Jeffs' Brands (JFBR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Jeffs' Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 149,900 shares of JFBR short. 30.63% of Jeffs' Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Jeffs' Brands' 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. 30.63% of Jeffs' Brands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Jeffs' Brands saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 149,900 shares, an increase of 27.1% from the previous total of 117,900 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.

Jeffs' Brands currently has issued a total of 1,789,000 shares. Some of Jeffs' Brands' 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. Jeffs' Brands currently has a public float of 489,400 shares.

30.63% of Jeffs' Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Jeffs' Brands: J-Long Group Limited (9.95%), Lazydays Holdings, Inc. (0.10%), ICZOOM Group Inc. (0.89%), China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (0.38%), Yunji Inc. (1.86%), Jowell Global Ltd. (2.02%), Linkage Global Inc (0.71%), Webuy Global Ltd (0.84%), Digital Brands Group, Inc. (1.47%), Kaixin Holdings (4.93%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JFBR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Jeffs' Brands as its price is falling. JFBR 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 Jeffs' 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 JFBR, 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 JFBR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.