FUJIFILM Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FUJIFILM shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 15,900 shares of FUJIY short. 0.00% of FUJIFILM's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. FUJIFILM currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

FUJIFILM saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,900 shares, a decrease of 25.7% from the previous total of 21,400 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.

0.00% of FUJIFILM's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to FUJIFILM: Applied Materials, Inc. (1.27%), Micron Technology, Inc. (0.00%), Baidu, Inc. (3.58%), Lam Research Co. (2.33%), Nidec Co. (0.00%), Infosys Limited (0.60%), Snap Inc. (7.31%), KDDI Co. (0.00%), Autodesk, Inc. (1.11%), and NetEase, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FUJIY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FUJIFILM as its price is falling. To short FUJIFILM 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 FUJIFILM 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 FUJIFILM 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 FUJIY, 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 FUJIY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.