Consumer Automotive Finance (CAFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Consumer Automotive Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of CAFI short. Learn More on Consumer Automotive Finance's current short interest.

Consumer Automotive Finance saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "nondepository credit institutions" compare to Consumer Automotive Finance: Netcapital Inc. (6.13%), Integrated Ventures, Inc. (0.03%), Bit Origin Ltd (16.67%), Pineapple Financial Inc. (0.74%), SOS Limited (120.18%), Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Quantum Fintech Acquisition Corp (0.78%), Fincera Inc. (0.00%), American Express (1.31%), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Consumer Automotive Finance as its price is falling. CAFI shares are trading down $0.00 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 Consumer Automotive Finance 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 CAFI, 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 CAFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.