Pacific Basin Shipping (PCFBY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacific Basin Shipping shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 1,400 shares of PCFBY short. Learn More on Pacific Basin Shipping's current short interest.

Pacific Basin Shipping saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,400 shares, a drop of 39.1% from the previous total of 2,300 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 in the sector of "transportation" compare to Pacific Basin Shipping: DHT Holdings, Inc. (2.20%), SFL Co. Ltd. (1.58%), Dorian LPG Ltd. (9.58%), Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (2.30%), Cadeler A/S (0.94%), Danaos Co. (5.14%), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (33.44%), Costamare Inc. (2.86%), Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (1.05%), Navigator Holdings Ltd. (1.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCFBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacific Basin Shipping 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 Pacific Basin Shipping 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 PCFBY, 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 PCFBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.