Lichen China (LICN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lichen China shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 28,000 shares of LICN short. 4.43% of Lichen China's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lichen China'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. 4.43% of Lichen China's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lichen China saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,000 shares, an increase of 98.6% from the previous total of 14,100 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.

Lichen China currently has issued a total of 599,000 shares. Some of Lichen China'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. Lichen China currently has a public float of 632,600 shares.

4.43% of Lichen China's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Lichen China: SU Group Holdings Limited (0.11%), bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (3.28%), Ryvyl Inc. (3.96%), 36Kr Holdings Inc. (1.50%), Simpple Ltd. (3.17%), Greenpro Capital Corp. (0.72%), Lendway, Inc. (0.14%), Urgent.ly Inc. (7.01%), Onfolio Holdings, Inc. (1.74%), Future FinTech Group Inc. (4.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LICN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lichen China as its price is falling. LICN shares are trading up $0.07 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 Lichen China 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 LICN, 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 LICN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.