Harbor Custom Development (HCDI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Harbor Custom Development shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 186,000 shares of HCDI short. Learn More on Harbor Custom Development's current short interest.

Harbor Custom Development saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 186,000 shares, an increase of 309.7% from the previous total of 45,400 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 Harbor Custom Development: NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (0.69%), Seven Hills Realty Trust (0.43%), Leju Holdings Limited (0.15%), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (4.52%), and M/I Homes, Inc. (2.63%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($6.17 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.99 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.78 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.89 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.83 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.64 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.31 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HCDI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Harbor Custom Development 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 Harbor Custom Development 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 HCDI, 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 HCDI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2023.