St Barbara (STBMY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of St Barbara shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 4,600 shares of STBMY short. Learn More on St Barbara's current short interest.

St Barbara saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,600 shares, an increase of 130.0% from the previous total of 2,000 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: TC Energy Co. ($4.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.68 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.56 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.54 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.84 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.76 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STBMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from St Barbara as its price is falling. STBMY shares are trading down $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.

A short squeeze for St Barbara 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 STBMY, 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 STBMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2023.