Crimson Wine Group (CWGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Crimson Wine Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 900 shares of CWGL short. Learn More on Crimson Wine Group's current short interest.

Crimson Wine Group saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, a drop of 18.2% from the previous total of 1,100 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 "consumer staples" compare to Crimson Wine Group: Village Farms International, Inc. (2.20%), Fenbo Holdings Limited (0.11%), HF Foods Group Inc. (1.00%), Bridgford Foods Co. (0.22%), Cadiz Inc. (13.05%), Oxus Acquisition Corp. (0.04%), Nanophase Technologies Co. (0.00%), Purple Innovation, Inc. (4.00%), Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (6.60%), Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CWGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Crimson Wine Group as its price is falling. CWGL shares are trading down $0.02 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 Crimson Wine Group 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 CWGL, 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 CWGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.