Lucas GC (LGCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lucas GC shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 111,900 shares of LGCL short. 0.72% of Lucas GC's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lucas GC'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. 0.72% of Lucas GC's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lucas GC saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,900 shares, a decrease of 37.7% from the previous total of 179,700 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.

Lucas GC currently has issued a total of 79,470,000 shares. Some of Lucas GC'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. Lucas GC currently has a public float of 15,460,000 shares.

0.72% of Lucas GC's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Lucas GC: SoundThinking, Inc. (1.45%), Expensify, Inc. (4.69%), CareCloud, Inc. (2.26%), Audioeye, Inc. (8.67%), Arbe Robotics Ltd. (5.47%), Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (15.79%), Silvaco Group, Inc. (12.44%), Skillsoft Corp. (5.61%), PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. (0.57%), Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (2.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LGCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lucas GC as its price is falling. LGCL shares are trading down $0.01 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 Lucas GC 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 LGCL, 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 LGCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.