Patriot Gold (PGOL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Patriot Gold shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 15,300 shares of PGOL short. Learn More on Patriot Gold's current short interest.

Patriot Gold saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,300 shares, a decline of 36.8% from the previous total of 24,200 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 "precious metals" compare to Patriot Gold: Solaris Resources Inc. (2.70%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (1.51%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (0.84%), Franco-Nevada Co. (1.47%), Gold Fields Limited (1.70%), Kinross Gold Co. (0.97%), and AngloGold Ashanti plc (1.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PGOL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Patriot Gold as its price is falling. PGOL 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 Patriot Gold 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 PGOL, 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 PGOL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.