United American Healthcare (UAHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United American Healthcare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 16,600 shares of UAHC short. Learn More on United American Healthcare's current short interest.

United American Healthcare saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 16,600 shares, an increase of 118.4% from the previous total of 7,600 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UAHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United American Healthcare 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 United American Healthcare 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 UAHC, 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 UAHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.