DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust (KSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 70,100 shares of KSM short. Learn More on DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust'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. KSM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust's short interest ratio.

DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 70,100 shares, an increase of 114.4% from the previous total of 32,700 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 DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust: PCM Fund Inc. (0.11%), MFS Government Markets Income Trust (0.05%), SuRo Capital Corp. (0.21%), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (0.50%), Nuveen Select Maturities Municipal Fund (0.06%), The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. (0.23%), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (0.20%), Nuveen Massachusetts Quality Municipal Income Fund (0.24%), High Income Securities Fund (0.00%), John Hancock Investors Trust (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust as its price is falling. KSM shares are trading up $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 DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust 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 KSM, 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 KSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.