Patent ID: 8359256

Claim:
A system for short trade information the system comprising: a computer; a memory associated with the computer; a user interface associated with the computer; and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by the computer to: store short trade information from at least one source in a database, wherein the short trade information is associated with a security; identify, for the security, a plurality of price point ranges at which a short trade occurred during a time period, wherein each price point range of the plurality of price point ranges is based on a predetermined price range; calculate, for the security, a plurality of short trade volumes of shares during the time period by aggregating a volume of shares associated with each short trade at each price point range; generate, for the security, a graph by plotting the plurality of short trade volumes of shares on a horizontal axis, plotting each price point range on a vertical access axis, and plotting a short volume weighted average price by time units on a second horizontal axis; and output a report that comprises the graph via the user interface to an investor, wherein the report prompts the investor to one of purchase at least one share of the security based on the graph depicting a current short volume weighted average price for the security above a majority of the short trade volume of shares during the time period and sell at least one share of the security based on the graph depicting the current short volume weighted average price for the security below the majority of the short trade volume of shares during the time period.