Gryphon Gold (GYPHQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Gryphon Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 18,200 shares of GYPHQ short. Learn More on Gryphon Gold's current short interest.

Gryphon Gold saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,200 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 17,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Gryphon Gold: Fresnillo plc (0.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GYPHQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gryphon Gold 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 Gryphon Gold 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 GYPHQ, 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 GYPHQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.