Emerald Health Therapeutics (EMHTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Emerald Health Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 44,600 shares of EMHTF short. Learn More on Emerald Health Therapeutics' 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. EMHTF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Emerald Health Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Emerald Health Therapeutics saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,600 shares, a decrease of 52.5% from the previous total of 93,900 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EMHTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Emerald Health Therapeutics as its price is falling. EMHTF shares are trading up $0.01 today. 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 Emerald Health Therapeutics 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 EMHTF, 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 EMHTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.