Patriot Battery Metals (RGDCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Patriot Battery Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 12,500 shares of RGDCF short. Learn More on Patriot Battery Metals' current short interest.

Patriot Battery Metals saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,500 shares, a drop of 64.6% from the previous total of 35,300 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: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.74 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.88 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.44 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.60 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.86 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($1.79 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RGDCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Patriot Battery Metals as its price is falling. RGDCF shares are trading up $0.24 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 Patriot Battery 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 RGDCF, 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 RGDCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2022.