West Fraser Timber (WFG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Nvidia’s Quiet $1 Trillion Pivot (From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free WFG Stock Alerts $80.28 -1.52 (-1.86%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends West Fraser Timber Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest774,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest715,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$63.35 millionShort Interest Ratio4.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares79,250,000 sharesFloat Size53,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.44%Today's Trading Volume107,469 sharesAverage Trading Volume143,952 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling West Fraser Timber ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for West Fraser Timber and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWFG Short Interest Over TimeWFG Days to Cover Over TimeWFG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Chaikin AnalyticsBiggest Prediction of My 50-Year Career on Wall Street"Bank Runs Will Get Worse," Expert Warns Man who predicted 2023 bank run has warned 8.4 million Americans to get out of U.S. banks immediately. Move your money into a new vehicle 50 years in the making.Click here to learn more. West Fraser Timber Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024774,500 shares $63.35 million +8.3%1.4%4.9 $81.80 4/30/2024715,500 shares $54.78 million +8.7%1.3%4.2 $76.56 4/15/2024658,300 shares $51.70 million +1.9%1.2%4.3 $78.53 3/31/2024646,200 shares $55.85 million +9.9%1.2%4.8 $86.43 3/15/2024587,900 shares $47.70 million -8.1%1.1%4.9 $81.14 2/29/2024639,500 shares $51.48 million +37.1%1.2%4.9 $80.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for West Fraser Timber and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024466,600 shares $37.61 million -1.5%0.9%3.6 $80.61 1/31/2024473,800 shares $37.71 million -13.2%0.9%3.8 $79.59 1/15/2024545,600 shares $46.85 million -10.9%1.0%3.7 $85.86 12/31/2023612,500 shares $52.42 million +8.8%1.1%3.8 $85.58 12/15/2023563,000 shares $43.23 million +12.2%1.1%3.3 $76.79 11/30/2023501,800 shares $36.41 million -3.0%0.9%3.1 $72.55 11/15/2023517,300 shares $40.57 million -21.3%1.0%3.3 $78.43 10/31/2023657,400 shares $44.39 million +4.5%1.2%4.3 $67.53 10/15/2023629,100 shares $41.87 million -5.8%1.2%4.4 $66.56 9/30/2023667,500 shares $48.42 million +25.3%1.2%4.9 $72.54 9/15/2023532,700 shares $39.17 million -13.6%1.0%4.3 $73.54 8/31/2023616,600 shares $46.61 million -3.2%1.1%4.8 $75.59 8/15/2023637,100 shares $48.38 million +1.5%1.2%5.2 $75.93 7/31/2023627,800 shares $52.89 million -11.4%1.1%5.2 $84.24 7/15/2023708,200 shares $61.99 million -9.0%1.3%5.8 $87.53 6/30/2023778,300 shares $66.94 million +21.2%1.4%6.5 $86.01 6/15/2023642,100 shares $50.78 million -4.3%1.2%5.4 $79.09 5/31/2023670,600 shares $45.21 million +9.1%1.2%5.7 $67.42 5/15/2023614,700 shares $46.50 million -25.7%1.1%4.7 $75.65 4/30/2023827,600 shares $59.89 million +28.9%1.5%5.9 $72.37 4/15/2023642,200 shares $49.62 million -1.1%1.2%4.3 $77.27 3/31/2023649,400 shares $46.26 million -11.3%1.2%4.5 $71.24 3/15/2023732,100 shares $51.85 million -11.3%1.3%5.1 $70.82 2/28/2023825,600 shares $61.97 million -0.5%1.5%5.9 $75.06 2/15/2023829,800 shares $68.31 million -11.9%1.5%6.3 $82.32 1/31/2023941,900 shares $82.06 million +11.0%1.7%7.6 $87.12 1/15/2023848,400 shares $61.59 million -8.5%1.6%7.3 $72.59 12/30/2022926,900 shares $67.01 million -30.3%1.7%8 $72.29 12/15/20221,330,000 shares $98.14 million -14.2%2.5%9.9 $73.79 11/30/20221,550,000 shares $121.47 million -18.0%2.8%9.1 $78.37 11/15/20221,890,000 shares $162.62 million -9.1%3.5%10.6 $86.04 10/31/20222,080,000 shares $156.06 million -4.6%3.8%11.4 $75.03 10/15/20222,180,000 shares $162.06 million -3.5%3.9%11.1 $74.34 9/30/20222,260,000 shares $163.83 million -7.0%4.1%7.6 $72.49Biggest Prediction of My 50-Year Career on Wall Street (Ad)"Bank Runs Will Get Worse," Expert Warns Man who predicted 2023 bank run has warned 8.4 million Americans to get out of U.S. banks immediately. Move your money into a new vehicle 50 years in the making.Click here to learn more. 9/15/20222,430,000 shares $198.68 