Shin-Etsu Chemical Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Shin-Etsu Chemical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, investors have sold 39,400 shares of SHECY short.

Shin-Etsu Chemical saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 39,400 shares, an increase of 173.6% from the previous total of 14,400 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 Shin-Etsu Chemical's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to Shin-Etsu Chemical: L'Oréal S.A. (0.00%), China Construction Bank Co. (0.00%), Agricultural Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (0.00%), Airbus SE (0.00%), Schneider Electric S.E. (0.00%), Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Iberdrola, S.A. (0.00%), and L'Air Liquide S.A. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SHECY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Shin-Etsu Chemical as its price is falling. Shin-Etsu Chemical's stock is trading down $0.54 today. To short Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 Shin-Etsu Chemical 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 SHECY, 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 SHECY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.