Long-Term Care ETF (OLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Long-Term Care ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 13th, investors have sold 100 shares of OLD short. Learn More on Long-Term Care ETF's current short interest.

Long-Term Care ETF saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 95.2% from the previous total of 2,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Long-Term Care ETF: First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (0.36%), Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (0.41%), JPMorgan Healthcare Leaders ETF (0.07%), ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology (5.41%), ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology (1.16%), Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF (0.26%), VanEck Biotech ETF (0.27%), VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (41.19%), and iShares Biotechnology ETF (29.39%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited Sponsored ADR ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Long-Term Care ETF 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 Long-Term Care ETF 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 OLD, 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 OLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.