Tokio Marine - TKOMY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tokio Marine shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 160,700 shares of TKOMY short. Learn More on Tokio Marine's current short interest.

Tokio Marine saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 160,700 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the previous total of 145,200 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 "finance" compare to Tokio Marine: The Progressive Co. (0.57%), Chubb Limited (0.45%), The Travelers Companies, Inc. (1.36%), American International Group, Inc. (0.81%), HDFC Bank Limited (0.18%), Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (0.00%), AIA Group Limited (0.00%), American Express (0.84%), Bank of China Limited (0.00%), and Agricultural Bank of China Limited (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TKOMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tokio Marine as its price is falling. 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 Tokio Marine 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 TKOMY, 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 TKOMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.