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 October 15th, investors have sold 600 shares of SCIA short. Learn More on SCI Engineered Materials' current short interest.

SCI Engineered Materials saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, an increase of 500.0% from the previous total of 100 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 "electrical equipment" compare to SCI Engineered Materials: ESS Tech, Inc. (9.69%), Captivision Inc. (0.17%), Laser Photonics Co. (14.09%), Microvast Holdings, Inc. (7.73%), Zeo Energy Corp. (1.79%), Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (1.42%), Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. (0.37%), Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. (0.05%), Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (3.46%), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (0.30%),

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 SCIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SCI Engineered Materials as its price is falling. SCIA shares are trading down $0.39 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 October, 15 2024.