K Wave Media (KWM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of K Wave Media shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 283,400 shares of KWM short. 0.45% of K Wave Media's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on K Wave Media'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. 0.45% of K Wave Media's floating shares are currently sold short.

K Wave Media saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 283,400 shares, an increase of 188.0% from the previous total of 98,400 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.

K Wave Media currently has issued a total of 63,200,000 shares. Some of K Wave Media'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. K Wave Media currently has a public float of 62,630,000 shares.

0.45% of K Wave Media's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "entertainment" compare to K Wave Media: Golden Entertainment, Inc. (5.54%), Reservoir Media, Inc. (3.44%), Xponential Fitness, Inc. (18.58%), Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. (2.39%), CuriosityStream Inc. (5.25%), Gambling.com Group Limited (12.47%), Vivid Seats Inc. (20.57%), Gaia, Inc. (1.16%), BUUU Group Limited (0.31%), NIP Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KWM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from K Wave Media as its price is falling. KWM shares are trading up $0.16 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 K Wave Media 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 KWM, 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 KWM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.