NTN Buzztime (NTN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of NTN Buzztime shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 167,900 shares of NTN short. 7.60% of NTN Buzztime's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NTN Buzztime'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. 7.60% of NTN Buzztime's floating shares are currently sold short.

NTN Buzztime saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 167,900 shares, an increase of 172.1% from the previous total of 61,700 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.

NTN Buzztime currently has issued a total of 2,977,000 shares. Some of NTN Buzztime'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. NTN Buzztime currently has a public float of 2,210,000 shares.

7.60% of NTN Buzztime's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to NTN Buzztime: Longwen Group Corp. (0.00%), NextPlay Technologies, Inc. (2.47%), The Singing Machine Company, Inc. (0.03%), Brewbilt Brewing Co (0.00%), Luvu Brands, Inc. (0.00%), IDW Media Holdings, Inc. (0.03%), Visionary Education Technology Holdings Group Inc. (3.81%), SharpLink Gaming Ltd. (1.89%), Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (0.00%), Littlefield Co. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), Bilibili Inc. ($2.34 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.24 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NTN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NTN Buzztime as its price is falling. NTN shares are trading down $0.03 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 NTN Buzztime 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 NTN, 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 NTN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.