Highest Performances (HPH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Highest Performances shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 10,800 shares of HPH short. Learn More on Highest Performances' current short interest.

Highest Performances saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,800 shares, an increase of 14.9% from the previous total of 9,400 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 in the industry of "investment advice" compare to Highest Performances: Barings BDC, Inc. (0.63%), Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (1.23%), BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (5.04%), Abacus Life, Inc. (2.63%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.76%), Noah Holdings Limited (1.43%), Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (0.32%), AlTi Global, Inc. (4.86%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (1.08%), Value Line, Inc. (1.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HPH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Highest Performances as its price is falling. HPH shares are trading down $0.19 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 Highest Performances 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 HPH, 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 HPH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024.