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Avid Technology Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of Avid Technology?

The Short % of float of Avid Technology, Inc. is 5.90%

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

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What does Avid Technology do?

behind award-winning films, videos, music recordings, tv shows, live concerts and news broadcasts is avid everywhere — providing content creators with the tools to make, manage, store, distribute and monetize content. the avid mediacentral platform is an open, extensible and customizable foundation that streamlines your entire workflow. it offers four suites: artist, media, storage and studio. the artist suite allows users to create audio, video and graphics with proven and trusted creative tools. with the media suite, users can manage, distribute and monetize media with powerful collaborative systems. the storage suite allows users to capture, store, protect and play media with high-performance systems. and with the studio suite, users can captivate and engage viewers with in-studio and sports enhancement tools. whether you’re in audio and music production, broadcast and media, or video production, avid addresses your key needs and provides a more efficient way of working.

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