RHI reports today with short interest at 23.9% of float, up 14% in 30 days. Options traders turned defensive Wednesday, sending put-call ratio to a three-standard-deviation extreme.
Short interest stands at 23.87% of free float as of April 22.
Shares shorted rose 13.6% over the past month, climbing from 21.0 million to 23.9 million.
The build accelerated in late March. Shorts added 3.2 million shares since March 20.
Days to cover sits at 6.93 according to the latest FINRA data.
Cost to borrow remains low at 0.42%, down 5% week-over-week but up 31% from a month ago.
Put-call ratio spiked to 1.11 on April 23.
That level is 3.4 standard deviations above the 20-day mean of 0.70.
The move marks a sharp shift from early April when PCR hovered near 0.60.
April has seen two distinct phases: subdued put activity through mid-month, then a surge in defensive positioning this week.
The 52-week range runs from 0.57 to 5.73.
No analyst data available in the snapshot.
The stock fell 7.7% on Wednesday to $27.20.
That drop followed an 11% rally from mid-March lows.
Robert Half operates in the human resources and employment services sector, which tends to track economic growth expectations closely.
The stock is up 9.6% over the past month despite Wednesday's selloff.
No active ORTEX Alpha signals at present.
Short sellers have used recent price strength to add exposure. Utilisation is 26.5%, well below the 52-week high of 42.2%, suggesting ample borrowing capacity remains.
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