BAIYU (BYU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BAIYU shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 768,300 shares of BYU short. 3.31% of BAIYU's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BAIYU'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. 3.31% of BAIYU's floating shares are currently sold short.

BAIYU saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 768,300 shares, a decline of 35.4% from the previous total of 1,190,000 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.

BAIYU currently has issued a total of 49,940,000 shares. Some of BAIYU'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. BAIYU currently has a public float of 23,190,000 shares.

3.31% of BAIYU's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BAIYU: GD Culture Group Limited (0.74%), Birks Group Inc. (0.51%), Noodles & Company (1.54%), Raytech Holding Ltd. (1.04%), Good Times Restaurants Inc. (0.49%), Kirkland's, Inc. (7.34%), Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (0.76%), NextPlat Corp (0.21%), Xcel Brands, Inc. (0.78%), Worksport Ltd. (3.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BYU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BAIYU as its price is falling. 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 BAIYU occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BYU, 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 BYU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.