Main Street Capital (MAIN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Crypto Pioneer Says: “The last crypto bull market has begun.” (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Free MAIN Stock Alerts $48.22 -0.33 (-0.68%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Main Street Capital Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest3,390,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,360,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.89%Dollar Volume Sold Short$167.23 millionShort Interest Ratio9.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares85,720,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted3.95%Today's Trading Volume293,399 sharesAverage Trading Volume363,936 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Short Selling Main Street Capital ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Main Street Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMAIN Short Interest Over TimeMAIN Days to Cover Over TimeMAIN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaShocking $16T Elon Musk Crypto LeakReports of a leaked meeting between Elon Musk and staff at X.com could send shockwaves through the crypto market. Musk revealed a "mind-blowing" plan to take over the global payment system. In his own words, the world's richest man said "you won't need a bank account." Prominent voices in crypto believe what comes next will mirror a crypto mass adoption similar to the one that triggered bitcoin's last bull run.Click here now to get your copy. Main Street Capital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20243,390,000 shares $167.23 million +0.9%N/A9.4 $49.33 4/30/20243,360,000 shares $166.69 million +1.8%N/A9.8 $49.61 4/15/20243,300,000 shares $154.04 million -3.8%N/A9.5 $46.68 3/31/20243,430,000 shares $162.27 million +1.2%N/A9.6 $47.31 3/15/20243,390,000 shares $156.58 million No ChangeN/A9.3 $46.19 2/29/20243,390,000 shares $154.96 million No ChangeN/A9.2 $45.71 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MAIN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Main Street Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20243,390,000 shares $152.04 million -2.9%N/A9.4 $44.85 1/31/20243,490,000 shares $158.03 million -2.0%N/A9.7 $45.28 1/15/20243,560,000 shares $155.82 million +2.3%N/A9.5 $43.77 12/31/20233,480,000 shares $150.44 million -4.9%N/A9.4 $43.23 12/15/20233,660,000 shares $156.76 million -1.6%N/A10.2 $42.83 11/30/20233,720,000 shares $153.77 million +6.3%N/A10.7 $41.34 11/15/20233,500,000 shares $142.87 million -3.3%N/A9.8 $40.82 10/31/20233,620,000 shares $137.99 million +7.7%N/A10 $38.12 10/15/20233,360,000 shares $133.36 million +6.3%N/A9.9 $39.69 9/30/20233,160,000 shares $128.39 million +3.6%N/A9.3 $40.63 9/15/20233,050,000 shares $125.14 million No ChangeN/A7.9 $41.03 8/31/20233,050,000 shares $122.98 million +1.0%N/A7.5 $40.32 8/15/20233,020,000 shares $121.77 million +2.7%N/A7.5 $40.32 7/31/20232,940,000 shares $124.27 million +1.4%N/A7.2 $42.27 7/15/20232,900,000 shares $118.32 million -3.3%N/A7.2 $40.80 6/30/20233,000,000 shares $120.06 million +7.9%N/A7.6 $40.02 6/15/20232,780,000 shares $109.38 million +6.9%N/A8.3 $39.35 5/31/20232,600,000 shares $103.12 million +8.8%N/A7.6 $39.66 5/15/20232,390,000 shares $94.48 million +7.2%N/A7 $39.53 4/30/20232,230,000 shares $90.36 million -1.3%N/A6.7 $40.52 4/15/20232,260,000 shares $89.41 million -1.7%N/A6.9 $39.56 3/31/20232,300,000 shares $90.76 million +13.9%N/A6.9 $39.46 3/15/20232,020,000 shares $77.85 million +3.6%N/A6.2 $38.54 2/28/20231,950,000 shares $82.86 million +3.2%N/A6.2 $42.49 2/15/20231,890,000 shares $75.15 million -3.6%N/A6.2 $39.76 1/31/20231,960,000 shares $77.48 million -5.8%N/A6.6 $39.53 1/15/20232,080,000 shares $80.10 million +4.0%N/A6.9 $38.51 12/30/20222,000,000 shares $73.90 million +2.0%N/A6.5 $36.95 12/15/20221,960,000 shares $72.89 million +4.3%N/A5.8 $37.19 11/30/20221,880,000 shares $71.89 million +1.1%N/A5.4 $38.24 11/15/20221,860,000 shares $70.96 million +9.4%N/A5.4 $38.15 10/31/20221,700,000 shares $62.80 million -0.6%N/A4.5 $36.94 10/15/20221,710,000 shares $56.67 million +4.3%N/A4.6 $33.14 9/30/20221,640,000 shares $55.17 million -0.6%N/A4.5 $33.64The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (Ad)There’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… 9/15/20221,650,000 shares $65.60 million -5.7%N/A4.6 $39.76 8/31/20221,750,000 shares $73.05 million -9.3%N/A4.5 $41.74 8/15/20221,930,000 shares $84.55 million -25.2%N/A4.9 $43.81 7/31/20222,580,000 shares $116.15 million -3.4%N/A6.6 $45.02 7/15/20222,670,000 shares $109.39 million +18.7%N/A6.6 $40.97 6/30/20222,250,000 shares $86.69 million +35.5%N/A5.6 $38.53 6/15/20221,660,000 shares $59.44 