Creative Realities (CREX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Creative Realities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 48,000 shares of CREX short. 0.60% of Creative Realities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Creative Realities' 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. CREX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Creative Realities'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. 0.60% of Creative Realities' floating shares are currently sold short.

Creative Realities saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 48,000 shares, a decline of 36.8% from the previous total of 75,900 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.

Creative Realities currently has issued a total of 10,409,000 shares. Some of Creative Realities' 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. Creative Realities currently has a public float of 8,030,000 shares.

0.60% of Creative Realities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Creative Realities: OMNIQ Corp. (1.74%), Optical Cable Co. (0.11%), SigmaTron International, Inc. (2.30%), ClearOne, Inc. (1.19%), Data Storage Co. (2.72%), Neonode Inc. (0.91%), TSR, Inc. (0.51%), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (0.68%), Phunware, Inc. (8.27%), EMCORE Co. (0.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CREX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Creative Realities as its price is falling. CREX 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 Creative Realities 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 CREX, 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 CREX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.