Monarch Cement (MCEM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Monarch Cement shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 100 shares of MCEM short. Learn More on Monarch Cement's current short interest.

Monarch Cement saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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 "construction materials" compare to Monarch Cement: Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (0.68%), Janus International Group, Inc. (9.53%), JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (3.01%), Legacy Housing Co. (3.73%), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (0.01%), Smith-Midland Co. (5.37%), Caesarstone Ltd. (1.02%), Q.E.P. Co., Inc. (0.01%), Nobility Homes, Inc. (0.00%), Rectitude Holdings, Ltd. (0.65%),

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 MCEM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Monarch Cement as its price is falling. MCEM shares are trading up $0.25 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 Monarch Cement 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 MCEM, 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 MCEM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.