China Merchants Holdings International (CMHHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of China Merchants Holdings International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of CMHHY short. Learn More on China Merchants Holdings International's current short interest.

China Merchants Holdings International saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 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 "diversified ops" compare to China Merchants Holdings International: Swire Pacific Ltd. (0.00%), Markel Group Inc. (1.56%), Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. (0.00%), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (6.98%), ITT Inc. (1.63%), China Resources Enterprise Ltd. (0.00%), Orkla Asa (0.00%), Federal Signal Corporation (5.76%), Icahn Enterprises L.P. (42.12%), First Pacific Co. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMHHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from China Merchants Holdings International 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 Merchants Holdings International 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 CMHHY, 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 CMHHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.