Nokia Oyj (NOK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nokia Oyj shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 19,570,000 shares of NOK short. 0.35% of Nokia Oyj's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nokia Oyj'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. NOK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nokia Oyj's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Nokia Oyj: Simplex Trading LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., IMC Chicago LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, and Sigma Planning Corp. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.35% of Nokia Oyj's floating shares are currently sold short.

Nokia Oyj saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,570,000 shares, a decline of 25.7% from the previous total of 26,330,000 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.

0.35% of Nokia Oyj's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Nokia Oyj: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (1.02%), Ubiquiti Inc. (13.04%), Motorola Solutions, Inc. (0.95%), NetApp, Inc. (2.39%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.33%), PTC Inc. (1.89%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2.31%), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (3.36%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.50%), Pinterest, Inc. (3.66%),

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 NOK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nokia Oyj as its price is falling. NOK shares are trading up $0.01 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 Nokia Oyj 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 NOK, 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 NOK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.