Cheetah Mobile - CMCM Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cheetah Mobile shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 82,900 shares of CMCM short. 0.92% of Cheetah Mobile's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cheetah Mobile'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. CMCM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Cheetah Mobile's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cheetah Mobile: Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Group One Trading L.P.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.92% of Cheetah Mobile's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cheetah Mobile saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 82,900 shares, a decrease of 12.2% from the previous total of 94,400 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.

Cheetah Mobile currently has issued a total of 28,660,000 shares. Some of Cheetah Mobile's 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. Cheetah Mobile currently has a public float of 8,980,000 shares.

0.92% of Cheetah Mobile's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Cheetah Mobile: AudioEye, Inc. (0.41%), IronNet, Inc. (10.10%), Aware, Inc. (0.31%), NetSol Technologies, Inc. (0.96%), CLPS Incorporation (0.29%), Avaya Holdings Corp. (24.51%), Datasea Inc. (1.03%), SeaChange International, Inc. (0.60%), Xunlei Limited (0.06%), and Cloopen Group Holding Limited (0.11%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMCM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cheetah Mobile as its price is falling. CMCM shares are trading up $0.06 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 Cheetah Mobile 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 CMCM, 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 CMCM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.