BT Brands (BTBDW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BT Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 1,900 shares of BTBDW short. Learn More on BT Brands' current short interest.

BT Brands saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, an increase of 280.0% from the previous total of 500 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 "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to BT Brands: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (3.57%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (3.72%), Intercontinental Hotels Group (0.86%), Yum China (2.15%), Dutch Bros Inc. (9.47%), H World Group Limited Sponsored ADR (4.26%), Aramark (2.56%), Wingstop Inc. (9.22%), CAVA Group, Inc. (11.84%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (6.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BTBDW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BT Brands as its price is falling. BTBDW shares are trading up $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 BT 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 BTBDW, 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 BTBDW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.