BT Brands (BTBDW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BT Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 200 shares of BTBDW short. Learn More on BT Brands' current short interest.

BT Brands saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 96.0% from the previous total of 5,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to BT Brands: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (1.77%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (2.15%), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.21%), Yum China Holdings, Inc. (2.90%), CAVA Group, Inc. (10.43%), H World Group Limited (4.29%), Aramark (2.48%), Wingstop Inc. (6.21%), Dutch Bros Inc. (7.38%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (4.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BTBDW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BT Brands as its price is falling. BTBDW shares are trading down $0.04 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 BT Brands 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 BTBDW, 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 BTBDW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024.