Bon-Ton Stores (BONTQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bon-Ton Stores shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 600 shares of BONTQ short. Learn More on Bon-Ton Stores' 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. BONTQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Bon-Ton Stores's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bon-Ton Stores: Burlington Stores, Inc. (2.94%), Dillard's, Inc. (12.74%), Macy's, Inc. (5.77%), Kohl's Co. (37.93%), bebe stores, inc. (0.06%), Christian Dior SE (0.00%), and Christopher & Banks Co. (0.00%).

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 BONTQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bon-Ton Stores 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 Bon-Ton Stores 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 BONTQ, 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 BONTQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.