Universal Power Industry Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Universal Power Industry shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 1,900 shares of UPIN short. Learn More on Universal Power Industry's current short interest.

Universal Power Industry saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, an increase of 533.3% 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 Universal Power Industry's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Universal Power Industry: Cemtrex, Inc. (6.72%), Acorn Energy, Inc. (0.00%), Rubicon Technology, Inc. (1.69%), mPhase Technologies, Inc. (0.00%), Tele Group Corp. (0.00%), AppYea, Inc. (0.00%), China Finance Online Co. Limited (2.88%), Umbra Applied Technologies Group, Inc. (0.00%), Orbit International Corp. (0.00%), and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (2.77%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.55 billion), Square, Inc. ($7.47 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.40 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.82 billion), Aon plc ($5.98 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.10 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.38 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UPIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Universal Power Industry as its price is falling. Universal Power Industry's stock is trading down $0.01 today. To short Universal Power Industry 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 Universal Power Industry 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 Universal Power Industry 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 UPIN, 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 UPIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2021.