Malaga Financial (MLGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Malaga Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 700 shares of MLGF short. Learn More on Malaga Financial's current short interest.

Malaga Financial saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, a decrease of 46.2% from the previous total of 1,300 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 "state commercial banks" compare to Malaga Financial: Univest Financial Co. (1.24%), First Community Bankshares, Inc. (1.03%), Coastal Financial Co. (3.42%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.98%), Central Pacific Financial Corp. (2.65%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (0.65%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.26%), Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (0.95%), Mercantile Bank Co. (1.06%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (4.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MLGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Malaga Financial as its price is falling. MLGF shares are trading down $0.15 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 Malaga Financial 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 MLGF, 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 MLGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.