SMS Alternatives (CICN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SMS Alternatives shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 28th, investors have sold 1,000 shares of CICN short. Learn More on SMS Alternatives' current short interest.

SMS Alternatives saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 28th, 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 "custom computer programming services" compare to SMS Alternatives: PROS Holdings, Inc. (5.93%), Perion Network Ltd. (2.50%), Alpha Technology Group Limited (1.60%), TruBridge, Inc. (5.79%), Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (0.97%), Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (1.42%), RumbleOn, Inc. (12.74%), MicroAlgo Inc. (1,467.34%), Grow Capital, Inc. (0.00%), MIND C.T.I. Ltd (0.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($8.35 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Block, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CICN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SMS Alternatives 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 SMS Alternatives 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 CICN, 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 CICN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.