million +9.2%2.9%4.3 $35.81 5/31/20221,520,000 shares $57.96 million +5.6%N/A4.5 $38.13 5/15/20221,440,000 shares $54.46 million +0.7%N/A4 $37.82 4/30/20221,430,000 shares $57.54 million +1.4%N/A4.2 $40.24 4/15/20221,410,000 shares $58.80 million +2.9%N/A4.1 $41.70 3/31/20221,370,000 shares $58.42 million -4.9%N/A4 $42.64 3/15/20221,440,000 shares $58.88 million +9.9%2.1%4.2 $40.89 2/28/20221,310,000 shares $57.17 million -3.0%1.9%3.9 $43.64 2/15/20221,350,000 shares $57.78 million -4.9%2.0%4.2 $42.80 1/31/20221,420,000 shares $62.82 million +2.2%2.2%4.5 $44.24 1/15/20221,390,000 shares $61.29 million -5.4%2.1%4.7 $44.09 12/31/20211,470,000 shares $65.94 million +11.4%2.2%5.6 $44.86 12/15/20211,320,000 shares $56.65 million -12.6%2.0%5 $42.92 11/30/20211,510,000 shares $67.10 million -11.2%2.3%5.8 $44.44 11/15/20211,700,000 shares $77.66 million -4.5%2.6%6.8 $45.68 10/29/20211,780,000 shares $78.00 million +4.7%2.7%7.2 $43.82 10/15/20211,700,000 shares $72.42 million No Change2.6%7 $42.60 9/30/20211,700,000 shares $69.87 million +3.7%2.6%7 $41.10 9/15/20211,640,000 shares $68.39 million No Change2.5%6.6 $41.70 8/31/20211,640,000 shares $68.21 million -0.6%2.5%6.6 $41.59 8/13/20211,650,000 shares $70.64 million -1.8%2.5%6.3 $42.81 7/30/20211,680,000 shares $69.08 million +8.4%2.6%5.8 $41.12 7/15/20211,550,000 shares $64.05 million +2.0%2.4%5 $41.32 6/30/20211,520,000 shares $62.46 million +10.1%2.4%4.8 $41.09 6/15/20211,380,000 shares $57.56 million -7.4%2.2%4.3 $41.71 5/28/20211,490,000 shares $61.27 million +8.0%2.3%4.5 $41.12 5/14/20211,380,000 shares $54.50 million -21.1%N/A3.9 $39.49 4/30/20211,750,000 shares $74.78 million -9.8%N/A5 $42.73 4/15/20211,940,000 shares $80.55 million +2.7%N/A5.3 $41.52 3/31/20211,890,000 shares $74.77 million +8.0%N/A4.9 $39.56 3/15/20211,750,000 shares $67.18 million -1.1%N/A4 $38.39 2/26/20211,770,000 shares $63.19 million +1.7%N/A4 $35.70 2/12/20211,740,000 shares $59.66 million -5.4%2.8%4 $34.29 1/29/20211,840,000 shares $59.87 million +9.5%3.0%4.2 $32.54 1/15/20211,680,000 shares $54.13 million -12.0%2.7%3.9 $32.22 12/31/20201,910,000 shares $62.11 million -5.5%3.1%4.6 $32.52 12/15/20202,020,000 shares $63.63 million -8.6%3.2%5.3 $31.50 11/30/20202,210,000 shares $71.49 million +2.8%3.5%6.3 $32.35 11/15/20202,150,000 shares $66.59 million -10.4%3.5%6.2 $30.97 10/30/20202,400,000 shares $66.24 million +17.1%3.9%7 $27.60 10/15/20202,050,000 shares $62.24 million -9.7%3.3%6.5 $30.36 9/30/20202,270,000 shares $67.12 million +8.1%3.7%7 $29.57 9/15/20202,100,000 shares $64.43 million -3.2%3.4%6.2 $30.68 8/31/20202,170,000 shares $65.69 million -10.3%3.5%6 $30.27The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (Ad)There’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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Short interest is the volume of Main Street Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,390,000 shares of MAIN short. Learn More on Main Street Capital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Main Street Capital? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MAIN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Main Street Capital's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Main Street Capital? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Main Street Capital: Boundary Creek Advisors LP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Main Street Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Main Street Capital saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,390,000 shares, an increase of 0.9% from the previous total of 3,360,000 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. How does Main Street Capital's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Main Street Capital: CleanSpark, Inc. (16.75%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (3.73%), UMB Financial Co. (3.75%), Freedom Holding Corp. (3.74%), Assured Guaranty Ltd. (1.57%), StepStone Group LP (1.25%), Hancock Whitney Co. (1.62%), Moelis & Company (7.43%), BGC Group, Inc. (2.97%), Nelnet, Inc. (1.72%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Main Street Capital stock? Short selling MAIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Main Street Capital as its price is falling. MAIN shares are trading down $0.33 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. How does a short squeeze work against Main Street Capital? A short squeeze for Main Street 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 MAIN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Main Street Capital's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MAIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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