X3 (PBTS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of X3 shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 79,300 shares of PBTS short. 1.86% of X3's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on X3'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. 1.86% of X3's floating shares are currently sold short.

X3 saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,300 shares, an increase of 39.6% from the previous total of 56,800 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.

X3 currently has issued a total of 1,186,000 shares. Some of X3'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. X3 currently has a public float of 4,270,000 shares.

1.86% of X3's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to X3: Vislink Technologies, Inc. (1.56%), Verb Technology Company, Inc. (17.47%), Infobird Co., Ltd (0.10%), BIO-key International, Inc. (2.74%), T Stamp Inc. (2.92%), iCoreConnect Inc. (27.74%), and Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (6.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PBTS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from X3 as its price is falling. PBTS shares are trading down $0.35 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 X3 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 PBTS, 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 PBTS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.