Right On Brands (RTON) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Right On Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 5,500 shares of RTON short. Learn More on Right On Brands' current short interest.

Right On Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,500 shares, an increase of 816.7% from the previous total of 600 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 "retail" compare to Right On Brands: Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (1.04%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.64 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.61 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.09 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.04 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), and International Paper ($1.95 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RTON is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Right On Brands as its price is falling. RTON shares are trading down $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 Right On Brands 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 RTON, 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 RTON, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2024.