Loncor Gold (LONCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Loncor Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 57,100 shares of LONCF short. Learn More on Loncor Gold's current short interest.

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. LONCF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Loncor Gold's short interest ratio.

Loncor Gold saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 57,100 shares, a decrease of 55.1% from the previous total of 127,100 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 "precious metals" compare to Loncor Gold: Osisko Development Corp. (1.19%), i-80 Gold Corp. (8.77%), Trilogy Metals Inc. (1.33%), GoldMining Inc. (1.19%), Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. (4.76%), Integra Resources Corp. (0.41%), Gold Reserve Inc. (0.06%), Contango Ore, Inc. (7.38%), Caledonia Mining Co. Plc (0.97%), Vox Royalty Corp. (0.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LONCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Loncor Gold as its price is falling. LONCF shares are trading down $0.00 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 Loncor Gold 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 LONCF, 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 LONCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.