Tempus Applied Solutions Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tempus Applied Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 2,900 shares of TMPS short.

Tempus Applied Solutions saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,900 shares, an increase of 866.7% from the previous total of 300 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 Tempus Applied Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation services" compare to Tempus Applied Solutions: Booking Holdings Inc. (2.78%), DSV Panalpina A/S (0.00%), Expedia Group, Inc. (11.93%), XPO Logistics, Inc. (8.76%), GATX Co. (19.74%), MakeMyTrip Limited (3.96%), Verra Mobility Co. (30.76%), National Express Group PLC (0.00%), The Providence Service Co. (0.00%), and Despegar.com, Corp. (1.59%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($21.33 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.25 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.08 billion), Aon plc ($2.97 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.73 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.67 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($2.22 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.13 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.06 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.88 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TMPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tempus Applied Solutions as its price is falling. To short Tempus Applied Solutions 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 Tempus Applied Solutions 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 Tempus Applied Solutions 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 TMPS, 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 TMPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2020.