DEFSEC Technologies (DFSC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of DEFSEC Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 21,900 shares of DFSC short. 1.59% of DEFSEC Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DEFSEC Technologies' 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. 1.59% of DEFSEC Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

DEFSEC Technologies saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 21,900 shares, a decline of 29.6% from the previous total of 31,100 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.

DEFSEC Technologies currently has issued a total of 670,000 shares. Some of DEFSEC Technologies' 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. DEFSEC Technologies currently has a public float of 1,380,000 shares.

1.59% of DEFSEC Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to DEFSEC Technologies: Locafy Limited (2.68%), T Stamp Inc. (0.72%), Earlyworks Co., Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (0.90%), MicroAlgo Inc. (110.62%), Oblong, Inc. (13.41%), AppTech Payments Corp. (0.00%), BIO-key International Inc. (1.05%), Infobird Co., Ltd. (0.01%), U-BX Technology Ltd. (0.08%), Taoping Inc. (1.52%),

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 DFSC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DEFSEC Technologies as its price is falling. DFSC shares are trading up $0.06 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 DEFSEC Technologies 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 DFSC, 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 DFSC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.