DFI Retail Group (DFIHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DFI Retail Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 500 shares of DFIHY short. Learn More on DFI Retail Group's current short interest.

DFI Retail Group saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the previous total of 300 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 compare to DFI Retail Group: Albertsons Companies, Inc. (3.33%), BBB Foods Inc. (9.12%), Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (2.54%), Weis Markets, Inc. (10.12%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (10.88%), Ingles Markets, Incorporated (3.37%), Arko Corp. (3.97%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (2.19%), Village Super Market, Inc. (2.36%), Maison Solutions Inc. (7.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DFIHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DFI Retail Group 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 DFI Retail Group 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 DFIHY, 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 DFIHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.