PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. (PTKFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 30th, traders have sold 2,800 shares of PTKFF short. Learn More on PT Kalbe Farma Tbk.'s current short interest.

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,800 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.31 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.13 billion), Paramount Global ($1.50 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.48 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.48 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.47 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.32 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PTKFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. 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 PT Kalbe Farma Tbk. 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 PTKFF, 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 PTKFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 30 2022.