Leju Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Leju shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 110,000 shares of LEJU short.

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. Leju currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

Leju saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 110,000 shares, a decline of 26.0% from the previous total of 148,600 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.

0.00% of Leju's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate" compare to Leju: Five Point Holdings, LLC (1.68%), Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (0.00%), Ellington Financial Inc. (0.00%), Rafael Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), Nam Tai Property Inc. (2.82%), Seritage Growth Properties (15.77%), FRP Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), Tejon Ranch Co. (1.50%), Consorcio ARA, S. A. B. de C. V. (0.00%), and Retail Value Inc. (0.78%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LEJU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Leju as its price is falling. Leju's stock is trading down $0.05 today. To short Leju 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 Leju 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 Leju 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 LEJU, 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 LEJU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.