Fundamental Global (FGNX) 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 August 31st, investors have sold 210,500 shares of FGNX short. 17.84% of Fundamental Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fundamental Global's current short interest.

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. FGNX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Fundamental Global's short interest ratio.

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. 17.84% of Fundamental Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fundamental Global saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 210,500 shares, an increase of 14.5% from the previous total of 183,900 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 1,329,000 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 1,180,000 shares.

17.84% 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: Zhibao Technology Inc. (0.26%), Huize Holding Limited Sponsored ADR (0.21%), Fundamental Global Inc. (0.23%), AIFU Inc. - Sponsored ADR (9.40%), Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (0.20%), Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd. (0.03%), XChange TEC.INC. Sponsored ADR (3.40%), Conifer Holdings, Inc. (0.97%), Reliance Global Group, Inc. (1.13%), Chubb Limited (0.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FGNX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fundamental Global as its price is falling. FGNX shares are trading down $0.31 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 increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FGNX, 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 FGNX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.