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Basf (BASFY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$15.54 +0.08 (+0.52%)
As of 09/3/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Basf Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Basf (BASFY) had a short interest of 50,729 shares sold short, representing 0.00% of the public float. This marks a 388.67% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, meaning it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 142,286 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
50,729 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,381 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
388.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$750.28 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
3,570,090,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.00%
Today's Trading Volume
97,719 shares
Average Trading Volume
142,286 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
69%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202650,729 shares $750.28 thousand +388.7%0.0%0.37 $14.79
7/31/202610,381 shares $150.84 thousand -62.5%0.0%0.03 $14.53
7/15/202627,649 shares $377.96 thousand +697.0%0.0%0.09 $13.67
6/30/20263,469 shares $46.09 thousand -75.0%0.0%0.01 $13.29
6/15/202613,885 shares $198.14 thousand -61.3%0.0%0.04 $14.27
5/29/202635,831 shares $529.22 thousand +184.2%0.0%0.17 $14.77
5/15/202612,606 shares $193.12 thousand -62.9%0.0%0.01 $15.32
4/30/202634,012 shares $546.74 thousand -37.8%0.0%0.18 $16.08
4/15/202654,640 shares $851.29 thousand +5.3%0.0%0.15 $15.58
3/31/202651,874 shares $796.78 thousand -63.6%0.0%0.14 $15.36
3/13/2026142,598 shares $1.97 million +48.6%0.0%0.42 $13.80
2/27/202695,941 shares $1.38 million -41.7%0.0%0.25 $14.41
2/13/2026164,603 shares $2.50 million +9.5%0.0%0.47 $15.16
1/30/2026150,348 shares $2.04 million +1.9%N/A0.38 $13.56
1/15/2026147,542 shares $1.97 million +25.9%N/A0.73 $13.34
12/31/2025117,185 shares $1.52 million -27.1%0.0%0.59 $12.99
12/15/2025160,830 shares $2.08 million -13.8%0.0%0.68 $12.94
11/28/2025186,472 shares $2.42 million -12.5%0.0%0.7 $13.00
11/14/2025213,203 shares $2.67 million +29.6%0.0%0.82 $12.54
10/31/2025164,467 shares $2.02 million +14.5%0.0%0.41 $12.28
10/15/2025143,700 shares $1.77 million -3.1%0.0%0.6 $12.29
9/30/2025148,300 shares $1.85 million -43.4%N/A0.5 $12.46
9/15/2025262,200 shares $3.39 million +18.2%N/A1.9 $12.94
8/31/2025221,800 shares $2.95 million -3.8%0.0%1.1 $13.29
8/15/2025230,500 shares $3.11 million +7.1%N/A1 $13.50
7/31/2025215,300 shares $2.64 million +22.1%0.0%0.9 $12.27
7/15/2025176,400 shares $2.21 million -6.1%N/A0.8 $12.52
6/30/2025187,800 shares $2.31 million +14.8%0.0%0.7 $12.28
6/15/2025163,600 shares $1.97 million -3.3%0.0%0.5 $12.06
5/31/2025169,100 shares $2.03 million +2.3%0.0%0.6 $12.01
5/15/2025165,300 shares $2.05 million -17.3%0.0%0.6 $12.43
4/30/2025199,900 shares $2.56 million +3.8%N/A0.8 $12.79
4/15/2025192,500 shares $2.27 million +49.0%0.0%0.3 $11.79
3/31/2025129,200 shares $1.61 million +2.1%0.0%0.3 $12.45
3/15/2025126,500 shares $1.82 million +80.2%0.0%0.2 $14.36
2/28/202570,200 shares $888.73 thousand +19.6%0.0%0.2 $12.66
2/15/202558,700 shares $783.65 thousand +124.1%0.0%0.1 $13.35
1/31/202526,200 shares $314.70 thousand +2,083.3%N/A0.1 $12.01
