Wyndham Destinations (WYND) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Wyndham Destinations shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 29th, investors have sold 1,400,000 shares of WYND short. 1.67% of Wyndham Destinations' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Wyndham Destinations' 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. WYND shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Wyndham Destinations's short interest ratio.

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. 1.67% of Wyndham Destinations' floating shares are currently sold short.

Wyndham Destinations currently has issued a total of 85,861,000 shares. Some of Wyndham Destinations' 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. Wyndham Destinations currently has a public float of 84,000,000 shares.

1.67% of Wyndham Destinations' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Wyndham Destinations: Travel + Leisure Co. (2.95%), Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (2.44%), PENN Entertainment, Inc. (19.01%), Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited (1.17%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (1.35%), Choice Hotels International, Inc. (17.63%), Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (3.29%), Boyd Gaming Co. (4.60%), Playa Hotels & Resorts (2.87%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (3.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: GameStop Corp. ($6.96 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.39 billion), Aon plc ($4.87 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.29 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.19 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.24 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Snowflake Inc. ($2.17 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WYND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Wyndham Destinations as its price is falling. WYND shares are trading up $1.26 today. 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 Wyndham Destinations 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 WYND, 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 WYND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 29 2021.