Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust (CMLEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 24,600 shares of CMLEF short. Learn More on Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CMLEF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 49.0. Learn More on Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust's short interest ratio.

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust saw a decrease in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 24,600 shares, a decrease of 70.2% from the previous total of 82,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "real estate" compare to Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust: NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (0.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.96 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.37 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.70 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.29 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.23 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.96 billion), and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMLEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust 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 Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust 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 CMLEF, 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 CMLEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2022.