Dynatronics - DYNT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dynatronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 138,800 shares of DYNT short. 1.00% of Dynatronics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dynatronics' 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. DYNT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Dynatronics'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. 1.00% of Dynatronics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Dynatronics saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 138,800 shares, a decline of 22.3% from the previous total of 178,700 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.

Dynatronics currently has issued a total of 18,980,000 shares. Some of Dynatronics' 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. Dynatronics currently has a public float of 13,870,000 shares.

1.00% of Dynatronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "surgical & medical instruments" compare to Dynatronics: Aethlon Medical, Inc. (0.64%), NEXGEL, Inc. (0.50%), Bluejay Diagnostics, Inc. (0.57%), Avinger, Inc. (1.28%), Assure Holdings Corp. (0.32%), Minerva Surgical, Inc. (9.09%), T2 Biosystems, Inc. (8.95%), InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (1.57%), Sintx Technologies, Inc. (9.94%), and Inspira Technologies Oxy B.H.N. Ltd. (0.89%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DYNT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dynatronics as its price is falling. DYNT shares are trading down $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 Dynatronics 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 DYNT, 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 DYNT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.