Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) - SVNLY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 3,300 shares of SVNLY short. Learn More on Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)'s current short interest.

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,300 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 industry of "national commercial banks" compare to Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ): Regions Financial Co. (2.82%), BANCO DO BRASIL/S (0.03%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (3.10%), Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (0.07%), KeyCorp (2.26%), First Horizon Co. (5.58%), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (2.19%), Webster Financial Co. (3.45%), Comerica Incorporated (2.43%), and BOK Financial Co. (2.48%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SVNLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) as its price is falling. SVNLY shares are trading down $0.10 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 Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) 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 SVNLY, 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 SVNLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.