Magic Empire Global (MEGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Magic Empire Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 456,500 shares of MEGL short. 4.74% of Magic Empire Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Magic Empire 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. MEGL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Magic Empire 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. 4.74% of Magic Empire Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Magic Empire Global saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 456,500 shares, an increase of 92.0% from the previous total of 237,800 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.

Magic Empire Global currently has issued a total of 20,260,000 shares. Some of Magic Empire 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. Magic Empire Global currently has a public float of 9,640,000 shares.

4.74% of Magic Empire Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Magic Empire Global: Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana (0.06%), Gryphon Digital Mining, Inc. (0.99%), Mogo Inc. (0.28%), Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. (4.77%), BTC Digital Ltd. (0.65%), Soluna Holdings, Inc. (4.42%), Sphere 3D Corp. (2.85%), Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. (3.79%), Kentucky First Federal Bancorp (0.24%), Glen Burnie Bancorp (0.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MEGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Magic Empire Global as its price is falling. MEGL shares are trading down $0.01 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 Magic Empire 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 MEGL, 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 MEGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.