Firm Capital Mortgage Investment (FCMGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Firm Capital Mortgage Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 29,200 shares of FCMGF short. Learn More on Firm Capital Mortgage Investment's current short interest.

Firm Capital Mortgage Investment saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 29,200 shares, an increase of 363.5% from the previous total of 6,300 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: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FCMGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Firm Capital Mortgage Investment as its price is falling. 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 Firm Capital Mortgage Investment 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 FCMGF, 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 FCMGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.