Better Choice (BTTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Better Choice shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 79,600 shares of BTTR short. 4.00% of Better Choice's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Better Choice's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BTTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Better Choice's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.00% of Better Choice's floating shares are currently sold short.

Better Choice saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,600 shares, a drop of 7.4% from the previous total of 86,000 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.

Better Choice currently has issued a total of 1,830,000 shares. Some of Better Choice's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Better Choice currently has a public float of 1,990,000 shares.

4.00% of Better Choice's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Better Choice: Eastside Distilling, Inc. (5.11%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.53%), Diageo plc (0.09%), Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc (1.63%), Ambev S.A. (0.31%), Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. (0.39%), Vita Coco Company, Inc. (11.92%), Westrock Coffee Company (11.75%), BRC Inc. (8.80%), Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (0.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BTTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Better Choice as its price is falling. BTTR shares are trading down $0.03 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 Better Choice 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 BTTR, 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 BTTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.