Quantum (QMCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.24 -0.07 (-1.62%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Quantum Short Interest DataQuantum (QMCO) has a short interest of 218,100 shares, representing 5.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.34% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 29,910 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest218,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest228,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$763,350.00Short Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares4,790,000 sharesFloat Size4,120,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.29%Today's Trading Volume29,376 sharesAverage Trading Volume29,910 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average98% Short Selling Quantum? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Quantum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartQMCO Short Interest Over TimeQMCO Days to Cover Over TimeQMCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Timothy SykesAlgo Trading Is Here 🔥One trade alert each day backed by powerful technology, yours free. For $0 you can get access to one daily stock picked directly from StocksToTrade’s algo-powered system.>> Click here to sign up & get the next 🔥alert sent directly to your phone << Quantum Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/2024218,100 shares $763,350.00 -4.3%5.3%4.6 $3.50 9/30/2024228,000 shares $798,000.00 +5.7%5.5%5.6 $3.50 9/15/2024215,800 shares $717,513.42 +57.8%5.2%5.4 $3.32 8/31/2024136,800 shares $421,344.00 -82.1%3.3%3 $3.08 8/15/2024763,200 shares $4.50 million +84.2%N/A1.1 $5.90 7/31/2024414,400 shares $155,607.20 +75.2%N/A1 $0.38 Get the Latest News and Ratings for QMCO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Quantum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/2024236,600 shares $108,599.40 -11.9%N/A0.6 $0.46 6/30/2024268,500 shares $109,843.35 +98.7%N/A0.7 $0.41 6/15/2024135,100 shares $79,573.90 +9.4%N/A0.3 $0.59 5/31/2024123,500 shares $56,810.00 -43.9%N/A0.5 $0.46 5/15/2024220,100 shares $123,233.99 +17.8%N/A0.8 $0.56 4/30/2024186,900 shares $89,057.85 -37.7%N/A0.4 $0.48 4/15/2024300,000 shares $125,160.00 +20.1%N/A0.6 $0.42 3/31/2024249,700 shares $148,596.47 -39.0%N/A0.5 $0.60 3/15/2024409,300 shares $294,655.07 -30.8%N/A0.8 $0.72 2/29/2024591,700 shares $285,672.76 +245.0%N/A1.1 $0.48 2/15/2024171,500 shares $84,052.15 -6.3%N/A0.3 $0.49 1/31/2024183,000 shares $70,473.30 +74.0%N/A0.5 $0.39 1/15/2024105,200 shares $29,740.04 +20.5%N/A0.3 $0.28 12/31/202387,300 shares $30,467.70 -69.5%N/A0.2 $0.35 12/15/2023286,000 shares $82,940.00 +29.9%N/A0.7 $0.29 11/30/2023220,100 shares $65,875.93 +52.3%N/A0.7 $0.30 11/15/2023144,500 shares $60,718.90 +29.1%N/A0.6 $0.42 10/31/2023111,900 shares $49,817.88 -21.4%N/A0.5 $0.45 10/15/2023142,300 shares $85,522.30 -0.5%N/A0.4 $0.60 9/30/2023143,000 shares $87,230.00 -47.8%N/A0.4 $0.61 9/15/2023274,100 shares $214,072.10 -32.2%N/A0.7 $0.78 8/31/2023404,300 shares $250,666.00 +5.3%N/A1 $0.62 8/15/2023383,900 shares $244,160.40 +113.2%N/A0.9 $0.64 7/31/2023180,100 shares $194,508.00 -21.9%N/A0.5 $1.08 7/15/2023230,700 shares $242,235.00 -39.2%N/A0.8 $1.05 6/30/2023379,300 shares $409,644.00 -3.6%N/A1.6 $1.08 6/15/2023393,400 shares $420,938.00 -5.0%N/A1.9 $1.07 5/31/2023414,000 shares $455,400.00 +8.7%N/A2.1 $1.10 5/15/2023380,900 shares $355,798.69 -4.0%N/A2.5 $0.93 4/30/2023396,900 shares $388,962.00 +27.4%N/A2.5 $0.98 4/15/2023311,500 shares $302,155.00 +6.5%N/A1.7 $0.97 3/31/2023292,600 shares $336,490.00 -15.5%N/A1.5 $1.15 3/15/2023346,300 shares $329,019.63 +49.0%N/A1.7 $0.95 2/28/2023232,400 shares $262,612.00 -13.6%N/A1 $1.13Algo Trading Is Here 🔥 (Ad)One trade alert each day backed by powerful technology, yours free. For $0 you can get access to one daily stock picked directly from StocksToTrade’s algo-powered system.>> Click here to sign up & get the next 🔥alert sent directly to your phone << 2/15/2023269,000 shares $395,430.00 -5.8%N/A1.1 $1.47 1/31/2023285,600 shares $511,224.00 -7.8%N/A1.1 $1.79 1/15/2023309,700 shares $489,326.00 -7.4%N/A1.5 $1.58 12/30/2022334,400 shares $364,496.00 -51.7%N/A1.6 $1.09 12/15/2022691,900 shares $788,766.00 -27.0%N/A3 $1.14 11/30/2022947,900 shares $1.20 million -19.0%N/A4.1 $1.27 11/15/20221,170,000 shares $1.68 million -13.3%N/A4.8 $1.44 10/31/20221,350,000 shares $1.90 million +1.5%N/A4.7 $1.41 10/15/20221,330,000 shares $1.49 million -2.2%N/A4.2 $1.12 9/30/20221,360,000 shares $1.47 million +11.5%N/A4 $1.08 9/15/20221,220,000 shares $1.77 million -3.2%N/A2.4 $1.45 8/31/20221,260,000 shares $1.98 million -32.3%N/A2.4 $1.57 8/15/20221,860,000 shares $3.27 million +40.9%N/A3.4 $1.76 7/31/20221,320,000 shares $2.44 million -13.2%N/A2.4 $1.85 