Nicholas Financial (NICK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → “Crash Insurance” For Your Retirement (From Unstoppable Prosperity) (Ad) Free NICK Stock Alerts $6.62 -0.23 (-3.36%) (As of 05/8/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Nicholas Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume260,200 sharesPrevious Short Volume260,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.81 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover54.2Last Record DateApril 15, 2024Outstanding Shares12,700,000 sharesFloat Size6,540,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.98%Today's Trading Volume10,786 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,137 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average210% Short Selling Nicholas Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Nicholas Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatNICK Short Interest Over TimeNICK Days to Cover Over TimeNICK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceThe new financial threat that could wipe out millions…During the Internet boom, companies like Pets.com were supposed to be promising investments riding the wave of a new tech boom. But then they were gone within a blink of an eye. One of the most successful investors in history just stepped forward to say the same thing is about to happen to AI stocks.Pay close attention to this important video Nicholas Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/2024260,200 shares $1.81 million 0.0%4.0%54.2 $6.94 3/31/2024260,300 shares $1.76 million -0.5%4.0%47.3 $6.76 3/15/2024261,600 shares $1.82 million +1.1%4.0%39.6 $6.94 2/29/2024258,700 shares $1.79 million -1.5%4.0%32.7 $6.91 2/15/2024262,500 shares $1.82 million +0.8%4.0%32 $6.93 1/31/2024260,400 shares $1.84 million +0.2%3.9%27.4 $7.06 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NICK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nicholas Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/2024260,000 shares $1.82 million -1.7%3.9%27.4 $7.00 12/31/2023264,400 shares $1.82 million -1.1%4.0%27.7 $6.90 12/15/2023267,200 shares $1.79 million -1.2%4.0%31.1 $6.69 11/30/2023270,500 shares $1.93 million +4.2%4.1%35.1 $7.14 11/15/2023259,600 shares $1.74 million -0.1%3.9%33.3 $6.69 10/31/2023259,800 shares $1.22 million +1.5%3.9%41.2 $4.70 10/15/2023255,900 shares $1.20 million +0.3%3.9%40 $4.69 9/30/2023255,100 shares $1.22 million +5.1%3.8%30.4 $4.78 9/15/2023242,800 shares $1.18 million +4.7%3.7%24.8 $4.84 8/31/2023231,900 shares $1.17 million +33.4%3.5%24.1 $5.03 8/15/2023173,900 shares $799,940.00 +4.0%2.6%20 $4.60 7/31/2023167,300 shares $819,770.00 +1.5%2.7%22.3 $4.90 7/15/2023164,900 shares $824,500.00 +2.9%2.5%21.1 $5.00 6/30/2023160,300 shares $801,500.00 +0.6%2.4%23.9 $5.00 6/15/2023159,300 shares $844,290.00 +2.3%2.4%25.7 $5.30 5/31/2023155,800 shares $721,354.00 -0.2%2.4%23.6 $4.63 5/15/2023156,100 shares $720,401.50 +19.0%2.4%20.8 $4.62 4/30/2023131,200 shares $666,496.00 +39.7%2.0%14.6 $5.08 4/15/202393,900 shares $469,500.00 +12.3%1.4%11.3 $5.00 3/31/202383,600 shares $513,897.56 +30.8%1.3%11.1 $6.15 3/15/202363,900 shares $372,537.00 +16.2%1.0%9.8 $5.83 2/28/202355,000 shares $348,150.00 +16.5%0.8%10.4 $6.33 2/15/202347,200 shares $344,088.00 -1.7%0.7%10.5 $7.29 1/31/202348,000 shares $312,000.00 +3.9%0.7%9.6 $6.50 1/15/202346,200 shares $292,446.00 -0.7%0.7%9.2 $6.33 12/30/202246,500 shares $292,950.00 +0.2%0.7%8.2 $6.30 12/15/202246,400 shares $303,456.00 -1.3%0.7%6.4 $6.54 11/30/202247,000 shares $322,147.40 -0.2%0.7%5.4 $6.85 11/15/202247,100 shares $315,334.50 +1.3%0.7%5.2 $6.70 10/31/202246,500 shares $328,290.00 +44.0%0.7%6.2 $7.06 10/15/202232,300 shares $177,973.00 +91.1%0.5%5 $5.51 9/30/202216,900 shares $96,161.00 +113.9%0.3%2.8 $5.69 9/15/20227,900 shares $57,591.00 +315.8%0.1%1.8 $7.29 8/31/20221,900 shares $17,024.00 -9.5%0.0%0.3 $8.96Tech GIANT’s Plans to Revolutionize Crypto… (Ad)A shocking leak has revealed tech giant Microsoft's plans to add crypto support to future products. If the plans in these leaked internal documents pan out, we could see prices skyrocket for Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and MORE… The coupling of gaming and cryptocurrency could absolutely transform digital finance as we know it in 2024. Claim your free seat by clicking here now. NICK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Nicholas Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Nicholas Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 260,200 shares of NICK short. 3.98% of Nicholas Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nicholas Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Nicholas Financial? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. NICK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 54.0. Learn More on Nicholas Financial's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Nicholas Financial? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.98% of Nicholas Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Nicholas Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Nicholas Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 260,200 shares, a drop of 0.0% from the previous total of 260,300 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. What is Nicholas Financial's float size? Nicholas Financial currently has issued a total of 12,700,000 shares. Some of Nicholas Financial's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Nicholas Financial currently has a public float of 6,540,000 shares. How does Nicholas Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.98% of Nicholas Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Nicholas Financial: Plumas Bancorp (0.23%), SR Bancorp, Inc. (0.58%), Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. (0.66%), Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (0.20%), Bogota Financial Corp. (0.45%), J.W. Mays, Inc. (0.07%), Nuveen California Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (0.21%), SuRo Capital Corp. (0.11%), HMN Financial, Inc. (0.13%), Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc (0.10%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Nicholas Financial stock? Short selling NICK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nicholas Financial as its price is falling. NICK shares are trading down $0.23 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 Nicholas Financial? A short squeeze for Nicholas Financial 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 NICK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Nicholas Financial's 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 NICK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024. 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