United Development Funding IV (UDFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Development Funding IV shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 155,500 shares of UDFI short. Learn More on United Development Funding IV's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. UDFI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on United Development Funding IV's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to United Development Funding IV: CV Holdings, Inc. (0.02%), Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (0.00%), Klépierre SA (0.20%), Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (0.39%), Akbank T.A.S. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.01 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.31 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($3.42 billion), Aon plc ($3.08 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.79 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.61 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.98 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and Snap Inc. ($1.86 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UDFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Development Funding IV as its price is falling. UDFI shares are trading down $0.09 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 United Development Funding IV 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 UDFI, 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 UDFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2020.