Research Frontiers Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Research Frontiers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 28th, traders have sold 1,930,000 shares of REFR short. 7.33% of Research Frontiers' 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. Research Frontiers currently has a short interest ratio of 13.0.

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. 7.33% of Research Frontiers' floating shares are currently sold short.

Research Frontiers saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,930,000 shares, a decline of 2.5% from the previous total of 1,980,000 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.

Research Frontiers currently has issued a total of 31,650,000 shares. Some of Research Frontiers' 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. Research Frontiers currently has a public float of 26,330,000 shares.

7.33% of Research Frontiers' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "patent owners & lessors" compare to Research Frontiers: Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (2.04%), Digital Turbine, Inc. (4.57%), InterDigital, Inc. (6.71%), Franchise Group, Inc. (2.58%), The Joint Corp. (14.64%), VirnetX Holding Corp (9.97%), Acacia Research Co. (5.29%), Quarterhill Inc. (0.00%), Network-1 Technologies, Inc. (0.03%), and Xcel Brands, Inc. (0.67%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($25.04 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Square, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling REFR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Research Frontiers as its price is falling. Research Frontiers' stock is trading down $0.04 today. To short Research Frontiers 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 Research Frontiers 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 Research Frontiers 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 REFR, 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 REFR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.