First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → top AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL) (From Traders Agency) (Ad) Free FGB Stock Alerts $3.68 +0.01 (+0.27%) (As of 04/24/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume79,100 sharesPrevious Short Volume31,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+148.74%Dollar Volume Sold Short$298,207.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover1.4Last Record DateMarch 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume38,928 sharesAverage Trading Volume53,494 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average73% Short Selling First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatFGB Short Interest Over TimeFGB Days to Cover Over TimeFGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsWill this $2 AI stock double overnight?It's a tiny AI company fighting for a big piece of a $20 Billion Pentagon contract. What's more, this groundbreaking firm is trading for less than $2 a share!Click here to learn more >>> First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/202479,100 shares $298,207.00 +148.7%N/A1.4 $3.77 3/15/202431,800 shares $114,798.00 -22.8%N/A0.6 $3.61 2/29/202441,200 shares $151,204.00 -35.5%N/A0.8 $3.67 2/15/202463,900 shares $231,957.00 -35.1%N/A1.1 $3.63 1/31/202498,500 shares $349,675.00 -19.4%N/A1.8 $3.55 1/15/2024122,200 shares $441,142.00 +9.5%N/A2.4 $3.61 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FGB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2023111,600 shares $399,528.00 -3.4%N/A2.3 $3.58 12/15/2023115,500 shares $401,940.00 +425.0%N/A2.4 $3.48 11/30/202322,000 shares $73,700.00 -63.5%N/A0.4 $3.35 11/15/202360,300 shares $200,799.00 +129.3%N/A1.2 $3.33 10/31/202326,300 shares $80,478.00 +22.3%N/A0.6 $3.06 10/15/202321,500 shares $68,155.00 +55.8%N/A0.4 $3.17 9/30/202313,800 shares $46,506.00 +360.0%N/A0.3 $3.37 9/15/20233,000 shares $9,990.00 -60.5%N/A0.1 $3.33 8/31/20237,600 shares $25,536.00 -42.0%N/A0.1 $3.36 8/15/202313,100 shares $45,195.00 +151.9%N/A0.3 $3.45 7/31/20235,200 shares $17,628.00 -14.8%N/A0.1 $3.39 7/15/20236,100 shares $20,404.50 -33.7%N/A0.1 $3.35 6/30/20239,200 shares $29,992.00 -20.7%N/A0.2 $3.26 6/15/202311,600 shares $36,772.00 +205.3%N/A0.3 $3.17 5/31/20233,800 shares $11,210.00 +72.7%N/A0.1 $2.95 5/15/20232,200 shares $6,358.00 -79.1%N/A0.1 $2.89 4/30/202310,500 shares $31,815.00 +16.7%N/A0.3 $3.03 4/15/20239,000 shares $27,450.00 -64.8%N/A0.2 $3.05 3/31/202325,600 shares $80,384.00 +1,180.0%N/A0.5 $3.14 3/15/20232,000 shares $5,740.00 -78.7%N/A0 $2.87 2/28/20239,400 shares $31,866.00 -53.5%N/A0.2 $3.39 2/15/202320,200 shares $67,872.00 +68.3%N/A0.4 $3.36 1/31/202312,000 shares $39,840.00 -33.3%N/A0.2 $3.32 1/15/202318,000 shares $58,680.00 +102.3%N/A0.3 $3.26 12/30/20228,900 shares $27,234.00 -41.8%N/A0.2 $3.06 12/15/202215,300 shares $48,654.00 -28.5%N/A0.3 $3.18 11/30/202221,400 shares $74,686.00 -53.9%N/A0.4 $3.49 11/15/202246,400 shares $161,936.00 +80.5%N/A0.9 $3.49 10/31/202225,700 shares $83,525.00 +24.2%N/A0.5 $3.25 10/15/202220,700 shares $58,788.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $2.84 9/30/20228,800 shares $25,168.00 -50.3%N/A0.2 $2.86 9/15/202217,700 shares $60,180.00 +59.5%N/A0.4 $3.40 8/31/202211,100 shares $39,183.00 +5.7%N/A0.3 $3.53 8/15/202210,500 shares $39,480.00 -33.5%N/A0.3 $3.76Forget Bitcoin. 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The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FGB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 79,100 shares, an increase of 148.7% from the previous total of 31,800 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund stock? Short selling FGB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund as its price is falling. FGB shares are trading up $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. How does a short squeeze work against First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund 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 FGB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FGB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024. 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