Dover Motorsports (DVD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dover Motorsports shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 31,100 shares of DVD short. 0.21% of Dover Motorsports' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dover Motorsports' 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. 0.21% of Dover Motorsports' floating shares are currently sold short.

Dover Motorsports saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 31,100 shares, a decline of 62.6% from the previous total of 83,200 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.

Dover Motorsports currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Dover Motorsports' 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. Dover Motorsports currently has a public float of 14,910,000 shares.

0.21% of Dover Motorsports' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Dover Motorsports: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (4.61%), Airbnb, Inc. (4.18%), Trip.com Group Limited Sponsored ADR (2.37%), Carnival Corporation (4.92%), Viking Holdings Ltd. (3.31%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (5.56%), Planet Fitness, Inc. (7.79%), Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (5.63%), Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR (2.91%), Vail Resorts, Inc. (11.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($11.35 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($8.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.23 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($4.96 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.99 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.44 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.34 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.30 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DVD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dover Motorsports as its price is falling. 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 Dover Motorsports 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 DVD, 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 DVD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2021.