Capstone Cos. (CAPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capstone Cos. shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 61,600 shares of CAPC short. 0.21% of Capstone Cos.'s shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Capstone Cos.'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. 0.21% of Capstone Cos.'s floating shares are currently sold short.

Capstone Cos. saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 61,600 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

0.21% of Capstone Cos.'s shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical equipment" compare to Capstone Cos.: Fusion Fuel Green PLC (0.13%), Interactive Strength Inc. (19.55%), Polar Power, Inc. (1.22%), Nuvve Holding Corp. (6.32%), UTime Limited (2.63%), Expion360 Inc. (4.23%), Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. (5.24%), Saddle Ranch (0.00%), Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capstone Cos. as its price is falling. CAPC shares are trading down $0.01 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 Capstone Cos. 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 CAPC, 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 CAPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.