BroadVision (BVSN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BroadVision shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 13,700 shares of BVSN short. 0.78% of BroadVision's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BroadVision's current short interest.

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. 0.78% of BroadVision's floating shares are currently sold short.

BroadVision saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,700 shares, an increase of 29.2% from the previous total of 10,600 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.

BroadVision currently has issued a total of 5,061,000 shares. Some of BroadVision'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. BroadVision currently has a public float of 1,750,000 shares.

0.78% of BroadVision's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BroadVision: Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (1.35%), LivePerson, Inc. (13.96%), authID Inc. (5.36%), CareCloud, Inc. (1.38%), Upland Software, Inc. (1.09%), Zenvia Inc. (1.93%), Where Food Comes From, Inc. (0.19%), Great Elm Group, Inc. (0.04%), KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (0.02%), Alarum Technologies Ltd. (3.94%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.66 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.52 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.39 billion), DexCom, Inc. ($2.39 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.88 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.78 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ($1.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BVSN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BroadVision 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 BroadVision 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 BVSN, 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 BVSN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2020.