Cementos Argos (CMTOY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cementos Argos shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 500 shares of CMTOY short. Learn More on Cementos Argos' current short interest.

Cementos Argos saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 500 shares, a drop of 72.2% from the previous total of 1,800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Cementos Argos: LZG International, Inc. (0.00%), KONE Oyj (0.00%), Cochlear Limited (0.00%), Ambu A/S (0.00%), HORIBA, Ltd. (0.07%), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (0.19%), Blue Owl Capital Co. III (0.22%), Ryman Healthcare Limited (0.00%), Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. (0.05%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.60%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMTOY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cementos Argos as its price is falling. CMTOY shares are trading up $0.89 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 Cementos Argos 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 CMTOY, 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 CMTOY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.