Fury Gold Mines (FURY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fury Gold Mines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 257,600 shares of FURY short. 0.19% of Fury Gold Mines' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fury Gold Mines' current short interest.

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. FURY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Fury Gold Mines's short interest ratio.

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. 0.19% of Fury Gold Mines' floating shares are currently sold short.

Fury Gold Mines saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 257,600 shares, an increase of 14.8% from the previous total of 224,300 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.

Fury Gold Mines currently has issued a total of 145,550,000 shares. Some of Fury Gold Mines' 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. Fury Gold Mines currently has a public float of 132,970,000 shares.

0.19% of Fury Gold Mines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Fury Gold Mines: Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. (0.22%), Hycroft Mining Holding Co. (6.30%), Gold Resource Co. (0.61%), Vista Gold Corp. (0.08%), Loncor Gold Inc. (0.01%), Trilogy Metals Inc. (0.04%), Alexco Resource Corp. (3.78%), Solitario Zinc Corp. (0.15%), Theta Gold Mines Limited (0.00%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (0.83%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FURY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fury Gold Mines as its price is falling. FURY 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.

A short squeeze for Fury Gold Mines 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 FURY, 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 FURY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.