Enthusiast Gaming (ENGMF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Enthusiast Gaming shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 43,400 shares of ENGMF short. Learn More on Enthusiast Gaming's current short interest.

Enthusiast Gaming saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,400 shares, a drop of 53.1% from the previous total of 92,600 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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ENGMF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enthusiast Gaming 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 Enthusiast Gaming 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 ENGMF, 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 ENGMF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.