QBE Insurance Group Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QBE Insurance Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of QBIEY short. 0.00% of QBE Insurance Group's shares are currently sold short. View details.

QBE Insurance Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 98.0% from the previous total of 5,100 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 QBE Insurance Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "financial services" compare to QBE Insurance Group: 3i Group plc (0.00%), 3i Group plc (0.00%), Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc. (0.00%), Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund (0.00%), ABN AMRO Bank (0.00%), ABN AMRO Bank (0.00%), Absa Group Limited (0.00%), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (0.00%), AllianzGI Diversified Income & Convertible Fund (0.00%), and AllianzGI Equity & Convertible Income Fund (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QBIEY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QBE Insurance Group as its price is falling. QBE Insurance Group's stock is trading down $0.12 today. To short QBE Insurance Group 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 QBE Insurance Group 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 QBE Insurance Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of QBIEY, 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 QBIEY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.