Short interest represents the total number of shares of a stock that have been sold short but have not yet been repurchased or closed out. It provides insight into potential market sentiment and investor speculation.
Short selling is a trading strategy where an investor borrows shares and sells them on the open market, planning to buy them back later for less money.
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