million +9.0%4.4%7.4 $81.76 8/31/20222,230,000 shares $200.03 million -13.2%3.7%6.3 $89.70 8/15/20222,570,000 shares $239.88 million -6.9%4.3%6.1 $93.34 7/31/20222,760,000 shares $258.45 million -33.5%4.6%6 $93.64 7/15/20224,150,000 shares $341.17 million +6.7%5.9%8.6 $82.21 6/30/20223,890,000 shares $298.48 million -3.0%5.5%9.3 $76.73 6/15/20224,010,000 shares $335.20 million +1.3%5.7%9.7 $83.59 5/31/20223,960,000 shares $365.82 million +30.7%5.6%10.3 $92.38 5/15/20223,030,000 shares $260.58 million +43.6%4.2%8.5 $86.00 4/30/20222,110,000 shares $185.30 million +21.3%2.8%6.2 $87.82 4/15/20221,740,000 shares $134.75 million +20.8%2.3%5.2 $77.44 3/31/20221,440,000 shares $118.70 million +5.1%1.9%4.5 $82.43 3/15/20221,370,000 shares $128.90 million -2.8%1.8%4.6 $94.09 2/28/20221,410,000 shares $140.62 million +187.5%1.8%5.1 $99.73 2/15/2022490,400 shares $47.59 million -40.9%0.6%1.9 $97.04 1/31/2022829,600 shares $76.69 million +26.1%1.1%3.5 $92.44 1/15/2022658,100 shares $64.01 million -18.5%0.8%2.8 $97.27 12/31/2021807,000 shares $76.96 million -7.2%0.9%3.5 $95.36 12/15/2021869,500 shares $76.19 million -4.2%0.9%3.6 $87.62 11/30/2021907,100 shares $74.34 million +0.7%1.0%3.6 $81.95 11/15/2021900,600 shares $75.52 million -8.4%1.0%3.3 $83.85 10/29/2021982,800 shares $78.66 million +9.7%1.0%3.2 $80.04 10/15/2021896,200 shares $81.86 million +2.1%1.0%3 $91.34 9/30/2021877,700 shares $73.93 million -66.4%0.9%2.7 $84.23 9/15/20212,610,000 shares $204.02 million -10.6%2.8%7.9 $78.17 8/31/20212,920,000 shares $225.25 million -11.0%3.1%8.3 $77.14 8/13/20213,280,000 shares $241.41 million No Change3.2%8.9 $73.60 WFG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is West Fraser Timber's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of West Fraser Timber shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 774,500 shares of WFG short. 1.44% of West Fraser Timber's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on West Fraser Timber's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for West Fraser Timber? 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. WFG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on West Fraser Timber's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting West Fraser Timber? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of West Fraser Timber: SIG North Trading ULC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for West Fraser Timber? 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. 1.44% of West Fraser Timber's floating shares are currently sold short. Is West Fraser Timber's short interest increasing or decreasing? West Fraser Timber saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 774,500 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 715,500 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 West Fraser Timber's float size? West Fraser Timber currently has issued a total of 79,250,000 shares. Some of West Fraser Timber's 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. West Fraser Timber currently has a public float of 53,630,000 shares. How does West Fraser Timber's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.44% of West Fraser Timber's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to West Fraser Timber: Commercial Metals (2.37%), Olin Co. (2.15%), Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (1.75%), Alamos Gold Inc. (1.16%), ICL Group Ltd (0.16%), Element Solutions Inc (1.82%), Cabot Co. (3.40%), ATI Inc. (5.40%), Carpenter Technology Co. (3.10%), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (2.93%), 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 West Fraser Timber stock? Short selling WFG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from West Fraser Timber as its price is falling. WFG shares are trading down $1.52 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 West Fraser Timber? A short squeeze for West Fraser Timber occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of WFG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is West Fraser Timber'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 WFG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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