RTW Retailwinds (RTW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of RTW Retailwinds shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 2,370,000 shares of RTW short. 7.92% of RTW Retailwinds' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RTW Retailwinds' current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.92% of RTW Retailwinds' floating shares are currently sold short.

RTW Retailwinds saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,370,000 shares, a decline of 48.5% from the previous total of 4,600,000 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.

RTW Retailwinds currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of RTW Retailwinds' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. RTW Retailwinds currently has a public float of 29,930,000 shares.

7.92% of RTW Retailwinds' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to RTW Retailwinds: Forward Industries, Inc. (2.01%), Victoria's Secret & Co. (16.92%), Micromobility.com Inc. (20.10%), Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. (25.92%), China Liberal Education Holdings Limited (0.49%), Selina Hospitality PLC (1.06%), Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (2.39%), Interactive Strength Inc. (3.20%), NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (1.49%), Casa Systems, Inc. (1.26%),

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), Tesla, Inc. ($3.01 billion), Morgan Stanley ($2.93 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.55 billion), Aon plc ($2.52 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.41 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.25 billion), Carnival Co. & plc ($2.06 billion), and Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.88 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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