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Quantum (QMCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$46.00 +9.97 (+27.67%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Quantum Short Interest Data

Quantum (QMCO) has a short interest of 693,500 shares, representing 18.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 215.80% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 693,365 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
693,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
219,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+215.80%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$12.07 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
4,848,000 shares
Float Size
3,810,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
18.20%
Today's Trading Volume
7,492,269 shares
Average Trading Volume
693,365 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
1,081%
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QMCO Short Interest Over Time

QMCO Days to Cover Over Time

QMCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Quantum Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/2024693,500 shares $12.07 million +215.8%18.2%0.4 $17.41
11/15/2024219,600 shares $720,288.00 +16.6%21.1%0.2 $3.28
10/31/2024188,400 shares $812,004.00 -13.6%18.3%3.5 $4.31
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
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
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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 $1.13
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
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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 $7.39
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 November 30th, investors have sold 693,500 shares of QMCO short. 18.20% of Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Quantum's current short interest.

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. 18.20% of Quantum's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Quantum's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Quantum saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 693,500 shares, an increase of 215.8% from the previous total of 219,600 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 4,848,000 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 3,810,000 shares.

How does Quantum's short interest compare to its competitors?

18.20% of Quantum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Quantum: Mitek Systems, Inc. (8.18%), Kopin Co. (1.15%), RADCOM Ltd. (0.04%), Lantronix, Inc. (0.45%), AstroNova, Inc. (0.32%), Identiv, Inc. (0.54%), Silicom Ltd. (0.34%), Markforged Holding Co. (1.66%), One Stop Systems, Inc. (0.14%), Zepp Health Co. (0.38%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

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 up $9.97 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 increases 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 November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:QMCO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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