Ideal Power (IPWR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ideal Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 18,200 shares of IPWR short. 0.32% of Ideal Power's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ideal Power'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. IPWR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Ideal Power's short interest ratio.

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. 0.32% of Ideal Power's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ideal Power saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,200 shares, a decline of 33.1% from the previous total of 27,200 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.

Ideal Power currently has issued a total of 5,950,000 shares. Some of Ideal Power'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. Ideal Power currently has a public float of 5,650,000 shares.

0.32% of Ideal Power's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Ideal Power: Ebang International Holdings Inc. (1.37%), Ampco-Pittsburgh Co. (3.75%), ClearSign Technologies Co. (1.14%), Broadwind, Inc. (1.84%), Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (0.01%), Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (2.75%), PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (0.15%), Fuel Tech, Inc. (2.08%), Fathom Digital Manufacturing Co. (1.83%), Research Solutions, Inc. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IPWR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ideal Power as its price is falling. IPWR shares are trading up $0.41 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 Ideal Power 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 IPWR, 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 IPWR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.