Bankinter - BKNIY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bankinter shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 3,200 shares of BKNIY short. Learn More on Bankinter'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. BKNIY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bankinter's short interest ratio.

Bankinter saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,200 shares, a decline of 33.3% from the previous total of 4,800 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 industry of "private households" compare to Bankinter: Raiffeisen Bank International AG (0.00%), LEG Immobilien SE (0.58%), The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (0.01%), Barratt Developments plc (0.00%), Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (0.00%), abrdn plc (0.00%), British Land Company Plc (0.03%), Hang Lung Group Limited (0.00%), Deutsche Wohnen SE (0.01%), and Schroders plc (0.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($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), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKNIY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bankinter as its price is falling. BKNIY shares are trading up $0.08 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 Bankinter 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 BKNIY, 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 BKNIY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.