Genius Group (GNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Genius Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 1,170,000 shares of GNS short. 5.64% of Genius Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Genius Group's current short interest.

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. 5.64% of Genius Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Genius Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,170,000 shares, a decline of 49.8% from the previous total of 2,330,000 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.

Genius Group currently has issued a total of 7,390,000 shares. Some of Genius Group'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. Genius Group currently has a public float of 20,730,000 shares.

5.64% of Genius Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Genius Group: Jianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited (0.04%), Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Limited (0.07%), JIADE Limited (0.58%), EpicQuest Education Group International Limited (0.88%), Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (0.74%), Kuke Music Holding Limited (1.39%), Wag! Group Co. (14.57%), XWELL, Inc. (1.83%), TCTM Kids IT Education Inc. (0.59%), Learning Tree International, Inc. (0.01%),

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 GNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Genius Group as its price is falling. GNS shares are trading up $0.05 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 Genius Group 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 GNS, 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 GNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.