Daybreak Oil and Gas (DBRM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Daybreak Oil and Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 4,000 shares of DBRM short. Learn More on Daybreak Oil and Gas' current short interest.

Daybreak Oil and Gas saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,000 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: KLA Co. ($2.87 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.81 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.64 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.61 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.50 billion), and Generac Holdings Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DBRM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Daybreak Oil and Gas as its price is falling. 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 Daybreak Oil and Gas 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 DBRM, 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 DBRM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2022.