J-Long Group (JL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of J-Long Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 3,000 shares of JL short. 0.29% of J-Long Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on J-Long Group'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. 0.29% of J-Long Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

J-Long Group saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,000 shares, a drop of 64.3% from the previous total of 8,400 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.

J-Long Group currently has issued a total of 3,000,000 shares. Some of J-Long Group'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. J-Long Group currently has a public float of 1,030,000 shares.

0.29% of J-Long Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to J-Long Group: Live Ventures Incorporated (0.78%), Able View Global Inc. (0.43%), Digital Brands Group, Inc. (0.26%), Destination XL Group, Inc. (4.85%), Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (8.12%), Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. (0.82%), Hour Loop, Inc. (0.40%), Lazydays Holdings, Inc. (1.51%), The Beachbody Company, Inc. (7.82%), Rent the Runway, Inc. (13.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from J-Long Group as its price is falling. JL shares are trading up $0.20 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 J-Long Group 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 JL, 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 JL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.