Color Star Technology (ADD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Color Star Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 135,200 shares of ADD short. 23.62% of Color Star Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Color Star Technology's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 23.62% of Color Star Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Color Star Technology saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 135,200 shares, an increase of 57.4% from the previous total of 85,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Color Star Technology currently has issued a total of 524,000 shares. Some of Color Star Technology's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Color Star Technology currently has a public float of 572,400 shares.

23.62% of Color Star Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Color Star Technology: E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (8.12%), Service Co. International (5.36%), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (5.54%), TAL Education Group (9.55%), Graham Holdings (1.31%), Laureate Education, Inc. (1.67%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (14.93%), Mister Car Wash, Inc. (11.19%), Perdoceo Education Co. (9.58%), Afya Limited (12.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ADD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Color Star Technology as its price is falling. ADD shares are trading up $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Color Star Technology occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ADD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ADD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.