American Defense Systems (ADFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Defense Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 13th, traders have sold 4,000 shares of ADFS short. Learn More on American Defense Systems' current short interest.

American Defense Systems saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,000 shares, a decrease of 71.8% from the previous total of 14,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to American Defense Systems: Toyota Motor Co. (0.09%), Ferrari (1.86%), Mercedes-Benz Group AG (0.38%), Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (0.38%), and Stellantis (2.19%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ADFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Defense Systems as its price is falling. ADFS shares are trading down $0.00 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 American Defense Systems 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 ADFS, 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 ADFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.