Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (RMCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 7,000 shares of RMCF short. 0.14% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory'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. 0.14% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's floating shares are currently sold short.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,000 shares, an increase of 105.9% from the previous total of 3,400 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.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory currently has issued a total of 6,320,000 shares. Some of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory'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. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory currently has a public float of 5,000,000 shares.

0.14% of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory: BAIYU Holdings, Inc. (0.40%), Taitron Components Incorporated (0.02%), Akso Health Group (0.07%), Kirkland's, Inc. (5.91%), Webuy Global Ltd (0.29%), Good Times Restaurants Inc. (0.48%), NextPlat Corp (0.60%), Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. (0.04%), MOGU Inc. (0.10%), Yunji Inc. (0.60%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RMCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory as its price is falling. RMCF shares are trading up $0.02 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 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory 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 RMCF, 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 RMCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.