Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2 (NYV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 1,600 shares of NYV short. Learn More on Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2'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. NYV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2: Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.19%), Burford Capital Limited (0.58%), Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (2.52%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.43%), Northeast Bank (1.10%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.32%), Summit State Bank (0.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), Bilibili Inc. ($2.34 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.24 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NYV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2 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 Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund 2 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 NYV, 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 NYV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.