Electrameccanica Vehicles Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Electrameccanica Vehicles shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 12th, investors have sold 10,550,000 shares of SOLO short.

Electrameccanica Vehicles saw a decrease in short interest in February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 10,550,000 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the previous total of 11,380,000 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.

0.00% of Electrameccanica Vehicles' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "motor vehicles & car bodies" compare to Electrameccanica Vehicles: Tesla, Inc. (0.00%), Toyota Motor Co. (0.09%), Volkswagen AG (0.00%), Daimler AG (0.00%), General Motors (1.46%), Nio Inc - (0.00%), AB Volvo (publ) (0.00%), Ford Motor (1.94%), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (0.13%), and Ferrari (1.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SOLO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Electrameccanica Vehicles as its price is falling. Electrameccanica Vehicles' stock is trading down $0.30 today. To short Electrameccanica Vehicles 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 Electrameccanica Vehicles 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 Electrameccanica Vehicles 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 SOLO, 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 SOLO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.