RealNetworks (RNWK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of RealNetworks shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 23,200 shares of RNWK short. 0.08% of RealNetworks' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RealNetworks' current short interest.

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. 0.08% of RealNetworks' floating shares are currently sold short.

RealNetworks saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,200 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the previous total of 20,000 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.

RealNetworks currently has issued a total of 47,701,000 shares. Some of RealNetworks' 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. RealNetworks currently has a public float of 30,270,000 shares.

0.08% of RealNetworks' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to RealNetworks: MIND C.T.I. Ltd (0.06%), TSR, Inc. (1.07%), Semantix, Inc. (0.14%), Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (2.68%), Creative Realities, Inc. (0.01%), Franklin Wireless Corp. (0.17%), MariaDB plc (2.00%), Data Storage Co. (11.59%), Interlink Electronics, Inc. (3.07%), Neonode Inc. (0.85%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RNWK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RealNetworks 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 RealNetworks 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 RNWK, 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 RNWK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.