Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Chicago Rivet & Machine shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 5,400 shares of CVR short. 0.69% of Chicago Rivet & Machine's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Chicago Rivet & Machine'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. CVR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Chicago Rivet & Machine's short interest ratio.

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. 0.69% of Chicago Rivet & Machine's floating shares are currently sold short.

Chicago Rivet & Machine currently has issued a total of 970,000 shares. Some of Chicago Rivet & Machine's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Chicago Rivet & Machine currently has a public float of 785,500 shares.

0.69% of Chicago Rivet & Machine's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Chicago Rivet & Machine: OriginClear, Inc. (0.00%), LiqTech International, Inc. (1.70%), Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (0.53%), Fusion Fuel Green PLC (1.74%), Guardforce AI Co., Limited (8.93%), HUB Cyber Security Ltd. (2.66%), Paragon Technologies, Inc. (0.01%), Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (0.22%), QS Energy, Inc. (0.00%), urban-gro, Inc. (2.79%),

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 CVR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chicago Rivet & Machine as its price is falling. CVR shares are trading up $0.75 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 Chicago Rivet & Machine 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 CVR, 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 CVR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.