SVB Financial Group (SIVPQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SVB Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 900 shares of SIVPQ short. Learn More on SVB Financial Group's current short interest.

SVB Financial Group saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, a decline of 10.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 "regional banks" compare to SVB Financial Group: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.10%), Truist Financial Co. (1.00%), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (1.71%), Fifth Third Bancorp (3.12%), M&T Bank Co. (1.65%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (1.56%), Regions Financial Co. (3.81%), KeyCorp (2.61%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.67%), First Horizon Co. (3.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SIVPQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SVB Financial Group as its price is falling. SIVPQ shares are trading down $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 SVB Financial Group 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 SIVPQ, 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 SIVPQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.