IT Tech Packaging (ITP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of IT Tech Packaging shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 657,500 shares of ITP short. 4.10% of IT Tech Packaging's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IT Tech Packaging's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of IT Tech Packaging: Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 4.10% of IT Tech Packaging's floating shares are currently sold short.

IT Tech Packaging saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 657,500 shares, a decline of 54.3% from the previous total of 1,440,000 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.

IT Tech Packaging currently has issued a total of 10,070,000 shares. Some of IT Tech Packaging'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. IT Tech Packaging currently has a public float of 16,050,000 shares.

4.10% of IT Tech Packaging's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to IT Tech Packaging: Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited (7.96%), Suzano S.A. Sponsored ADR (0.34%), Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (6.50%), Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (2.51%), Sylvamo Corporation (1.92%), MillerKnoll, Inc. (4.76%), Mativ Holdings, Inc. (2.11%), Ranpak Holdings Corp (2.80%), Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (1.79%), Mercer International Inc. (3.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ITP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IT Tech Packaging as its price is falling. ITP shares are trading down $0.01 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 IT Tech Packaging 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 ITP, 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 ITP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.