iPic Entertainment (IPICQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of iPic Entertainment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of IPICQ short. Learn More on iPic Entertainment's current short interest.

iPic Entertainment saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 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 industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to iPic Entertainment: Sadot Group Inc. (0.54%), BT Brands, Inc. (0.29%), BAB, Inc. (0.02%), Noble Roman's, Inc. (0.07%), Pinstripes Holdings Inc. (0.91%), Earthworks Entertainment, Inc. (0.00%), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (2.44%), and Restaurant Brands International Inc. (2.56%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AbbVie Inc. ($7.01 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.31 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.95 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.81 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.59 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.19 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.99 billion), The Clorox Company ($1.97 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.92 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($1.69 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IPICQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from iPic Entertainment 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 iPic Entertainment 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 IPICQ, 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 IPICQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2020.