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you short - sell 1 0 0 shares of stock using the close price ( $ 1 2 3 . 1 8 ) on 1

you short-sell 100 shares of stock using the close price ($123.18) on 12/30/22 the initial margin is 50%, maintenance margin is 25%.
compute daily returns
do you get a margin call on your short position?
Date Open Close Adj Close
12/30/2022119.949997123.18123.18
1/3/2023118.470001108.099998108.099998
1/4/2023109.110001113.639999113.639999
1/5/2023110.510002110.339996110.339996
1/6/2023103113.059998113.059998
1/9/2023118.959999119.769997119.769997
1/10/2023121.07118.849998118.849998
1/11/2023122.089996123.220001123.220001
1/12/2023122.559998123.559998123.559998
1/13/2023116.550003122.400002122.400002
1/17/2023125.699997131.490005131.490005
1/18/2023136.559998128.779999128.779999
1/19/2023127.260002127.169998127.169998
1/20/2023128.679993133.419998133.419998
1/23/2023135.869995143.75143.75
1/24/2023143143.889999143.889999
1/25/2023141.910004144.429993144.429993
1/26/2023159.970001160.270004160.270004
1/27/2023162.429993177.899994177.899994
1/30/2023178.050003166.660004166.660004
1/31/2023164.570007173.220001173.220001
2/1/2023173.889999181.410004181.410004
2/2/2023187.330002188.270004188.270004
2/3/2023183.949997189.979996189.979996
2/6/2023193.009995194.759995194.759995
2/7/2023196.429993196.809998196.809998
2/8/2023196.100006201.289993201.289993
2/9/2023207.779999207.320007207.320007
2/10/2023202.229996196.889999196.889999

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