So-Young International (SY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of So-Young International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 32,500 shares of SY short. 0.04% of So-Young International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on So-Young International's current short interest.

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. 0.04% of So-Young International's floating shares are currently sold short.

So-Young International saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 32,500 shares, a decline of 31.0% from the previous total of 47,100 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.

So-Young International currently has issued a total of 99,240,000 shares. Some of So-Young International'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. So-Young International currently has a public float of 73,930,000 shares.

0.04% of So-Young International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to So-Young International: MSP Recovery, Inc. (1.76%), trivago (0.29%), Tucows Inc. (12.78%), Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (14.59%), DBV Technologies S.A. (0.28%), Bright Health Group, Inc. (1.31%), Vaxart, Inc. (10.44%), Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. (4.86%), Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. (13.15%), Abeona Therapeutics Inc (12.94%),

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 SY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from So-Young International as its price is falling. SY shares are trading down $0.01 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 So-Young International 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 SY, 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 SY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.