Delcath Systems (DCTHD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Delcath Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of DCTHD short. Learn More on Delcath Systems' current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Delcath Systems: Todos Medical Ltd. (0.07%), Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (0.46%), QHSLab, Inc. (0.10%), Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.01%), Predictive Technology Group, Inc. (0.00%), Adhera Therapeutics, Inc. (0.00%), GelStat Corp. (0.00%), RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.01%), NovAccess Global Inc. (0.19%), Propanc Biopharma, Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($19.32 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.12 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($4.72 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.73 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.17 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.11 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.05 billion), and Hormel Foods Co. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DCTHD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Delcath Systems as its price is falling. DCTHD shares are trading down $0.26 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 Delcath 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 DCTHD, 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 DCTHD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2020.