Linx (LINX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Linx shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 8,800 shares of LINX short. Learn More on Linx's current short interest.

Linx saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,800 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the previous total of 8,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Linx: Paycor HCM, Inc. (6.81%), ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (5.41%), SolarWinds Co. (3.62%), Matterport, Inc. (3.00%), Zuora, Inc. (2.64%), Enfusion, Inc. (3.26%), Innovid Corp. (3.36%), Xperi Inc. (9.82%), Intellicheck, Inc. (1.49%), iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (1.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AstraZeneca PLC ($7.95 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($7.86 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Aon plc ($7.04 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.99 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.83 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($6.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($5.02 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.68 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LINX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Linx 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 Linx 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 LINX, 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 LINX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2021.