Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 2,910,000 shares of WRE short. Learn More on Washington Real Estate Investment Trust'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. WRE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's short interest ratio.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,910,000 shares, a decline of 2.0% from the previous total of 2,970,000 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 in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Washington Real Estate Investment Trust: American Assets Trust, Inc. (2.04%), Whitestone REIT (2.04%), LXP Industrial Trust (1.52%), One Liberty Properties, Inc. (0.74%), Cousins Properties Incorporated (2.07%), Vornado Realty Trust (10.36%), Ready Capital Co. (5.99%), Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (6.06%), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.66%), Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (2.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.66 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.53 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.86 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.69 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Washington Real Estate Investment Trust 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 Washington Real Estate Investment Trust 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 WRE, 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 WRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2022.