China Infrastructure Construction (CHNC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Infrastructure Construction shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 5,000 shares of CHNC short. Learn More on China Infrastructure Construction's current short interest.

China Infrastructure Construction saw a decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,000 shares, a decline of 95.0% from the previous total of 100,000 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.17 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.86 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.29 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.05 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.04 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.98 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CHNC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Infrastructure Construction as its price is falling. 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 China Infrastructure Construction 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 CHNC, 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 CHNC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2023.