Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 13,400 shares of NXC short. Learn More on Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio'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. NXC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio's short interest ratio.

Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,400 shares, a drop of 2.2% from the previous total of 13,700 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 Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio: Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc (0.10%), DTF Tax-Free Income 2028 Term Fund Inc. (0.04%), SuRo Capital Corp. (0.11%), Nuveen Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (0.05%), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (0.07%), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.17%), The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. (0.06%), MFS Government Markets Income Trust (0.66%), PCM Fund Inc. (0.56%), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (0.01%),

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 NXC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio 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 Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NXC, 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 NXC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.