Fuling Global (FORK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fuling Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, investors have sold 200 shares of FORK short. Learn More on Fuling Global's current short interest.

Fuling Global saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a drop of 88.2% from the previous total of 1,700 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.

Fuling Global currently has issued a total of 15,796,000 shares. Some of Fuling Global'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. Fuling Global currently has a public float of 4,670,000 shares.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Fuling Global: Senstar Technologies Co. (0.22%), ClearSign Technologies Co. (0.80%), HireRight Holdings Co. (2.30%), Ampco-Pittsburgh Co. (3.64%), TechPrecision Co. (0.42%), Laser Photonics Co. (15.13%), Globavend Holdings Limited (0.56%), Aqua Metals, Inc. (3.26%), Spectaire Holdings Inc. (0.34%), FreightCar America, Inc. (1.18%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.15 billion), Aon plc ($3.50 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.18 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.90 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.87 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.01 billion), The Kroger Co. ($1.86 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.80 billion), and Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FORK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fuling Global 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 Fuling Global 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 FORK, 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 FORK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.