Short interest data is now available for Nasdaq stocks through August
15th. Short interest has fallen sharply for some Chinese stocks:
Percentage changes in short interest
Online travel services:
- Ctrip.com (ticker: CTRP)
- Average daily share volume: 190,113
- Shares short (8/15): 371,065
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +47.5%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -5.5%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -21.7%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -30.8%
- eLong (ticker: LONG)
- Average daily share volume: 86,275
- Shares short (8/15): 52,131
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -10.6%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -2.5%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +2.5%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -36.2%
Internet services:
- Sohu.com (ticker: SOHU)
- Average daily share volume: 2,056,774
- Shares short (8/15): 2,738,949
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -41.3%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +1.8%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -6.9%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +7.3%
- Sina.com (ticker: SINA)
- Average daily share volume: 1,795,591
- Shares short (8/15): 3,057,911
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +55.7%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -37.0%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -2.7%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -11.5%
Online games:
- Shanda Interactive (ticker: SNDA)
- Average daily share volume: 2,043,568
- Shares short (8/15): 4.658,872
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +9.3%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +1.3%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +17.5%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +18.2%
- Netease.com (ticker: NTES)
- Average daily share volume: 1,332,810
- Shares short (8/15): 2,868,154
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +64.6%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -40.5%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -16.2%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +10.7%
- The9 (ticker: NCTY)
- Average daily share volume: 267,532
- Shares short (8/15): 356,333
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +4.0%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +25.5%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -30.2%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +0.1%
- (Korean) Webzen (ticker: WZEN)
- Average daily share volume: 107,279
- Shares short (8/15): 25,668
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -71.1%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +11.0
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -32.7%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -5.2%
Wireless services:
- KongZhong (ticker: KONG)
- Average daily share volume: 204,715
- Shares short (8/15): 309,614
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -9.9%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -42.4%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -50.9%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +6.1%
- Linktone (ticker: LTON)
- Average daily share volume: 194,306
- Shares short (8/15): 457,010
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -1.0%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -3.8%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -28.2%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +4.3%
- Tom Online (ticker: TOMO)
- Average daily share volume: 231,966
- Shares short (8/15): 725,664
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +6.0%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -12.2%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +0.3%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -12.3%
- Hurray (ticker: HRAY)
- Average daily share volume: 73,513
- Shares short (8/15): 20,109
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +63.0%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +11.7%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -4.4%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -39.2%
Employee recruiting and human resources services:
- 51Job (ticker: JOBS)
- Average daily share volume: 197,832
- Shares short (8/15): 674,808
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -12.9%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -11.9%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -27.9%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +4.6%
Financial services:
- China Finance Online (ticker: JRJC)
- Average daily share volume: 53,758
- Shares short (8/15): 108,707
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -30.3%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -29.3%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +18.1%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -49.4%
Software services:
- Ninetowns (ticker: NINE)
- Average daily share volume: 535,094
- Shares short (8/15): 357,097
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +41.7%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +11.5%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +87.9%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +26.5%
- AsiaInfo Holdings (ticker: ASIA)
- Average daily share volume: 211,810
- Shares short (8/15): 1,043,346
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -8.8%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +3.2%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -8.6%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +4.6%
- CDC Corporation (ticker: CHINA)
- Average daily share volume: 1,642,849
- Shares short (8/15): 461,627
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +10.0%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -16.6%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +12.3%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -3.5%
Telecom services:
- China Techfaith Wireless (ticker: CNTF)
- Average daily share volume: 75,371
- Shares short (8/15): 36,321
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -31.1%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +77.9%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +17.8%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: N/A
- Qiao Xing Telephone (ticker: XING)
- Average daily share volume: 220,823
- Shares short (8/15): 405,151
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -0.2%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -16.9%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -22.5%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -2.2%
- PacficNet (ticker: PACT)
- Average daily share volume: 249,879
- Shares short (8/15): 533,928
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: -8.9%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +5.9%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: +11.7%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -21.8%
- UTStarcom (ticker: UTSI)
- Average daily share volume: 1,997,221
- Shares short (8/15): 17,781,861
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +6.2%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: +15.7%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -1.5%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: +10.1%
Autos:
- China Automotive Systems (ticker: CAAS)
- Average daily share volume: 24,598
- Shares short (8/15): 63,568
- % Change from July 15 to August 15: +25.7%
- % Change from June 15 to July 15: -23.6%
- % Change from May 15 to June 15: -16.5%
- % Change from April 15 to May 15: -21.9%
Quick comment on "short interest" from The Internet Stock Blog: High
short interest can be interpreted two ways: it represents pent-up
buying demand, so it's technically bullish; but it might show that
smart investors are bearish on a stock, in which case it's bearish.
Most analysts interpret high short interest as bullish, particularly
for stocks with small floats, in which case high short interest signals
risk of a short-squeeze.
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