NovaGold Resources (NG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.10 +0.04 (+1.31%) Closing price 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.12 +0.02 (+0.48%) As of 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock NovaGold Resources Short Interest DataNovaGold Resources (NG) has a short interest of 8.47 million shares, representing 3.46% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.93% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.59 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,470,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,310,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.93%Dollar Volume Sold Short$28.54 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares334,650,000 sharesFloat Size244,740,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.46%Today's Trading Volume1,561,172 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,586,916 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average98% Short Selling NovaGold Resources? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for NovaGold Resources and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNG Short Interest Over TimeNG Days to Cover Over TimeNG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads NovaGold Resources Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20258,470,000 shares $28.54 million +1.9%3.5%4.1 $3.37 2/28/20258,310,000 shares $24.93 million -4.3%3.4%4.4 $3.00 2/15/20258,680,000 shares $0.00 -0.5%3.6%5.1 $0.00 1/31/20258,720,000 shares $0.00 -3.4%3.6%5.2 $0.00 1/15/20259,030,000 shares $0.00 +0.7%3.7%6.2 $0.00 12/31/20248,970,000 shares $0.00 +7.4%3.7%7.2 $0.00 12/15/20248,350,000 shares $0.00 -1.5%3.4%6.8 $0.00 11/30/20248,480,000 shares $0.00 -0.9%3.5%7.3 $0.00 11/15/20248,560,000 shares $0.00 -2.5%3.5%7.4 $0.00 10/31/20248,780,000 shares $0.00 -4.5%3.6%7.9 $0.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for NovaGold Resources and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/20249,190,000 shares $0.00 +11.1%3.8%7.7 $0.00 9/30/20248,270,000 shares $0.00 -8.3%3.4%6.4 $0.00 9/15/20249,020,000 shares $0.00 -5.0%3.7%5.9 $0.00 8/31/20249,490,000 shares $0.00 -3.8%3.9%6.2 $0.00 8/15/20249,860,000 shares $0.00 +2.9%4.0%6 $0.00 7/31/20249,580,000 shares $0.00 -8.9%3.9%5.8 $0.00 7/15/202410,510,000 shares $0.00 -4.1%4.3%6.7 $0.00 6/30/202410,960,000 shares $0.00 +0.6%4.5%6.6 $0.00 6/15/202410,890,000 shares $0.00 -0.6%4.4%6.4 $0.00 5/31/202410,960,000 shares $43.07 million -5.5%4.5%6.2 $3.93 5/15/202411,600,000 shares $0.00 +2.2%4.7%6.1 $0.00 4/30/202411,350,000 shares $0.00 +9.6%5.0%5.5 $0.00 4/15/202410,360,000 shares $0.00 +5.9%4.5%4.3 $0.00 3/31/20249,780,000 shares $0.00 +0.4%4.3%3.9 $0.00 3/15/20249,740,000 shares $0.00 -3.3%4.3%4.1 $0.00 2/29/202410,070,000 shares $0.00 +6.1%4.4%4.2 $0.00 2/15/20249,490,000 shares $0.00 +2.5%4.1%4.2 $0.00 1/31/20249,260,000 shares $0.00 +11.3%4.0%4.6 $0.00 1/15/20248,320,000 shares $0.00 +2.1%3.6%4.7 $0.00 12/31/20238,150,000 shares $0.00 +4.2%3.6%5.1 $0.00 12/15/20237,820,000 shares $0.00 -1.1%3.4%5.1 $0.00 11/30/20237,910,000 shares $0.00 -4.4%3.5%5.6 $0.00 11/15/20238,270,000 shares $0.00 +3.4%3.6%6.2 $0.00 10/31/20238,000,000 shares $0.00 +0.1%3.5%6.3 $0.00 10/15/20237,990,000 shares $0.00 +2.7%3.5%6.5 $0.00 9/30/20237,780,000 shares $0.00 +6.3%3.4%6.8 $0.00 9/15/20237,320,000 shares $0.00 -5.9%3.2%5.9 $0.00 8/31/20237,780,000 shares $0.00 -6.9%3.4%6.5 $0.00 8/15/20238,360,000 shares $0.00 No Change3.7%6.9 $0.00 7/31/20238,360,000 shares $0.00 -4.6%3.7%6.8 $0.00Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 5/28/20217,910,000 shares $0.00 +7.9%3.5%9 $0.00 5/14/20217,330,000 shares $0.00 -4.6%3.2%7 $0.00 4/30/20217,680,000 shares $0.00 -1.5%3.4%6.9 $0.00 4/15/20217,800,000 shares $74.57 million +5.0%3.5%6.4 $9.56 3/31/20217,430,000 shares $69.84 million -16.4%3.3%5.8 $9.40 3/15/20218,890,000 shares $80.90 million +4.8%3.9%6.6 $9.10 2/26/20218,480,000 shares $76.07 million +4.7%3.8%6.4 $8.97 2/12/20218,100,000 shares $67.55 million -11.9%3.6%6.3 $8.34 1/29/20219,190,000 shares $84.18 million -2.9%4.0%7 $9.16 1/15/20219,460,000 shares $91.01 million +1.9%4.2%7.4 $9.62 12/31/20209,280,000 shares $92.52 million -4.0%4.1%7.4 $9.97 12/15/20209,670,000 shares $94.96 million +1.6%4.3%6.8 $9.82 11/30/20209,520,000 shares $95.68 million -1.5%4.2%5.8 $10.05 11/15/20209,660,000 shares $104.71 million -6.3%4.2%5.6 $10.84 10/30/202010,310,000 shares $104.75 million +0.4%4.3%5.7 $10.16 10/15/202010,270,000 shares $113.69 million +11.2%4.3%5.5 $11.07 9/30/20209,240,000 shares $109.86 million +5.7%3.8%4.5 $11.89 9/15/20208,740,000 shares $101.12 million +10.5%3.6%3.9 $11.57 8/31/20207,910,000 shares $83.77 million -4.6%3.3%3.4 $10.59 8/14/20208,290,000 shares $71.21 million +5.3%3.5%2.8 $8.59 7/31/20207,870,000 shares $71.77 million -13.1%3.3%2.5 $9.12 7/15/20209,060,000 shares $76.29 million +1.1%3.8%2.7 $8.42 6/30/20208,960,000 shares $78.94 million +7.4%3.7%2.5 $8.81 6/15/20208,340,000 shares $71.14 million +12.4%3.5%2.3 $8.53 5/29/20207,420,000 shares $70.94 million +27.3%3.1%1.9 $9.56 5/15/20205,830,000 shares $68.21 million -18.8%2.4%1.6 $11.70 4/30/20207,180,000 shares $80.34 million -24.1%3.0%2.1 $11.19 4/15/20209,460,000 shares $109.55 million +11.2%4.0%2.9 $11.58 3/31/20208,510,000 shares $102.80 million -32.9%3.6%2.8 $12.08 NG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is NovaGold Resources' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of NovaGold Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 8,470,000 shares of NG short. 3.46% of NovaGold Resources' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NovaGold Resources' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for NovaGold Resources? 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. NG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on NovaGold Resources's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting NovaGold Resources? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of NovaGold Resources: Toronto Dominion Bank, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and National Bank of Canada FI. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for NovaGold Resources? 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. 3.46% of NovaGold Resources' floating shares are currently sold short. Is NovaGold Resources' short interest increasing or decreasing? NovaGold Resources saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,470,000 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 8,310,000 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 NovaGold Resources' float size? NovaGold Resources currently has issued a total of 334,650,000 shares. Some of NovaGold Resources' 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. NovaGold Resources currently has a public float of 244,740,000 shares. How does NovaGold Resources' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.46% of NovaGold Resources' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to NovaGold Resources: Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (0.78%), IAMGOLD Co. (1.77%), First Majestic Silver Corp. (7.24%), Equinox Gold Corp. (6.38%), Eldorado Gold Co. (3.37%), Orla Mining Ltd. (2.36%), Sibanye Stillwater Limited (2.36%), Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (0.99%), Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (6.02%), MAG Silver Corp. (2.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short NovaGold Resources stock? Short selling NG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NovaGold Resources as its price is falling. NG shares are trading up $0.04 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 NovaGold Resources? A short squeeze for NovaGold Resources 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 NG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is NovaGold Resources' 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 NG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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