Metalpha Technology (MATH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Metalpha Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 23,700 shares of MATH short. 0.12% of Metalpha Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Metalpha Technology'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. MATH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Metalpha Technology'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. 0.12% of Metalpha Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Metalpha Technology saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 23,700 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the previous total of 22,400 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.

Metalpha Technology currently has issued a total of 37,248,000 shares. Some of Metalpha Technology'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. Metalpha Technology currently has a public float of 19,960,000 shares.

0.12% of Metalpha Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Metalpha Technology: Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp. I (0.39%), Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (0.12%), IB Acquisition Corp. (0.06%), Brooge Energy Limited (0.24%), Great Ajax Corp. (0.58%), ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (0.29%), Everest Consolidator Acquisition Co. (0.51%), Siebert Financial Corp. (0.95%), ESH Acquisition Corp. (0.07%), Marblegate Acquisition Corp. (0.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MATH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Metalpha Technology as its price is falling. MATH shares are trading down $0.02 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 Metalpha Technology 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 MATH, 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 MATH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.