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Defense Metals (DFMTF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.11 +0.00 (+3.32%)
As of 05/22/2025 03:26 PM Eastern

Defense Metals Short Interest Data

Defense Metals (DFMTF) has a short interest of 37,100 shares. This marks a 71.76% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 140,587 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
37,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
21,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+71.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4,403.77
Short Interest Ratio
0.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Today's Trading Volume
278,171 shares
Average Trading Volume
140,587 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
198%
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DFMTF Short Interest Over Time

DFMTF Days to Cover Over Time

DFMTF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Defense Metals Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202537,100 shares $4,403.77 +71.8%N/A0.1 $0.12
4/15/202521,600 shares $2,585.52 No ChangeN/A0 $0.12
3/15/202525,700 shares $2,996.62 -65.0%N/A0.1 $0.12
2/28/202573,400 shares $8,661.20 +84.9%N/A0.2 $0.12
2/15/202539,700 shares $4,640.93 -30.2%N/A0.2 $0.12
1/31/202556,900 shares $6,406.94 +56,800.0%N/A0.3 $0.11
1/15/2025100 shares $12.02 -99.9%N/A0 $0.12
12/31/202476,100 shares $11,886.82 +91.2%N/A0.2 $0.16
12/15/202439,800 shares $2,988.98 +784.4%N/A0.2 $0.08
11/30/20244,500 shares $337.50 +7.1%N/A0 $0.08
11/15/20244,200 shares $285.60 +2,000.0%N/A0 $0.07
10/31/2024200 shares $13.02 -97.3%N/A0 $0.07
10/15/20247,300 shares $465.74 -78.1%N/A0 $0.06
9/30/202433,300 shares $2,500.83 +16,550.0%N/A0.2 $0.08
9/15/2024200 shares $11.34 -96.2%N/A0 $0.06
8/31/20245,300 shares $408.63 No ChangeN/A0 $0.08
7/31/20244,500 shares $554.85 -72.6%N/A0.1 $0.12
7/15/202416,400 shares $2,214.00 +127.8%N/A0.3 $0.14
6/30/20247,200 shares $1,043.28 -75.1%N/A0 $0.14
6/15/202428,900 shares $4,046.00 -23.1%N/A0.2 $0.14
5/31/202437,600 shares $5,760.32 +81.6%N/A0.3 $0.15
5/15/202420,700 shares $3,003.57 -31.7%N/A0.2 $0.15
4/30/202430,300 shares $4,972.23 -28.5%N/A0.3 $0.16
4/15/202442,400 shares $7,203.76 +171.8%N/A0.3 $0.17
3/31/202415,600 shares $2,669.16 -60.2%N/A0.1 $0.17
3/15/202439,200 shares $6,145.78 +81.5%N/A0.3 $0.16
2/29/202421,600 shares $3,646.08 -59.7%N/A0.1 $0.17
2/15/202453,600 shares $9,112.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $0.17
1/15/202463,000 shares $11,818.80 -26.1%N/A0.3 $0.19
12/31/202385,200 shares $13,044.12 +193.8%N/A0.2 $0.15
12/15/202329,000 shares $3,642.40 +100.0%N/A0.2 $0.13
11/30/202314,500 shares $1,656.48 -25.6%N/A0.1 $0.11
11/15/202319,500 shares $2,480.40 -4.9%N/A0.2 $0.13
10/31/202320,500 shares $2,906.90 -20.9%N/A0.2 $0.14
10/15/202325,900 shares $4,014.50 -25.6%N/A0.1 $0.16
9/30/202334,800 shares $4,802.40 -13.7%N/A0.6 $0.14
9/15/202340,300 shares $5,906.37 -51.5%N/A0.3 $0.15
8/31/202383,100 shares $12,747.54 +267.7%N/A0.9 $0.15
8/15/202322,600 shares $3,365.14 -90.0%N/A0.1 $0.15
7/31/2023225,800 shares $41,298.82 -0.4%N/A0.7 $0.18
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7/15/2023226,600 shares $42,113.61 -12.2%N/A0.3 $0.19
6/30/2023258,100 shares $43,205.94 -17.0%N/A1.9 $0.17
6/15/2023311,000 shares $52,683.40 -59.7%N/A1.5 $0.17
5/31/2023771,600 shares $133,872.60 -1.6%N/A5.4 $0.17
5/15/2023784,300 shares $145,487.65 -29.1%N/A2.4 $0.19
4/30/20231,106,500 shares $229,488.10 -3.1%N/A5.2 $0.21
4/15/20231,142,000 shares $254,437.60 +8.7%N/A1.8 $0.22
3/31/20231,051,000 shares $234,373.00 +2.0%N/A5.3 $0.22
3/15/20231,030,400 shares $204,019.20 +7.0%N/A4.6 $0.20
2/28/2023963,100 shares $238,945.11 +10.3%N/A2.5 $0.25
2/15/2023873,000 shares $218,250.00 +71.8%N/A2.3 $0.25
1/31/2023508,100 shares $104,973.46 +773.0%N/A1.1 $0.21
1/15/202358,200 shares $13,129.92 +7.2%N/A0.2 $0.23
