China Construction Bank Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Construction Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 12,500 shares of CICHY short.

China Construction Bank saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,500 shares, an increase of 303.2% from the previous total of 3,100 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 China Construction Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to China Construction Bank: L'Oréal S.A. (0.00%), Agricultural Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (0.00%), Airbus SE (0.00%), Schneider Electric S.E. (0.00%), Iberdrola, S.A. (0.00%), Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.00%), L'Air Liquide S.A. (0.00%), and Atlas Copco AB (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CICHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Construction Bank as its price is falling. China Construction Bank's stock is trading down $0.09 today. To short China Construction Bank 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 China Construction Bank 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 Construction Bank 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 CICHY, 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 CICHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.