Fukuoka Financial Group (FKKFF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fukuoka Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 349,400 shares of FKKFF short. Learn More on Fukuoka Financial Group's current short interest.

Fukuoka Financial Group saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 349,400 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the previous total of 311,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banks - regional" compare to Fukuoka Financial Group: Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. (0.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FKKFF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fukuoka Financial Group as its price is falling. 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 Fukuoka Financial Group 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 FKKFF, 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 FKKFF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.