PolyOne (POL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PolyOne shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 1,660,000 shares of POL short. Learn More on PolyOne'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. POL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on PolyOne's short interest ratio.

PolyOne saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,660,000 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the previous total of 1,470,000 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 PolyOne: The Sherwin-Williams Company (1.43%), Ecolab Inc. (0.99%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (2.08%), RPM International Inc. (1.84%), Albemarle Corporation (12.67%), NewMarket Corporation (1.45%), Balchem Corporation (1.51%), Sensient Technologies Corporation (4.06%), Celanese Corporation (5.93%), H. B. Fuller Company (2.72%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Match Group Inc. ($4.49 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.21 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.93 billion), The Charles Schwab Corporation ($2.55 billion), Aon plc ($2.52 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.41 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.25 billion), Carnival Corporation ($2.06 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Docusign Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling POL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PolyOne 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 PolyOne 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 POL, 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 POL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2020.