Sotherly Hotels (SOHOO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sotherly Hotels shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 6,600 shares of SOHOO short. Learn More on Sotherly Hotels' 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. SOHOO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Sotherly Hotels's short interest ratio.

Sotherly Hotels saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,600 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 6,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Sotherly Hotels: 1RT Acquisition Corp. (0.11%), A SPAC III Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), AlphaTime Acquisition Corp (0.01%), Aparadise Acquisition Corp. (0.08%), Artius II Acquisition Inc. (0.02%), BEST SPAC I Acquisition Corp. (0.01%), Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III (0.07%), Bold Eagle Acquisition Corp. - Class A Ordinary Shares (0.01%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SOHOO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sotherly Hotels as its price is falling. SOHOO shares are trading down $0.01 today. 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 Sotherly Hotels 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 SOHOO, 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 SOHOO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.