Zepp Health (ZEPP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zepp Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 52,900 shares of ZEPP short. 0.17% of Zepp Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Zepp Health'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. ZEPP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Zepp Health'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. 0.17% of Zepp Health's floating shares are currently sold short.

Zepp Health saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 52,900 shares, an increase of 2,304.5% from the previous total of 2,200 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.

Zepp Health currently has issued a total of 61,330,000 shares. Some of Zepp Health's 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. Zepp Health currently has a public float of 30,740,000 shares.

0.17% of Zepp Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Zepp Health: Dyadic International, Inc. (0.90%), Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (0.26%), Vicarious Surgical Inc (3.47%), Gain Therapeutics, Inc. (1.02%), BioLineRx Ltd. (0.74%), IRIDEX Co. (2.64%), SCYNEXIS, Inc. (2.59%), Immuneering Co. (13.97%), Homology Medicines, Inc. (0.81%), Jaguar Health, Inc. (7.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ZEPP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zepp Health as its price is falling. ZEPP shares are trading up $0.01 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 Zepp Health 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 ZEPP, 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 ZEPP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.