Image Sensing Systems (ISNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Image Sensing Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 64,900 shares of ISNS short. 1.52% of Image Sensing Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Image Sensing Systems' 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. 1.52% of Image Sensing Systems' floating shares are currently sold short.

Image Sensing Systems saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 64,900 shares, a drop of 13.1% from the previous total of 74,700 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.

Image Sensing Systems currently has issued a total of 5,354,000 shares. Some of Image Sensing Systems' 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. Image Sensing Systems currently has a public float of 4,260,000 shares.

1.52% of Image Sensing Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Image Sensing Systems: Franklin Wireless Corp. (0.17%), Sypris Solutions, Inc. (4.65%), MariaDB plc (2.00%), Creative Realities, Inc. (0.01%), Aware, Inc. (0.22%), Inseego Corp. (8.42%), Data Storage Co. (11.59%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.07%), Data I/O Co. (0.06%), DZS Inc. (7.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.32 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($8.20 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.79 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.16 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.07 billion), Aon plc ($6.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.38 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.80 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($4.28 billion), and Snowflake Inc. ($3.19 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ISNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Image Sensing Systems 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 Image Sensing Systems 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 ISNS, 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 ISNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2021.