RADA Electronic Industries (RADA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of RADA Electronic Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 705,200 shares of RADA short. 1.56% of RADA Electronic Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RADA Electronic Industries' 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. RADA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on RADA Electronic Industries'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. 1.56% of RADA Electronic Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

RADA Electronic Industries saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 705,200 shares, a decline of 3.4% from the previous total of 729,900 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.

RADA Electronic Industries currently has issued a total of 49,726,000 shares. Some of RADA Electronic Industries' 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. RADA Electronic Industries currently has a public float of 45,160,000 shares.

1.56% of RADA Electronic Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to RADA Electronic Industries: Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (0.36%), Astronics Co. (0.98%), Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (24.71%), AerSale Co. (16.59%), Intuitive Machines, Inc. (14.23%), Park Aerospace Corp. (0.90%), Redwire Co. (11.80%), Spire Global, Inc. (6.83%), Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (0.47%), Ducommun Incorporated (1.85%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.15 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.41 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.66 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.62 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RADA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RADA Electronic Industries 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 RADA Electronic Industries 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 RADA, 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 RADA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2022.