as of the close of business on thursday 323 we captured the top 10 highest short interest  stocks within the financial services sector the average short interest for stocks within the financial services sector stands at 147 therefore the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector short interest is the percentage of a stocks outstanding shares being sold short which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment when short interest increases this is generally considered a negative bear market indicator whereas when short interest decreases this is generally considered a positive bull market indicator disclaimer the short interest indicator is produced by tidal markets in partnership with benzinga insights the data represented is exclusive to short interest data amalgamated daily by tidal markets llc and its underlying proprietary sources the information contained herein should not be compared to contrasted or evaluated against other short interest data providers any information contained herein does not constitute or imply investment advice