short interest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of short interest
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Intel’s short interest has reached a 52-week high at 3.5% of total float, “with an acceleration of shorts building in March and April,” Unterman wrote in a Wednesday note.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
S3 Partners identified Trade Desk as facing its first short squeeze risk in a year, with short interest up 50% in March.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Avis has 35 million shares outstanding with short interest of nine million shares on March 31, according to Bloomberg data.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
The latest exchange data showed that short interest, or bearish bets on a stock, had reached a five-year high in April, last seen in the time of the “meme-stock” craze of 2021.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
This phase of the matter was of short interest to me, however, when I considered how seriously the words might affect Winters's chances of acquittal.
From A Master Hand The Story of a Crime by Dallas, Richard
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