Mer Telemanagement Solutions (MTSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Mer Telemanagement Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 132,000 shares of MTSL short. 6.50% of Mer Telemanagement Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mer Telemanagement Solutions' 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. 6.50% of Mer Telemanagement Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short.

Mer Telemanagement Solutions saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 132,000 shares, an increase of 280.4% from the previous total of 34,700 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.

Mer Telemanagement Solutions currently has issued a total of 4,734,000 shares. Some of Mer Telemanagement Solutions' 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. Mer Telemanagement Solutions currently has a public float of 2,030,000 shares.

6.50% of Mer Telemanagement Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Mer Telemanagement Solutions: Sonim Technologies, Inc. (0.58%), Minim, Inc. (3.13%), ClearOne, Inc. (8.03%), Franklin Wireless Corp. (0.13%), DZS Inc. (7.62%), Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (9.57%), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (0.50%), TSR, Inc. (1.10%), Expion360 Inc. (0.80%), My Size, Inc. (0.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.55 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.47 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.40 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.82 billion), Aon plc ($5.98 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.10 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.38 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MTSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mer Telemanagement Solutions 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 Mer Telemanagement Solutions 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 MTSL, 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 MTSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2021.