1/15/20251,200 shares $13.63 thousand -36.8%N/A0 $11.36
12/31/20241,900 shares $20.71 thousand +18.8%N/A0 $10.90
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12/15/20241,600 shares $18.67 thousand -66.0%N/A0 $11.67
11/30/20244,700 shares $52.64 thousand -83.7%N/A0 $11.20
11/15/202428,900 shares $328.59 thousand -20.8%N/A0.1 $11.37
10/31/202436,500 shares $439.83 thousand -30.2%N/A0.1 $12.05
10/15/202452,300 shares $650.61 thousand -1.0%N/A0.3 $12.44
9/30/202452,800 shares $696.43 thousand -54.3%N/A0.2 $13.19
9/15/2024115,500 shares $1.39 million +157.8%N/A0.4 $12.06
8/31/202444,800 shares $568.51 thousand +227.0%N/A0.2 $12.69
8/15/202413,700 shares $157.82 thousand -8.1%N/A0 $11.52
7/31/202414,900 shares $173.44 thousand -25.5%N/A0 $11.64
7/15/202420,000 shares $237.60 thousand +3.6%N/A0.1 $11.88
6/30/202419,300 shares $233.14 thousand +114.4%N/A0.1 $12.08
6/15/20249,000 shares $107.19 thousand +900.0%N/A0 $11.91
5/31/2024900 shares $11.81 thousand -95.5%N/A0 $13.12
5/15/202420,100 shares $270.55 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $13.46
4/30/2024124,900 shares $1.63 million +137.5%N/A0.6 $13.04
4/15/202452,600 shares $716.41 thousand +182.8%N/A0.2 $13.62
3/31/202418,600 shares $265.79 thousand -49.7%N/A0.1 $14.29
3/15/202437,000 shares $497.28 thousand -63.5%N/A0.1 $13.44
2/29/2024101,400 shares $1.30 million +2.3%N/A0.3 $12.79
2/15/202499,100 shares $1.23 million +350.5%N/A0.3 $12.43
1/15/2024101,900 shares $1.25 million +793.9%N/A0.5 $12.26
12/31/202311,400 shares $152.99 thousand -28.3%N/A0 $13.42
12/15/202315,900 shares $207.02 thousand -54.4%N/A0 $13.02
11/30/202334,900 shares $407.11 thousand -69.3%N/A0.2 $11.67
11/15/2023113,700 shares $1.39 million +133.0%N/A0.2 $12.22
10/31/202348,800 shares $562.66 thousand +32.3%N/A0.1 $11.53
10/15/202336,900 shares $406.64 thousand +115.8%N/A0.1 $11.02
9/30/202317,100 shares $192.89 thousand +67.7%N/A0 $11.28
9/15/202310,200 shares $124.95 thousand -73.3%N/A0 $12.25
8/31/202338,200 shares $482.08 thousand -33.6%N/A0.2 $12.62
8/15/202357,500 shares $711.28 thousand +171.2%N/A0.1 $12.37
7/31/202321,200 shares $283.76 thousand -90.3%N/A0.1 $13.39
7/15/2023218,600 shares $2.79 million +3,263.1%N/A0.4 $12.78
6/30/20236,500 shares $78.78 thousand -89.3%N/A0 $12.12
6/15/202360,700 shares $769.68 thousand +203.5%N/A0.2 $12.68
5/31/202320,000 shares $238.40 thousand -35.1%N/A0.1 $11.92
5/15/202330,800 shares $401.32 thousand +14.9%N/A0.1 $13.03
4/30/202326,800 shares $368.23 thousand +25.2%N/A0.1 $13.74
4/15/202321,400 shares $291.68 thousand -71.4%N/A0 $13.63
3/31/202374,700 shares $978.57 thousand +69.0%N/A0.2 $13.10
3/15/202344,200 shares $524.65 thousand +111.5%N/A0.1 $11.87
2/28/202320,900 shares $266.89 thousand -36.5%N/A0.1 $12.77
2/15/202332,900 shares $453.86 thousand -31.6%N/A0.1 $13.80
1/31/202348,100 shares $690.24 thousand +417.2%N/A0.1 $14.35
1/15/20239,300 shares $133.11 thousand -47.5%N/A0 $14.31
12/30/202217,700 shares $217.92 thousand +80.6%N/A0 $12.31
12/15/20229,800 shares $119.14 thousand -64.4%N/A0 $12.16
11/30/202227,500 shares $351.31 thousand +57.1%N/A0.1 $12.78
11/15/202217,500 shares $224.18 thousand -78.2%N/A0 $12.81
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10/31/202280,400 shares $901.28 thousand +495.6%N/A0.1 $11.21
