Mexus Gold US Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Mexus Gold US shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 8,500 shares of MXSG short. 0.00% of Mexus Gold US's shares are currently sold short. View details.

Mexus Gold US saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,500 shares, an increase of 8,400.0% from the previous total of 100 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.

0.00% of Mexus Gold US's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "gold & silver ores" compare to Mexus Gold US: Newmont Co. (0.83%), Barrick Gold Corp (0.65%), Franco-Nevada Co. (0.99%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (1.72%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (0.67%), Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. (0.94%), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (0.00%), Kinross Gold Co. (1.57%), Gold Fields Limited (0.00%), and Pan American Silver Corp. (1.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MXSG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mexus Gold US as its price is falling. To short Mexus Gold US 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 Mexus Gold US 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 Mexus Gold US 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 MXSG, 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 MXSG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.