Crawford United (CRAWA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Crawford United shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of CRAWA short. Learn More on Crawford United's current short interest.

Crawford United saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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 "industrial products" compare to Crawford United: Hurco Companies, Inc. (0.20%), Webco Industries, Inc. (0.01%), Vertex Energy, Inc. (18.89%), Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (0.86%), Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (23.16%), China High Speed Transmission Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Markforged Holding Co. (2.66%), Friedman Industries, Incorporated (0.20%), SoundThinking, Inc. (1.58%), TPI Composites, Inc. (15.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CRAWA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Crawford United 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 Crawford United 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 CRAWA, 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 CRAWA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.