The Cushing Renaissance Fund Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Cushing Renaissance Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, investors have sold 3,100 shares of SZC short.

The Cushing Renaissance Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 3,100 shares, an increase of 416.7% from the previous total of 600 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 The Cushing Renaissance Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment trusts/mutual funds" compare to The Cushing Renaissance Fund: Aberdeen Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (0.00%), Aberdeen Income Credit Strategies Fund (0.00%), Aberdeen International Inc. (0.00%), Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (0.00%), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (0.00%), AllianzGI Convertible & Income 2024 Target Term Fund (0.00%), Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (0.00%), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (0.00%), BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (0.00%), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SZC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Cushing Renaissance Fund as its price is falling. The Cushing Renaissance Fund's stock is trading down $0.72 today. To short The Cushing Renaissance Fund 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 The Cushing Renaissance Fund 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 The Cushing Renaissance Fund 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 SZC, 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 SZC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.