Qualstar (QBAK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Qualstar shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of QBAK short. Learn More on Qualstar's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Qualstar: Vislink Technologies, Inc. (3.19%), SemiLEDs Co. (0.11%), Uxin Limited (0.06%), Trutankless, Inc. (0.00%), AppYea, Inc. (0.00%), Nano Magic Inc. (0.04%), Socket Mobile, Inc. (0.34%), Destiny Media Technologies Inc. (0.02%), Spectaire Holdings Inc. (0.40%), GSE Systems, Inc. (1.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QBAK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Qualstar as its price is falling. QBAK shares are trading down $1.21 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 Qualstar 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 QBAK, 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 QBAK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.