China Rapid Finance (XRF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Rapid Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 103,600 shares of XRF short. Learn More on China Rapid Finance's current short interest.

China Rapid Finance saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 103,600 shares, an increase of 87.7% from the previous total of 55,200 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 sector of "finance" compare to China Rapid Finance: American Strategic Investment Co. (0.71%), Magic Empire Global Limited (0.47%), Glen Burnie Bancorp (0.45%), Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (0.32%), Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (0.13%), Lichen China Limited (1.00%), Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. (0.87%), Conifer Holdings, Inc. (0.30%), CaliberCos Inc. (0.16%), Janover Inc. (0.14%),

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 XRF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Rapid Finance 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 China Rapid Finance occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of XRF, 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 XRF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2020.