Starbox Group (STBX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Starbox Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 8,500 shares of STBX short. 1.63% of Starbox Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Starbox Group'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. 1.63% of Starbox Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Starbox Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,500 shares, a drop of 70.5% from the previous total of 28,800 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.

Starbox Group currently has issued a total of 213,000 shares. Some of Starbox Group'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. Starbox Group currently has a public float of 521,200 shares.

1.63% of Starbox Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Starbox Group: Syra Health Corp. (2.43%), Collective Audience, Inc. (0.22%), Ucommune International Ltd. (0.04%), NantHealth, Inc. (0.00%), Micromobility.com Inc. (0.10%), Mullen Automotive, Inc. (412.59%), Exela Technologies, Inc. (2.33%), Wejo Group Limited (0.22%), Alta Global Group Limited (5.31%), Baosheng Media Group Holdings Limited (2.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STBX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Starbox Group as its price is falling. STBX shares are trading down $0.42 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 Starbox Group 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 STBX, 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 STBX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.