10/15/202213,500 shares $140.94 thousand -65.1%N/A0 $10.44
9/30/202238,700 shares $371.52 thousand -59.3%N/A0 $9.60
9/15/202295,100 shares $1.01 million -57.9%N/A0.1 $10.59
8/31/2022225,900 shares $2.41 million -41.4%N/A0.2 $10.69
8/15/2022385,600 shares $4.35 million +486.0%N/A0.5 $11.27
7/31/202265,800 shares $730.05 thousand -27.1%N/A0.1 $11.10
7/15/202290,200 shares $939.88 thousand +59.7%N/A0.1 $10.42
6/30/202256,500 shares $615.85 thousand -53.9%N/A0 $10.90
6/15/2022122,600 shares $1.58 million +828.8%N/A0.2 $12.88
5/31/202213,200 shares $180.97 thousand -70.6%N/A0 $13.71
5/15/202244,900 shares $577.86 thousand +22.3%N/A0 $12.87
4/30/202236,700 shares $489.95 thousand -26.2%N/A0 $13.35
4/15/202249,700 shares $693.81 thousand +1,280.6%N/A0 $13.96
3/31/20223,600 shares $51.12 thousand -52.6%N/A0 $14.20
3/15/20227,600 shares $111.87 thousand -92.6%N/A0 $14.72
2/28/2022102,300 shares $1.68 million +28.4%N/A0.2 $16.46
2/15/202279,700 shares $1.55 million -35.6%N/A0.2 $19.45
1/31/2022123,700 shares $2.37 million -15.0%N/A0.3 $19.15
1/15/2022145,600 shares $2.83 million +296.7%N/A0.2 $19.43
12/31/202136,700 shares $643.35 thousand -41.1%N/A0.1 $17.53
12/15/202162,300 shares $1.05 million -36.0%N/A0.1 $16.89
11/30/202197,300 shares $1.60 million +72.8%N/A0.2 $16.42
11/15/202156,300 shares $998.76 thousand -10.8%N/A0.1 $17.74
10/29/202163,100 shares $1.14 million -9.6%N/A0.2 $18.03
10/15/202169,800 shares $1.32 million +110.2%N/A0.2 $18.89
9/30/202133,200 shares $632.13 thousand -44.6%N/A0.1 $19.04
9/15/202159,900 shares $1.15 million +208.8%N/A0.2 $19.20

BASFY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Basf shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, investors have sold 50,729 shares of BASFY short. 0.00% of Basf's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Basf's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BASFY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.4. Learn More on Basf's short interest ratio.

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. 0.00% of Basf's floating shares are currently sold short.

Basf saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 50,729 shares, an increase of 388.7% from the previous total of 10,381 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.

0.00% of Basf's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to Basf: Air Liquide (0.00%), The Sherwin-Williams Company (2.64%), Ecolab Inc. (1.25%), Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. (0.00%), Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (1.78%), Corteva, Inc. (2.17%), SIKA AG - Unsponsored ADR (0.01%), Nutrien Ltd. (0.98%), Givaudan SA (0.00%), Novozymes A/S (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BASFY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Basf as its price is falling. BASFY shares are trading up $0.08 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 Basf 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 BASFY, 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 BASFY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BASFY:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for OTCMKTS:BASFY is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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