Castellum (CTM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Castellum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 699,500 shares of CTM short. 1.14% of Castellum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Castellum'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. 1.14% of Castellum's floating shares are currently sold short.

Castellum saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 699,500 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the previous total of 647,500 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.

Castellum currently has issued a total of 86,040,000 shares. Some of Castellum'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. Castellum currently has a public float of 61,440,000 shares.

1.14% of Castellum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Castellum: Ooma, Inc. (2.37%), Sohu.com Inc. (0.32%), Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.43%), Lightbridge Corporation (15.36%), International Money Express, Inc. (6.46%), Paysign, Inc. (1.58%), Rimini Street, Inc. (1.39%), Trivago N.V. ADS (0.64%), CPI Card Group Inc. (2.05%), OptimizeRx Corp. (9.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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