Woolworths (WLWHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Woolworths shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 900 shares of WLWHY short. Learn More on Woolworths' current short interest.

Woolworths saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 900 shares, an increase of 800.0% from the previous total of 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 "retail/wholesale" compare to Woolworths: Ocado Group plc (0.03%), Domino's Pizza Group plc (0.00%), Burberry Group plc (0.01%), MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (0.02%), Zalando SE (0.01%), ACV Auctions Inc. (6.30%), Hagerty, Inc. (1.44%), Kohl's Co. (32.65%), GameStop Corp. (19.60%), Nordstrom, Inc. (22.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WLWHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Woolworths as its price is falling. WLWHY shares are trading up $0.04 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 Woolworths 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 WLWHY, 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 WLWHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024.