The India Fund (IFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The India Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,200,000 shares of IFN short. Learn More on The India Fund's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. IFN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on The India Fund's short interest ratio.

The India Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,200,000 shares, an increase of 77.4% from the previous total of 676,400 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 "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to The India Fund: Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (1.48%), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (0.04%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.10%), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (0.42%), BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (0.58%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.06%), Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. (0.08%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.05%), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.13%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The India Fund as its price is falling. IFN shares are trading down $0.03 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 The India Fund 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 IFN, 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 IFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.