The Marketing Alliance Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Marketing Alliance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 400 shares of MAAL short.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. The Marketing Alliance currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

0.00% of The Marketing Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance agents, brokers, & service" compare to The Marketing Alliance: Allianz SE (0.00%), Kering SA (0.00%), Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (0.72%), Aon plc (9.97%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (5.91%), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (0.00%), Brown & Brown, Inc. (1.46%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (5.49%), Erie Indemnity (3.48%), and SelectQuote, Inc. (8.54%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.62 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($5.58 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Aon plc ($4.66 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($3.84 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($3.60 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.21 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.82 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MAAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Marketing Alliance as its price is falling. To short The Marketing Alliance 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 The Marketing Alliance 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 The Marketing Alliance 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 MAAL, 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 MAAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2021.