Nihon Kohden (NHNKY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nihon Kohden shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 200 shares of NHNKY short. Learn More on Nihon Kohden's current short interest.

Nihon Kohden saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 95.3% from the previous total of 4,300 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 Nihon Kohden: GN Store Nord A/S (0.00%), Zealand Pharma A/S (0.66%), Orion Oyj (0.00%), Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (0.00%), Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (0.79%), Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (0.03%), LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (23.98%), Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. (5.98%), Vericel Co. (9.07%), Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (15.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NHNKY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nihon Kohden as its price is falling. NHNKY shares are trading down $0.10 today. 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 Nihon Kohden 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 NHNKY, 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 NHNKY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024.