Capcom Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capcom shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 3,800 shares of CCOEY short.

Capcom saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,800 shares, an increase of 46.2% from the previous total of 2,600 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.

0.00% of Capcom's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Capcom: Royal Caribbean Group (0.00%), Shimano Inc. (0.00%), Fox Co. (4.91%), Trip.com Group Limited (1.82%), Fox Co. (1.36%), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (2.96%), MGM Resorts International (3.41%), Discovery, Inc. (29.67%), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (5.63%), and DISH Network Co. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.64 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.59 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.47 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.95 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.18 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Bilibili Inc. ($2.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCOEY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capcom as its price is falling. Capcom's stock is trading down $6.27 today. To short Capcom 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 Capcom 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 Capcom 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 CCOEY, 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 CCOEY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.