Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMICY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Semiconductor Manufacturing International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 29th, investors have sold 5,100 shares of SMICY short. Learn More on Semiconductor Manufacturing International's current short interest.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 5,100 shares, a decrease of 8.9% from the previous total of 5,600 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 "electronic equipment" compare to Semiconductor Manufacturing International: NXP Semiconductors (2.22%), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (2.06%), Infineon Technologies AG (0.01%), Nokia Oyj (0.68%), Advantest Co. (0.00%), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (1.39%), Vertiv Holdings Co (3.69%), STMicroelectronics (1.30%), Hubbell Incorporated (4.39%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.64%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: GameStop Corp. ($6.96 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.39 billion), Aon plc ($4.87 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.29 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.19 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.24 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Snowflake Inc. ($2.17 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SMICY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Semiconductor Manufacturing International as its price is falling. 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 Semiconductor Manufacturing International 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 SMICY, 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 SMICY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 29 2021.