Happy City (HCHL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Happy City shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 3,600 shares of HCHL short. 0.02% of Happy City's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Happy City's current short interest.

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. 0.02% of Happy City's floating shares are currently sold short.

Happy City saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,600 shares, a decline of 93.1% from the previous total of 52,300 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.

0.02% of Happy City's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Happy City: GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.11%), Full House Resorts, Inc. (2.24%), GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (13.25%), The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (4.69%), TH International Limited (0.09%), Century Casinos, Inc. (0.15%), LiveOne, Inc. (1.44%), FAT Brands Inc. (1.26%), FAT Brands Inc. (3.88%), Noodles & Company (2.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HCHL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Happy City as its price is falling. HCHL shares are trading up $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 Happy City 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 HCHL, 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 HCHL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.