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 SCI Engineered Materials 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 SCIA, 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 SCIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.