Brilliance China Automotive (BCAUY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Brilliance China Automotive shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 46,500 shares of BCAUY short. Learn More on Brilliance China Automotive'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. BCAUY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Brilliance China Automotive's short interest ratio.

Brilliance China Automotive saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 46,500 shares, a decline of 76.3% from the previous total of 195,800 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 "auto/tires/trucks" compare to Brilliance China Automotive: Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (22.90%), Nikola Co. (24.35%), SRIVARU Holding Limited (13.91%), Thunder Power Holdings, Inc. (0.48%), Autoliv, Inc. (3.37%), Isuzu Motors Ltd. (0.00%), Nissan Motor Co. (0.01%), VinFast Auto Ltd. (0.02%), Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (3.48%), Oshkosh Corporation (3.82%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BCAUY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brilliance China Automotive as its price is falling. BCAUY shares are trading up $0.10 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 Brilliance China Automotive 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 BCAUY, 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 BCAUY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.