Mentor Capital (MNTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Mentor Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 200 shares of MNTR short. Learn More on Mentor Capital's current short interest.

Mentor Capital saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a drop of 97.9% from the previous total of 9,600 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 "cannabis" compare to Mentor Capital: 22nd Century Group, Inc. (5.48%), Trees Co. (0.03%), Pervasip Corp. (0.00%), Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc. (0.01%), Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (5.44%), GrowGeneration Corp. (6.69%), Grow Capital, Inc. (0.00%), and Net Savings Link, Inc. (0.00%).

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 MNTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mentor Capital as its price is falling. 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 Mentor Capital 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 MNTR, 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 MNTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.