Faraday Future Intelligent Electric - FFIE Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 71,620,000 shares of FFIE short. 17.92% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Faraday Future Intelligent Electric'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. FFIE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Faraday Future Intelligent Electric's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric: National Bank of Canada FI, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Citadel Advisors LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, and Clear Street Markets LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 17.92% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric's floating shares are currently sold short.

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 71,620,000 shares, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous total of 83,440,000 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.

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric currently has issued a total of 450,260,000 shares. Some of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric'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. Faraday Future Intelligent Electric currently has a public float of 399,580,000 shares.

17.92% of Faraday Future Intelligent Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "motor vehicles & car bodies" compare to Faraday Future Intelligent Electric: Workhorse Group Inc. (28.41%), Niu Technologies (2.03%), Lordstown Motors Corp. (24.87%), The Lion Electric Company (16.48%), REE Automotive Ltd. (0.63%), Cenntro Electric Group Limited (6.42%), Electrameccanica Vehicles Corp. (10.91%), The Shyft Group, Inc. (3.14%), Proterra Inc. (7.63%), and Nikola Co. (29.75%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FFIE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Faraday Future Intelligent Electric as its price is falling. FFIE shares are trading up $0.08 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 Faraday Future Intelligent Electric 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 FFIE, 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 FFIE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.