Quanta (QNTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Quanta shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 200,000 shares of QNTA short. Learn More on Quanta's current short interest.

Quanta saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 200,000 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 sector of "consumer defensive" compare to Quanta: Mandom Co. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc ($4.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($4.15 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.41 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.62 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QNTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quanta as its price is falling. QNTA shares are trading down $0.00 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 Quanta 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 QNTA, 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 QNTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2022.