Holley (HLLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Holley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 2,550,000 shares of HLLY short. 4.81% of Holley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Holley'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. HLLY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Holley'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. 4.81% of Holley's floating shares are currently sold short.

Holley currently has issued a total of 119,310,000 shares. Some of Holley'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. Holley currently has a public float of 52,990,000 shares.

4.81% of Holley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Holley: American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (2.41%), Luminar Technologies, Inc. (18.81%), Standard Motor Products, Inc. (2.90%), Stoneridge, Inc. (1.24%), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (6.71%), Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (1.00%), Aeva Technologies, Inc. (6.66%), Canoo Inc. (15.08%), Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (7.76%), China Automotive Systems, Inc. (0.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.54 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.11 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.88 billion), General Motors ($2.62 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.34 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), Dell Technologies Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HLLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Holley as its price is falling. HLLY shares are trading down $0.09 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 Holley 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 HLLY, 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 HLLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2024.