Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund (IHIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 20,400 shares of IHIT short. Learn More on Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund's current short interest.

Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 20,400 shares, a decline of 60.9% from the previous total of 52,200 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IHIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund as its price is falling. IHIT shares are trading down $0.02 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 Invesco High Income 2023 Target Term Fund 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 IHIT, 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 IHIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.