Dassault Systèmes (DASTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dassault Systèmes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 12,800 shares of DASTY short. Learn More on Dassault Systèmes' current short interest.

Dassault Systèmes saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,800 shares, a drop of 37.9% from the previous total of 20,600 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 sector of "computer and technology" compare to Dassault Systèmes: VMware, Inc. (0.60%), NetEase, Inc. (0.73%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.39%), Snowflake Inc. (4.61%), Synopsys, Inc. (0.89%), Atlassian Co. (2.18%), Shopify Inc. (3.39%), Autodesk, Inc. (1.33%), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (3.05%), Datadog, Inc. (2.89%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DASTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dassault Systèmes as its price is falling. DASTY shares are trading down $0.40 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 Dassault Systèmes 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 DASTY, 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 DASTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.