China Southern Airlines (ZNH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Southern Airlines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 3,500 shares of ZNH short. Learn More on China Southern Airlines' current short interest.

China Southern Airlines saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,500 shares, a drop of 66.7% from the previous total of 10,500 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 "transportation" compare to China Southern Airlines: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (3.40%), Ryanair Holdings PLC (0.72%), United Airlines Holdings Inc (4.69%), Southwest Airlines Co. (8.44%), American Airlines Group Inc. (10.25%), Joby Aviation, Inc. (14.59%), SkyWest, Inc. (2.90%), Corporacion America Airports S.A. (5.12%), JetBlue Airways Corporation (19.64%), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V. (4.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ZNH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Southern Airlines 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 Southern Airlines 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 ZNH, 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 ZNH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.