Hang Seng Bank (HSNGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hang Seng Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 22,500 shares of HSNGY short. Learn More on Hang Seng Bank's current short interest.

Hang Seng Bank saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,500 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the previous total of 20,000 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 compare to Hang Seng Bank: Erste Group Bank AG (0.00%), Bitcoin Group SE (0.00%), Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) (0.00%), Markel Group Inc. (1.32%), Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (1.95%), TFS Financial Co. (5.62%), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (0.03%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (5.15%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.73%), Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (0.23%),

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 HSNGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hang Seng Bank as its price is falling. HSNGY shares are trading up $0.16 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 Hang Seng Bank 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 HSNGY, 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 HSNGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.