KonaTel (KTEL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of KonaTel shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of KTEL short. Learn More on KonaTel's current short interest.

KonaTel saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 99.2% from the previous total of 13,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to KonaTel: T-Mobile US, Inc. (3.00%), Spotify Technology S.A. (4.54%), América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.34%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.15%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.12%), Telefónica, S.A. (0.11%), Vodafone Group Public Limited (0.61%), Fox Co. (7.61%), TELUS Co. (2.15%), Formula One Group (2.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KTEL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KonaTel as its price is falling. KTEL shares are trading up $0.00 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 KonaTel 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 KTEL, 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 KTEL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.