Studio City International Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Studio City International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 300 shares of MSC short.

Studio City International saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a decline of 57.1% from the previous total of 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.

0.00% of Studio City International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "hotels & motels" compare to Studio City International: Extended Stay America, Inc. (5.21%), Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (1.55%), Bally's Co. (6.97%), Great Eagle Holdings Limited (0.00%), Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (0.00%), Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (2.51%), GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. (0.00%), Playa Hotels & Resorts (5.33%), Century Casinos, Inc. (5.04%), and Full House Resorts, Inc. (0.00%).

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 MSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Studio City International as its price is falling. Studio City International's stock is trading up $0.10 today. To short Studio City International 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 Studio City International 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 Studio City International 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 MSC, 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 MSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.