7/15/20221,520,000 shares $2.23 million -2.6%N/A2.6 $1.47 6/30/20221,560,000 shares $2.22 million -58.7%N/A2.5 $1.42 6/15/20223,780,000 shares $6.46 million +0.8%N/A5.4 $1.71 5/31/20223,750,000 shares $7.16 million +4.2%N/A6.1 $1.91 5/15/20223,600,000 shares $5.98 million +8.4%N/A5.8 $1.66 4/30/20223,320,000 shares $6.21 million -6.2%6.3%4.5 $1.87 4/15/20223,540,000 shares $7.93 million +21.2%6.6%5.1 $2.24 3/31/20222,920,000 shares $6.63 million +27.0%5.4%4.5 $2.27 3/15/20222,300,000 shares $5.75 million +18.6%4.3%4.1 $2.50 2/28/20221,940,000 shares $5.04 million -2.0%3.6%4.2 $2.60 2/15/20221,980,000 shares $5.60 million +45.6%3.7%4.4 $2.83 1/31/20221,360,000 shares $6.85 million +13.3%2.6%5.1 $5.04 1/15/20221,200,000 shares $6.64 million No Change2.3%4.3 $5.53 12/31/20211,200,000 shares $6.62 million -2.4%2.3%4.4 $5.52 12/15/20211,230,000 shares $6.42 million -3.9%2.3%4.6 $5.22 11/30/20211,280,000 shares $7.00 million -9.2%2.4%4.8 $5.47 11/15/20211,410,000 shares $8.98 million -19.4%2.7%5.5 $6.37 10/29/20211,750,000 shares $9.99 million +2.9%3.3%6.2 $5.71 10/15/20211,700,000 shares $9.54 million -6.6%3.3%6.4 $5.61 9/30/20211,820,000 shares $9.43 million -1.6%3.5%6.1 $5.18 9/15/20211,850,000 shares $9.51 million -7.5%3.6%5 $5.14 8/31/20212,000,000 shares $12.48 million +19.1%3.9%5 $6.24 8/13/20211,680,000 shares $9.26 million +3.1%3.2%3.5 $5.51 7/30/20211,630,000 shares $10.11 million +11.6%3.1%3.5 $6.20 7/15/20211,460,000 shares $8.92 million +16.8%2.9%3.1 $6.11 6/30/20211,250,000 shares $8.61 million +46.8%2.5%2.7 $6.89 6/15/2021851,400 shares $6.70 million -1.3%1.7%2.1 $7.87 5/28/2021862,300 shares $6.48 million -3.0%1.7%2.1 $7.51 5/14/2021888,800 shares $7.50 million -4.1%1.8%2.5 $8.44 4/30/2021926,700 shares $7.90 million +2.3%1.8%2.3 $8.52 4/15/2021905,900 shares $7.33 million +1.9%1.8%1.8 $8.09 3/31/2021889,400 shares $7.10 million +43.1%1.7%1.9 $7.98 3/15/2021621,600 shares $5.63 million +11.3%1.2%1.4 $9.06 2/26/2021558,400 shares $4.52 million -3.3%1.1%1.5 $8.10 2/12/2021577,300 shares $4.96 million -34.3%1.2%1.7 $8.60 1/29/2021878,700 shares $6.49 million +0.3%1.8%2.9 $7.39Algo Trading Is Here 🔥 (Ad)One trade alert each day backed by powerful technology, yours free. For $0 you can get access to one daily stock picked directly from StocksToTrade’s algo-powered system.>> Click here to sign up & get the next 🔥alert sent directly to your phone << 1/15/2021876,100 shares $5.98 million No Change2.3%5.3 $6.83 1/31/2020283,100 shares $1.95 million +13.5%N/A0.4 $6.90 1/15/2020249,400 shares $1.77 million -2.7%N/A2.4 $7.08 12/31/2019256,200 shares $1.90 million +8.9%N/A1.4 $7.42 QMCO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Quantum's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Quantum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 218,100 shares of QMCO short. 5.29% of Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Quantum's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Quantum? 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. QMCO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Quantum's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Quantum? 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. 5.29% of Quantum's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Quantum's short interest increasing or decreasing? Quantum saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 218,100 shares, a decline of 4.3% from the previous total of 228,000 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. What is Quantum's float size? Quantum currently has issued a total of 4,790,000 shares. Some of Quantum'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. Quantum currently has a public float of 4,120,000 shares. How does Quantum's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.29% of Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Quantum: Kopin Co. (2.11%), Silicom Ltd. (0.50%), Identiv, Inc. (0.64%), One Stop Systems, Inc. (0.17%), TransAct Technologies Incorporated (0.13%), Interlink Electronics, Inc. (0.13%), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. (0.57%), Socket Mobile, Inc. (0.17%), HUB Cyber Security Ltd. (3.60%), Intrusion Inc. (2.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Quantum stock? Short selling QMCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Quantum as its price is falling. QMCO shares are trading down $0.07 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. How does a short squeeze work against Quantum? A short squeeze for Quantum 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 QMCO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Quantum's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including QMCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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