QuoteMedia (QMCI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of QuoteMedia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 300 shares of QMCI short. Learn More on QuoteMedia's current short interest.

QuoteMedia saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, a drop of 91.7% from the previous total of 3,600 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 "business services" compare to QuoteMedia: Forian Inc. (0.90%), Vacasa, Inc. (9.22%), BGSF, Inc. (0.28%), Heritage Global Inc. (0.03%), Luna Innovations Incorporated (5.97%), Aeries Technology, Inc (1.94%), Lichen China Limited (0.38%), SPAR Group, Inc. (0.27%), Fluent, Inc. (0.33%), Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (7.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling QMCI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from QuoteMedia as its price is falling. QMCI shares are trading down $0.02 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 QuoteMedia 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 QMCI, 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 QMCI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.