Star Fashion Culture (STFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Star Fashion Culture shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,130,000 shares of STFS short. 32.85% of Star Fashion Culture's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Star Fashion Culture'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. 32.85% of Star Fashion Culture's floating shares are currently sold short.

Star Fashion Culture saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,130,000 shares, an increase of 918.9% from the previous total of 110,900 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.

Star Fashion Culture currently has issued a total of 10,850,000 shares. Some of Star Fashion Culture'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. Star Fashion Culture currently has a public float of 3,440,000 shares.

32.85% of Star Fashion Culture's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Star Fashion Culture: ATIF Holdings Limited (0.99%), CDT Environmental Technology Investment Holdings Limited (0.18%), Applied DNA Sciences Inc (15.23%), Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (10.02%), Click Holdings Limited (0.13%), Intelligent Group Limited (0.31%), Baiya International Group Inc. (5.39%), Gamehaus Holdings Inc. (18.51%), Powell Max Limited (4.98%), Onfolio Holdings Inc. (5.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Star Fashion Culture as its price is falling. STFS shares are trading down $0.03 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 Star Fashion Culture 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 STFS, 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 STFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.