Fundamental Global (FGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fundamental Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 8,700 shares of FGF short. 1.11% of Fundamental Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fundamental Global's current short interest.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.11% of Fundamental Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fundamental Global saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,700 shares, an increase of 383.3% from the previous total of 1,800 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.

Fundamental Global currently has issued a total of 1,260,000 shares. Some of Fundamental Global's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Fundamental Global currently has a public float of 785,600 shares.

1.11% of Fundamental Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Fundamental Global: ICC Holdings, Inc. (0.26%), Zhibao Technology Inc. (0.83%), Atlantic American Co. (1.22%), Huize Holding Limited (0.24%), Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (0.93%), Conifer Holdings, Inc. (0.13%), Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (63.29%), Reliance Global Group, Inc. (3.96%), Chubb Limited (0.65%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.45%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fundamental Global as its price is falling. FGF shares are trading down $0.65 today. 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 Fundamental Global 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 FGF, 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 FGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.