Seacor (CKH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Seacor shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 490,800 shares of CKH short. Learn More on Seacor's 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. CKH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Seacor's short interest ratio.

Seacor saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 490,800 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the previous total of 414,300 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 sector of "oils/energy" compare to Seacor: Borr Drilling Limited (3.44%), CrossAmerica Partners LP (0.36%), Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (3.12%), ProPetro Holding Corp. (4.93%), OPAL Fuels Inc. (4.35%), SilverBow Resources, Inc. (6.74%), Core Laboratories Inc. (14.19%), SunCoke Energy, Inc. (4.14%), Sabine Royalty Trust (0.14%), NGL Energy Partners LP (2.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.48 billion), Aon plc ($5.31 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.01 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.99 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($2.56 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.29 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.19 billion), and GameStop Corp. ($2.03 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CKH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Seacor 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 Seacor 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 CKH, 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 CKH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.