Capstone Companies (CAPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capstone Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 500 shares of CAPC short. Learn More on Capstone Companies' current short interest.

Capstone Companies saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a drop of 98.3% from the previous total of 28,900 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to Capstone Companies: Fusion Fuel Green PLC (1.83%), Polar Power, Inc. (3.55%), Hyzon Motors Inc. (5.03%), Energy Focus, Inc. (0.45%), UTime Limited (1.82%), Expion360 Inc. (21.23%), Saddle Ranch Media, Inc. (0.00%), Nuvve Holding Corp. (2.68%), Interactive Strength Inc. (9.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capstone Companies as its price is falling. CAPC shares are trading down $0.00 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 Capstone Companies 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 CAPC, 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 CAPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.