MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies (MRM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 111,200 shares of MRM short. Learn More on MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies' current short interest.

MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,200 shares, a decline of 26.9% from the previous total of 152,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies: iHuman Inc. (0.04%), 51Talk Online Education Group (0.26%), Chegg, Inc. (10.96%), Sunlands Technology Group (0.39%), Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (0.01%), Zhongchao Inc. (0.01%), ATA Creativity Global (0.57%), Kuke Music Holding Limited (0.26%), Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (1.07%), 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (0.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MRM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies as its price is falling. MRM shares are trading up $0.13 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 MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies 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 MRM, 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 MRM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.