Health Sciences Group (HESG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Health Sciences Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 30th, traders have sold 600 shares of HESG short. Learn More on Health Sciences Group's current short interest.

Health Sciences Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 30th, there was short interest totaling 600 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 "medical" compare to Health Sciences Group: Abliva AB (publ) (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.46 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.91 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($6.65 billion), Aon plc ($5.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.09 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.82 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.64 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HESG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Health Sciences Group 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 Health Sciences Group 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 HESG, 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 HESG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 30 2021.