Banco Bradesco (BBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Banco Bradesco shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 37,250,000 shares of BBD short. Learn More on Banco Bradesco's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Banco Bradesco's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Banco Bradesco: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Genus Capital Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Banco Bradesco saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 37,250,000 shares, an increase of 68.0% from the previous total of 22,170,000 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 "state commercial banks" compare to Banco Bradesco: The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.29%), The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (1.36%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.24%), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (0.47%), M&T Bank Co. (2.62%), First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (3.00%), State Street Co. (1.28%), Fifth Third Bancorp (3.00%), Northern Trust Co. (1.17%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (2.40%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Banco Bradesco as its price is falling. BBD 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 Banco Bradesco 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 BBD, 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 BBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.