Destiny Media Technologies Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Destiny Media Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 3,800 shares of DSNY short. 0.00% of Destiny Media Technologies' shares are currently sold short. View details.

Destiny Media Technologies saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,800 shares, an increase of 3,700.0% from the previous total of 100 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 Destiny Media Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Destiny Media Technologies: FalconStor Software, Inc. (0.00%), CounterPath, Corp. (0.52%), Taoping Inc (1.92%), Mmtec (4.29%), ImageWare Systems, Inc. (0.00%), UMeWorld Ltd (0.00%), Information Analysis Incorporated (0.00%), NASDAQ:MYSZ (4.71%), Isign Solutions Inc (0.00%), and Datable Technology Corp (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.13 billion), Aon PLC ($3.40 billion), Clorox Co ($3.09 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.81 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Kroger Co ($1.95 billion), Simon Property Group Inc ($1.82 billion), Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc ($1.71 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc ($1.69 billion), and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc ($1.67 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DSNY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Destiny Media Technologies as its price is falling. Destiny Media Technologies' stock is trading up $0.05 today. To short Destiny Media Technologies 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 Destiny Media Technologies 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 Destiny Media Technologies 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 DSNY, 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 DSNY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2020.