Swedish Match AB (publ) - SWMAY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Swedish Match AB (publ) shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 32,400 shares of SWMAY short. Learn More on Swedish Match AB (publ)'s current short interest.

Swedish Match AB (publ) saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 32,400 shares, an increase of 153.1% from the previous total of 12,800 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 discretionary" compare to Swedish Match AB (publ): Shimano Inc. (0.00%), Paramount Global (7.84%), Toshiba Co. (0.00%), Fox Co. (1.26%), Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (1.42%), Formula One Group (5.44%), DraftKings Inc. (11.14%), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (4.01%), Pool Co. (9.98%), and Trip.com Group Limited (2.33%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.64 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.15 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($2.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.01 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SWMAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Swedish Match AB (publ) as its price is falling. SWMAY shares are trading up $0.04 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 Swedish Match 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 SWMAY, 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 SWMAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2022.