Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Abrdn Healthcare Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 24,800 shares of HQH short. Learn More on Abrdn Healthcare Investors' current short interest.

Abrdn Healthcare Investors saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,800 shares, an increase of 69.9% from the previous total of 14,600 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 "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Abrdn Healthcare Investors: BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.19%), SLR Investment Corp. (0.37%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.05%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (0.35%), Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.06%), Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust (0.22%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (0.10%), Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. (1.48%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (3.39%), The India Fund, Inc. (3.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HQH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Abrdn Healthcare Investors as its price is falling. HQH shares are trading down $0.08 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 Abrdn Healthcare Investors 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 HQH, 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 HQH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.