Cypress Semiconductor (CY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cypress Semiconductor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 28,380,000 shares of CY short. Learn More on Cypress Semiconductor'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. CY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Cypress Semiconductor's short interest ratio.

Cypress Semiconductor saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,380,000 shares, a drop of 7.3% from the previous total of 30,617,900 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cypress Semiconductor: Lattice Semiconductor Co. (9.56%), MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (7.46%), Rambus Inc. (2.94%), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (1.46%), Silicon Laboratories Inc. (5.05%), Power Integrations, Inc. (7.83%), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (4.49%), First Solar, Inc. (4.82%), Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (1.91%), Qorvo, Inc. (2.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($14.28 billion), AbbVie Inc. ($7.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.56 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.93 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.49 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.36 billion), Carvana Co. ($2.20 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.93 billion), The Clorox Company ($1.88 billion), and PDD Holdings Inc. ($1.77 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cypress Semiconductor as its price is falling. 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 Cypress Semiconductor 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 CY, 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 CY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2020.