Luvu Brands Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Luvu Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 91,500 shares of LUVU short. 0.00% of Luvu Brands' shares are currently sold short. View details.

Luvu Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 91,500 shares, an increase of 11,337.5% from the previous total of 800 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 Luvu Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "household furniture" compare to Luvu Brands: Leggett & Platt, Inc. (2.83%), Tempur Sealy International Inc (2.44%), Sleep Number Corp (10.35%), Purple Innovation Inc (0.00%), La-Z-Boy Incorporated (5.70%), Compass Diversified (0.25%), Kimball International Inc (0.41%), Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (2.21%), Natuzzi S.p.A. (0.00%), and Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (1.08%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.12 billion), Aon PLC ($3.76 billion), Clorox Co ($3.07 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.89 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.49 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Datadog ($2.29 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Kroger Co ($2.20 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.88 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LUVU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Luvu Brands as its price is falling. To short Luvu Brands 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 Luvu Brands 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 Luvu Brands 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 LUVU, 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 LUVU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2020.