Shin-Etsu Chemical (SHECY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Shin-Etsu Chemical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 10,600 shares of SHECY short. Learn More on Shin-Etsu Chemical's current short interest.

Shin-Etsu Chemical saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,600 shares, an increase of 41.3% from the previous total of 7,500 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 sector of "basic materials" compare to Shin-Etsu Chemical: Glencore plc (0.00%), L'Air Liquide S.A. (0.00%), Givaudan SA (0.00%), Paladin Energy Ltd (1.37%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.62%), Rio Tinto Group (0.44%), Southern Copper Co. (6.90%), Ecolab Inc. (0.82%), Vale S.A. (1.17%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (1.22%),

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 SHECY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Shin-Etsu Chemical as its price is falling. SHECY shares are trading down $0.81 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 Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 SHECY, 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 SHECY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.