Short Interest Ratio

The short interest ratio can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If an exchange has a high short interest ratio of around five or greater, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

Short interest ratio
The short ratio (or short interest ratio) is usually the number of shares of shares of a publicly traded company that is sold short, divided by the average daily trading volume (daily transaction).

The short interest ratio like the put to call ratio is used to gage market settlement. It allows you to understand where other people believe the market will go.

The NYSE Short Interest Ratio
Every short seller anticipates a declining stock market. Investors sell short stock when they anticipate its price going lower. Sooner or later they must cover their short sales by buying back the stock.

Short Interest Ratio
Indicates the number of days it would take short-sellers to cover their positions.
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Short interest ratio
The ratio of shares of a security that investors have sold short divided by average daily volume of the security, measured over 30 days or 90 days.

Short Interest Ratio
A ratio that indicates the number of trading days required to repurchase all of the shares that have been sold short. A short interest ratio of 2.

Short Interest Ratio
The product of short interest divided by average daily volume.
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Short Interest Ratio: number of days it would take to cover short interest at average daily volume (short interest divided by average daily volume).

short interest ratio: A ratio which tells how many days it would take to buy back all the share which have been sold short.

A short interest ratio is found in several newspapers and databanks and is a calculation of the latest reported short interest positions for the month divided by the daily average trading volume.

Short ratio(or short interest ratio)
Number of shares of a security that investors have sold short divided by average daily volume of the security (measured over 30 days or 90 days). There are various interpretations of this ratio.

short interest ratio The proportion calculated by taking the short interest divided by average daily... short leg The part of an option spread indicating a commitment to sell the underlying security.

The short interest ratio is calculated by taking the monthly short interest on the entire stock exchange, and dividing it by the average daily trading volume. A high short interest ratio normally indicates bearish feelings towards the market.

See also: Short, Stock, Interest, Short Interest, Ratio