China Finance Online (JRJC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Finance Online shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 45,800 shares of JRJC short. 10.48% of China Finance Online's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on China Finance Online'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. 10.48% of China Finance Online's floating shares are currently sold short.

China Finance Online saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 45,800 shares, a decline of 20.8% from the previous total of 57,800 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.

China Finance Online currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of China Finance Online'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. China Finance Online currently has a public float of 437,200 shares.

10.48% of China Finance Online's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to China Finance Online: Allego (7.15%), Compass, Inc. (7.39%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.06%), Karooooo Ltd. (0.15%), Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (0.76%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JRJC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Finance Online 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 China Finance Online 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 JRJC, 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 JRJC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.