Healthcare Capital (HCCC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Healthcare Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 1,700 shares of HCCC short. Learn More on Healthcare Capital's current short interest.

Healthcare Capital saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, an increase of 1,600.0% from the previous total of 100 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: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.91 billion), Aon plc ($3.68 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.92 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.14 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.14 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.85 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HCCC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Healthcare Capital 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 Healthcare Capital 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 HCCC, 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 HCCC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2020.