Franklin Mining (FMNJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin Mining shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,700 shares of FMNJ short. Learn More on Franklin Mining's current short interest.

Franklin Mining saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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 sector of "basic materials" compare to Franklin Mining: Athena Gold Co. (0.01%), Excellon Resources Inc. (0.16%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (0.52%), Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. (0.07%), Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (0.02%), Lomiko Metals Inc. (0.01%), Lithium Co. (0.00%), Aurcana Silver Co. (0.13%), Diamcor Mining Inc. (0.00%), Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.12 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.79 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.07 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.53 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.45 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($2.97 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), and MongoDB, Inc. ($2.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FMNJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Mining 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 Franklin Mining 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 FMNJ, 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 FMNJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2021.