Rotork (RTOXY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rotork shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 400 shares of RTOXY short. Learn More on Rotork's current short interest.

Rotork saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 400 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 compare to Rotork: UGI Co. (5.68%), OPAL Fuels Inc. (7.38%), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (6.90%), Montauk Renewables, Inc. (3.18%), Sempra (0.98%), Sekisui House, Ltd. (0.01%), Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited (0.00%), RPM International Inc. (1.57%), AECOM (2.36%), Masco Co. (3.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Aon plc ($4.44 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.12 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.62 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.60 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.32 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($2.21 billion), and Altice USA, Inc. ($1.94 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RTOXY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rotork as its price is falling. RTOXY shares are trading up $0.27 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 Rotork 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 RTOXY, 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 RTOXY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.