Independence (IHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Independence shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of IHC short. Learn More on Independence's current short interest.

Independence saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 99.9% from the previous total of 109,300 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 "finance" compare to Independence: Citizens, Inc. (12.37%), Aflac Incorporated (1.72%), MetLife, Inc. (1.26%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.67%), Unum Group (0.05%), Primerica, Inc. (3.92%), Lincoln National Corporation (3.62%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.14%), CI Financial Corp. (1.55%), Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (6.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.23 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.03 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.16 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.53 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.30 billion), Booking Holdings Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Carnival Corporation ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Independence 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 Independence 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 IHC, 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 IHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2022.