BrainsWay - BWAY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BrainsWay shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 35,900 shares of BWAY short. Learn More on BrainsWay's current short interest.

BrainsWay saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 35,900 shares, a decline of 64.4% from the previous total of 100,800 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 "surgical & medical instruments" compare to BrainsWay: Vapotherm, Inc. (2.68%), STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. (1.05%), PAVmed Inc. (9.24%), NeuroOne Medical Technologies Co. (0.73%), LENSAR, Inc. (0.42%), Acutus Medical, Inc. (1.84%), Tenon Medical, Inc. (5.66%), Nemaura Medical Inc. (0.26%), Delcath Systems, Inc. (2.15%), and Titan Medical Inc. (1.33%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BWAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BrainsWay as its price is falling. BWAY shares are trading up $0.02 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 BrainsWay occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BWAY, 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 BWAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.