(FAST) - Analyzing Fastenal's Short Interest
(FAST) - Analyzing Fastenal's Short Interest
Fastenal's (NYSE:FAST) short percent of float has fallen 3.77% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 12.78 million shares sold short, which is 2.55% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 4.33 days to cover their short positions on average.
快扣（紐交所：FAST）的空頭持倉比例自上次報告以來下降了3.77%。該公司最近報告了1278萬股的空頭持倉，佔所有可交易普通股的2.55%。根據其成交量，交易者平均需要4.33天才能平倉。
Why Short Interest Matters
爲什麼空頭持倉很重要
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
空頭持倉是指已賣空但尚未平倉的股票數量。賣空是指交易員賣出自己不擁有的公司股票，希望股價下跌。如果股價下跌，交易員會從賣空中賺錢，而如果股價上漲，他們就會虧損。
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
空頭持倉之所以重要是因爲它可以作爲對特定股票的市場情緒的指標。空頭持倉增加可能表明投資者變得更看淡，而空頭持倉減少可能表明他們更看好。
List of the most shorted stocks
做空集合股列表
Fastenal Short Interest Graph (3 Months)
快扣空頭持倉圖（3個月）
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Fastenal has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
如上圖所示，快扣被做空的股份比例自上次報告以來有所下降。這並不意味着股票會在短期內上漲，但交易者應意識到做空股份較少。
Comparing Fastenal's Short Interest Against Its Peers
將快扣的空頭持倉與同行進行比較
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
同行比較是分析師和投資者之間常用的技術，用於衡量一家公司的表現。一家公司的同行是另一傢俱有類似特徵的公司，例如行業、規模、年齡和財務結構。通過閱讀其10-k、代理文件，或者進行自己的相似性分析，您可以找到公司的同行群體。
According to Benzinga Pro, Fastenal's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.28%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
根據Benzinga Pro的數據，快扣在空頭持倉佔流通股比例方面的同行平均值爲5.28%，這意味着該公司的空頭持倉低於大多數同行。
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.
你知道增加空頭持倉實際上可能對一隻股票有利嗎？Benzinga Money的這篇帖子解釋瞭如何從中獲利。
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.
本文是由Benzinga的自動內容引擎生成的，並經編輯審查。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
