cbdMD (YCBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of cbdMD shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 37,800 shares of YCBD short. 0.61% of cbdMD's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on cbdMD'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. 0.61% of cbdMD's floating shares are currently sold short.

cbdMD saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,800 shares, a decrease of 63.2% from the previous total of 102,800 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.

cbdMD currently has issued a total of 6,260,000 shares. Some of cbdMD'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. cbdMD currently has a public float of 6,190,000 shares.

0.61% of cbdMD's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "consumer goods" compare to cbdMD: Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (13.45%), Aterian, Inc. (5.30%), Fenbo Holdings Limited (0.78%), Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. (31.24%), Moving iMage Technologies, Inc. (0.29%), CCA Industries, Inc. (0.02%), Luvu Brands, Inc. (0.03%), Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited (1.61%), EZGO Technologies Ltd. (12.31%), Bergio International, Inc. (0.02%),

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 YCBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from cbdMD as its price is falling. YCBD shares are trading up $0.02 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 cbdMD occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of YCBD, 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 YCBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.