DecisionPoint Systems (DPSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DecisionPoint Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 15,900 shares of DPSI short. 0.29% of DecisionPoint Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DecisionPoint Systems' 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. 0.29% of DecisionPoint Systems' floating shares are currently sold short.

DecisionPoint Systems saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,900 shares, an increase of 231.3% from the previous total of 4,800 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.

DecisionPoint Systems currently has issued a total of 7,680,000 shares. Some of DecisionPoint Systems' 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. DecisionPoint Systems currently has a public float of 5,390,000 shares.

0.29% of DecisionPoint Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer programming, data processing, & other computer related" compare to DecisionPoint Systems: AdTheorent Holding Company, Inc. (2.31%), Sify Technologies Limited (0.03%), TrueCar, Inc. (0.60%), Outbrain Inc. (0.78%), System1, Inc. (7.04%), Sangoma Technologies Co. (0.01%), OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (0.12%), GAN Limited (1.11%), PodcastOne, Inc. (0.21%), Global Mofy Metaverse Limited (3.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DPSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DecisionPoint Systems as its price is falling. DPSI shares are trading up $0.01 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 DecisionPoint Systems 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 DPSI, 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 DPSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.