Dairy Farm International Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dairy Farm International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 28th, investors have sold 1,900 shares of DFIHY short.

Dairy Farm International saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, a decline of 98.4% from the previous total of 116,700 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 Dairy Farm International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "grocery stores" compare to Dairy Farm International: George Weston Limited (0.00%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (6.09%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (8.35%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (15.12%), Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (0.41%), Weis Markets, Inc. (13.25%), Arko Corp. (9.55%), Ingles Markets, Incorporated (9.49%), Village Super Market, Inc. (8.24%), and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (4.69%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($25.04 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Square, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DFIHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dairy Farm International as its price is falling. Dairy Farm International's stock is trading down $0.20 today. To short Dairy Farm International 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 Dairy Farm International 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 Dairy Farm International 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 DFIHY, 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 DFIHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.