Zurich Insurance Group (ZURVY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zurich Insurance Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 54,300 shares of ZURVY short. Learn More on Zurich Insurance Group's current short interest.

Zurich Insurance Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 54,300 shares, an increase of 1,224.4% from the previous total of 4,100 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 Zurich Insurance Group: China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Coinbase Global, Inc. (14.47%), American Express (0.96%), BNP Paribas SA (0.00%), AXA SA (0.00%), Blackstone Inc. (4.43%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.45%), CME Group Inc. (0.96%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.04%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ZURVY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zurich Insurance Group as its price is falling. ZURVY shares are trading up $0.15 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 Zurich Insurance Group 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 ZURVY, 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 ZURVY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.