LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Must-See: Elon’s New Invention is Absolutely Insane (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Free LYB Stock Alerts $98.71 +0.17 (+0.17%) (As of 04:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LyondellBasell Industries Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest3,480,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.43%Dollar Volume Sold Short$348.97 millionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares325,620,000 sharesFloat Size259,270,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.34%Today's Trading Volume1,666,964 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,865,738 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average89% Short Selling LyondellBasell Industries ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for LyondellBasell Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLYB Short Interest Over TimeLYB Days to Cover Over TimeLYB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Weiss RatingsNvidia’s Quiet $1 Trillion PivotNvidia recently added $277 billion in market cap … IN ONE DAY.Find out details on these three critical Nvidia partners immediately. LyondellBasell Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20243,480,000 shares $348.97 million -5.4%1.3%1.8 $100.28 4/30/20243,680,000 shares $367.89 million -35.2%1.4%1.8 $99.97 4/15/20245,680,000 shares $570.61 million +2.9%2.2%2.8 $100.46 3/31/20245,520,000 shares $564.59 million +3.0%2.1%2.8 $102.28 3/15/20245,360,000 shares $535.52 million -2.9%2.1%2.7 $99.91 2/29/20245,520,000 shares $553.66 million +24.6%2.1%3 $100.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LYB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for LyondellBasell Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20244,430,000 shares $431.95 million +9.7%1.7%2.5 $97.51 1/31/20244,040,000 shares $380.08 million -9.2%1.6%2.3 $94.08 1/15/20244,450,000 shares $420.21 million -2.2%1.7%2.6 $94.43 12/31/20234,550,000 shares $432.61 million -12.2%1.8%2.6 $95.08 12/15/20235,180,000 shares $491.84 million -16.2%2.0%2.9 $94.95 11/30/20236,180,000 shares $587.72 million +20.9%2.4%3.3 $95.10 11/15/20235,110,000 shares $496.90 million -3.4%2.0%2.7 $97.24 10/31/20235,290,000 shares $477.37 million -5.2%2.1%2.8 $90.24 10/15/20235,580,000 shares $517.15 million -5.6%2.2%2.9 $92.68 9/30/20235,910,000 shares $559.68 million +2.3%2.3%2.9 $94.70 9/15/20235,780,000 shares $578.23 million +24.0%2.2%2.9 $100.04 8/31/20234,660,000 shares $460.27 million -6.4%1.8%2.4 $98.77 8/15/20234,980,000 shares $479.87 million -3.5%1.9%2.5 $96.36 7/31/20235,160,000 shares $510.12 million +4.7%2.0%2.7 $98.86 7/15/20234,930,000 shares $448.63 million -2.8%1.9%2.6 $91.00 6/30/20235,070,000 shares $465.43 million -8.5%2.0%2.8 $91.80 6/15/20235,540,000 shares $508.52 million -26.2%2.1%2.8 $91.79 5/31/20237,510,000 shares $642.41 million +10.3%2.9%3.6 $85.54 5/15/20236,810,000 shares $613.58 million -3.5%2.6%3.4 $90.10 4/30/20237,060,000 shares $667.95 million -9.4%2.7%3.4 $94.61 4/15/20237,790,000 shares $754.46 million +0.7%3.0%3.7 $96.85 3/31/20237,740,000 shares $726.71 million -1.7%3.0%3.7 $93.89 3/15/20237,870,000 shares $662.34 million +11.3%3.1%4.1 $84.16 2/28/20237,070,000 shares $678.65 million -7.2%2.7%4 $95.99 2/15/20237,620,000 shares $762.84 million +4.8%3.0%4.2 $100.11 1/31/20237,270,000 shares $702.94 million +4.0%2.8%3.8 $96.69 1/15/20236,990,000 shares $655.17 million +12.6%2.7%3.4 $93.73 12/30/20226,210,000 shares $515.62 million -1.0%2.4%2.9 $83.03 12/15/20226,270,000 shares $505.86 million -17.0%2.4%2.8 $80.68 11/30/20227,550,000 shares $641.83 million +13.4%3.0%3.1 $85.01 11/15/20226,660,000 shares $567.96 million +18.7%2.6%2.7 $85.28 10/31/20225,610,000 shares $428.88 million -13.8%2.2%2.3 $76.45 10/15/20226,510,000 shares $506.48 million +28.7%2.6%2.8 $77.80 9/30/20225,060,000 shares $380.92 million +19.3%2.0%2.2 $75.2841 banks launch ‘crypto dollar’ (Ad)Everyone knows the US financial system is in the middle of a radical change... 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Short interest is the volume of LyondellBasell Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,480,000 shares of LYB short. 1.34% of LyondellBasell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on LyondellBasell Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for LyondellBasell Industries? 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. LYB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on LyondellBasell Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting LyondellBasell Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of LyondellBasell Industries: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for LyondellBasell Industries? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.34% of LyondellBasell Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is LyondellBasell Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? LyondellBasell Industries saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,480,000 shares, a decrease of 5.4% from the previous total of 3,680,000 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. What is LyondellBasell Industries' float size? LyondellBasell Industries currently has issued a total of 325,620,000 shares. Some of LyondellBasell Industries' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. LyondellBasell Industries currently has a public float of 259,270,000 shares. How does LyondellBasell Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.34% of LyondellBasell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to LyondellBasell Industries: Westlake Co. (3.93%), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (1.06%), PPG Industries, Inc. (1.26%), Barrick Gold Corp (0.72%), Vulcan Materials (1.62%), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (1.60%), Nutrien Ltd. (0.87%), Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (1.48%), Teck Resources Limited (1.26%), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (4.26%), 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 LyondellBasell Industries stock? Short selling LYB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from LyondellBasell Industries as its price is falling. LYB shares are trading up $0.17 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 LyondellBasell Industries? A short squeeze for LyondellBasell Industries 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 LYB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is LyondellBasell Industries' 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 LYB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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