SHORT INTEREST HOLDERS CONTINUE TO INCREASE SHORT INTEREST TOTALS
SHORT INTEREST ROSE 5.05%/1.4 MILLION SHARES FOR THE PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 26, 2021.
WSJ REPORTS TODAY:
"SHORT INTEREST (02/26/21)
Shares Sold Short 28.93 M
Change from Last 5.05%
Percent of Float 8.68%"
HERE'S A SHORT HISTORY:
IN JUNE 2020 SHORT INTEREST WAS 15 MILLION AND MTG WAS ~ $7-$9 SHARE. MTG INCREASED FROM $8.75 ON SEPT 15, 2020 TO $12.11 ON FEBRUARY 25, 2021. Short interest ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 WAS $18.4 million, that's a 10.5 million share increase over FIVE and half month period.
SHORT INTEREST STATISTICS
SHORT INTEREST AS OF 2/14/21 was 27.540,000 on 1/29/2021 28,750,000 shares $359.66 million -4.9% 8.6% 5.5 $12.51
1/15/2021 30,230,000 shares $372.13 million +1.0% 9.1% 5.6 $12.31
12/31/2020 33,200,000 shares $441.89 million -2.0% 10.0% 6.2 $13.31
12/15/2020 33,200,000 shares $407.70 million -2.0% 10.0% 6.2 $12.28
11/30/2020 33,860,000 shares $418.17 million +16.4% 10.2% 6 $12.35
11/15/2020 29,100,000 shares $348.04 million +31.6% 8.7% 5.2 $11.96
10/30/2020 22,120,000 shares $248.63 million +6.4% 6.6% 4.8 $11.24
10/15/2020 20,800,000 shares $208.62 million +14.7% 6.2% 5.2 $10.03
9/30/2020 18,130,000 shares $191.63 million -1.4% 5.4% 4.4 $10.57
9/15/2020 18,390,000 shares $157.42 million
Chart shows that short interest peaked in late November 2020 and short interest holders have made an effort to reduce exposure since then, as MTG SHARES INCREASE MONTHLY.
