Qurate Retail Inc Series A Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Qurate Retail Inc Series A shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 14,830,000 shares of QRTEA short. 3.92% of Qurate Retail Inc Series A's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Qurate Retail Inc Series A currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

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. 3.92% of Qurate Retail Inc Series A's floating shares are currently sold short.

Qurate Retail Inc Series A saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,830,000 shares, an increase of 2.4% from the previous total of 14,480,000 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.

Qurate Retail Inc Series A currently has issued a total of 416,854,000 shares. Some of Qurate Retail Inc Series A'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. Qurate Retail Inc Series A currently has a public float of 378,510,000 shares.

3.92% of Qurate Retail Inc Series A's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "catalog & mail-order houses" compare to Qurate Retail Inc Series A: Vipshop Holdings Ltd - (0.00%), Overstock.com Inc (0.00%), Stitch Fix Inc (0.00%), Baozun Inc (0.00%), Insight Enterprises, Inc. (8.24%), Revolve Group (0.00%), PC Connection, Inc. (5.97%), Jumia Technologies AG - (0.00%), Ruhnn Holding Ltd - (0.00%), and Lightinthebox Holding Co Ltd-ADR (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.17 billion), Aon PLC ($3.57 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.01 billion), Clorox Co ($2.91 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Mercadolibre Inc ($2.33 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Kroger Co ($1.99 billion), Moderna Inc ($1.96 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.80 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QRTEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Qurate Retail Inc Series A as its price is falling. Qurate Retail Inc Series A's stock is trading up $0.31 today. To short Qurate Retail Inc Series 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 Qurate Retail Inc Series A 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 Qurate Retail Inc Series A 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 QRTEA, 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 QRTEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.