Liberty TripAdvisor (LTRPA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Liberty TripAdvisor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 453,400 shares of LTRPA short. 0.63% of Liberty TripAdvisor's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Liberty TripAdvisor'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. LTRPA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Liberty TripAdvisor'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. 0.63% of Liberty TripAdvisor's floating shares are currently sold short.

Liberty TripAdvisor saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 453,400 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 450,200 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.

Liberty TripAdvisor currently has issued a total of 76,560,000 shares. Some of Liberty TripAdvisor'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. Liberty TripAdvisor currently has a public float of 71,950,000 shares.

0.63% of Liberty TripAdvisor's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Liberty TripAdvisor: Data Storage Co. (2.72%), Phunware, Inc. (7.69%), HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (2.89%), Near Intelligence, Inc. (7.28%), WeTrade Group, Inc. (0.24%), Metalpha Technology Holding Limited (0.41%), IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (0.73%), BSQUARE Co. (0.07%), Franklin Wireless Corp. (0.12%), Expion360 Inc. (0.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.82 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.90 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.28 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.72 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LTRPA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liberty TripAdvisor as its price is falling. LTRPA 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 Liberty TripAdvisor 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 LTRPA, 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 LTRPA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2023.