12/30/202254,300 shares $8,269.89 +10.4%N/A0.4 $0.15
12/15/202249,200 shares $7,576.80 -26.5%N/A0.5 $0.15
11/30/202266,900 shares $11,038.50 -40.1%N/A0.6 $0.17
11/15/2022111,700 shares $19,379.95 +96.7%N/A0.7 $0.17
10/31/202256,800 shares $9,599.20 -32.1%N/A0.3 $0.17
10/15/202283,700 shares $16,011.81 +22.0%N/A0.5 $0.19
9/30/202268,600 shares $11,764.90 +138.2%N/A0.5 $0.17
9/15/202228,800 shares $5,328.00 +14,300.0%N/A0.2 $0.19
8/31/2022200 shares $31.26 -99.9%N/A0 $0.16
8/15/2022356,000 shares $52,225.20 +19.6%N/A2.6 $0.15
7/31/2022297,600 shares $41,068.80 -1.4%N/A5 $0.14
7/15/2022301,800 shares $40,471.38 -5.4%N/A2.8 $0.13
6/30/2022318,900 shares $57,051.21 +3.9%N/A2.5 $0.18
6/15/2022306,800 shares $45,682.52 -24.6%N/A1.3 $0.15
5/31/2022406,900 shares $78,938.60 -3.1%N/A10.7 $0.19
5/15/2022419,800 shares $76,109.74 -10.1%N/A2.2 $0.18
4/30/2022467,000 shares $100,264.90 +18.8%N/A2 $0.21
4/15/2022393,200 shares $87,958.84 +101.7%N/A3.7 $0.22
3/31/2022194,900 shares $45,801.50 +82.8%N/A1.2 $0.24
3/15/2022106,600 shares $26,969.80 +106,500.0%N/A0.4 $0.25
2/28/2022100 shares $22.22 -85.7%N/A0 $0.22
2/15/2022700 shares $140.91 No ChangeN/A0 $0.20
1/15/20228,600 shares $1,523.92 No ChangeN/A0.1 $0.18
12/15/20218,800 shares $1,426.48 -66.0%N/A0 $0.16
11/30/202125,900 shares $4,990.93 -22.2%N/A0.1 $0.19
11/15/202133,300 shares $7,392.60 +226.5%N/A0.2 $0.22
10/29/202110,200 shares $2,346.00 -73.9%N/A0.1 $0.23
10/15/202139,100 shares $8,602.00 -19.2%N/A0.3 $0.22
9/30/202148,400 shares $10,468.92 No ChangeN/A0.2 $0.22
8/31/20211,700 shares $308.21 -95.4%N/A0 $0.18
8/13/202136,800 shares $7,360.00 +3,988.9%N/A0.1 $0.20
7/30/2021900 shares $162.00 -91.3%N/A0 $0.18
7/15/202110,300 shares $1,982.75 -42.1%N/A0.1 $0.19
6/30/202117,800 shares $3,716.64 -19.8%N/A0 $0.21
6/15/202122,200 shares $4,899.54 +38.8%N/A0.1 $0.22
5/28/202116,000 shares $3,728.00 +433.3%N/A0.1 $0.23
5/14/20213,000 shares $717.90 -76.0%N/A0 $0.24
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4/30/202112,500 shares $4,664.75 -19.4%N/A0 $0.37
4/15/202115,500 shares $4,495.00 No ChangeN/A0 $0.29
3/15/202124,400 shares $9,028.00 +100.0%N/A0 $0.37
2/26/202112,200 shares $6,092.07 -74.9%N/A0 $0.50
2/12/202148,600 shares $22,074.12 +1,635.7%N/A0.1 $0.45
1/29/20212,800 shares $909.16 -89.3%N/A0 $0.32
1/15/20211,300 shares $338.00 No ChangeN/A0 $0.26
12/31/202038,800 shares $7,643.60 +2,884.6%N/A0.2 $0.20
12/15/20201,300 shares $206.96 No ChangeN/A0 $0.16
11/15/20206,000 shares $826.80 +20.0%N/A0.1 $0.14
10/30/20205,000 shares $600.00 -70.8%N/A0.1 $0.12
10/15/202017,100 shares $2,455.56 +189.8%N/A0 $0.14
9/30/20205,900 shares $684.40 No ChangeN/A0 $0.12

DFMTF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Defense Metals' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Defense Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 37,100 shares of DFMTF short. Learn More on Defense Metals' current short interest.

Is Defense Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Defense Metals saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 37,100 shares, an increase of 71.8% from the previous total of 21,600 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.

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Defense Metals stock?

Short selling DFMTF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Defense Metals as its price is falling. DFMTF shares are trading up $0.00 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Defense Metals?

A short squeeze for Defense Metals 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 DFMTF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Defense Metals' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DFMTF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (OTCMKTS:DFMTF) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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