Yamaguchi Financial Group (YFGSF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Yamaguchi Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 601,500 shares of YFGSF short. Learn More on Yamaguchi Financial Group's current short interest.

Yamaguchi Financial Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 601,500 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 581,700 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 "financial services" compare to Yamaguchi Financial Group: Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.73%), American National Bankshares Inc. (0.57%), CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. (1.69%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (5.15%), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (0.03%), TFS Financial Co. (5.62%), FS Credit Opportunities Corp. (0.01%), Central Securities Co. (0.07%), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (0.05%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (1.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling YFGSF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Yamaguchi Financial Group 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 Yamaguchi Financial Group 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 YFGSF, 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 YFGSF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.