Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 87,500 shares of PKW short.

Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 87,500 shares, an increase of 27.0% from the previous total of 68,900 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PKW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF as its price is falling. Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF's stock is trading up $1.32 today. To short Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF 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 Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF 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 Invesco BuyBack Achievers 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 PKW, 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 PKW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.