FG Merger (FGMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of FG Merger shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 3,700 shares of FGMC short. 0.05% of FG Merger's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FG Merger's current short interest.

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. 0.05% of FG Merger's floating shares are currently sold short.

FG Merger saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,700 shares, an increase of 516.7% from the previous total of 600 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.

FG Merger currently has issued a total of 10,158,000 shares. Some of FG Merger'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. FG Merger currently has a public float of 7,810,000 shares.

0.05% of FG Merger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "financial services" compare to FG Merger: PHP Ventures Acquisition Corp. (0.85%), MFS Special Value Trust (3.44%), AIB Acquisition Co. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.78 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.04 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.10 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.97 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.82 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and CarMax, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FGMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FG Merger as its price is falling. FGMC shares are trading up $0.09 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 FG Merger 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 FGMC, 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 FGMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2023.