Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II (VKI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 33,200 shares of VKI short. Learn More on Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II's current short interest.

Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,200 shares, an increase of 72.0% from the previous total of 19,300 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 "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" compare to Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II: DWS Municipal Income Trust (0.04%), Barings Corporate Investors (0.02%), Horizon Technology Finance Co. (1.62%), Source Capital, Inc. (0.03%), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Co. (0.14%), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (0.07%), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.36%), Putnam Premier Income Trust (0.13%), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (0.21%), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund, Inc. (0.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.32 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.38 billion), General Motors ($3.76 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.65 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.62 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.52 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.84 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VKI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II as its price is falling. VKI shares are trading down $0.07 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 Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II 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 VKI, 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 VKI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2024.