Century Aluminum (CENX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Digitizing the $11T commodities sector with one tiny stock (From Resource Stock Digest) (Ad) Free CENX Stock Alerts $18.74 +0.79 (+4.40%) (As of 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Century Aluminum Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest7,440,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,740,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$130.72 millionShort Interest Ratio5.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares92,700,000 sharesFloat Size51,450,000 sharesShort Percent of Float14.46%Today's Trading Volume846,135 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,431,767 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling Century Aluminum ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Century Aluminum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCENX Short Interest Over TimeCENX Days to Cover Over TimeCENX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceMust-See: Elon’s New Invention is Absolutely InsaneCould Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… Century Aluminum Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20247,440,000 shares $130.72 million -3.9%14.5%5.2 $17.57 4/30/20247,740,000 shares $134.29 million +7.4%15.1%5.3 $17.35 4/15/20247,210,000 shares $127.98 million -1.0%14.1%5.1 $17.75 3/31/20247,280,000 shares $112.04 million +3.6%14.3%5.1 $15.39 3/15/20247,030,000 shares $84.78 million +2.3%13.8%4.9 $12.06 2/29/20246,870,000 shares $71.93 million -9.8%13.4%4.3 $10.47 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CENX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Century Aluminum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20247,620,000 shares $81.38 million -7.6%14.9%4.7 $10.68 1/31/20248,250,000 shares $91.99 million -9.4%16.1%5.2 $11.15 1/15/20249,110,000 shares $99.21 million -8.7%17.8%5.7 $10.89 12/31/20239,980,000 shares $121.16 million -8.9%19.5%6.6 $12.14 12/15/202310,950,000 shares $106.65 million +5.8%21.1%7.9 $9.74 11/30/202310,350,000 shares $81.35 million +4.6%20.0%8.8 $7.86 11/15/20239,900,000 shares $74.94 million -1.2%19.1%8.7 $7.57 10/31/202310,020,000 shares $66.23 million +1.8%19.4%9 $6.61 10/15/20239,840,000 shares $64.06 million +4.7%19.0%9.5 $6.51 9/30/20239,400,000 shares $67.59 million +26.3%18.2%8.3 $7.19 9/15/20237,440,000 shares $55.95 million +12.2%9.4%6.6 $7.52 8/31/20236,630,000 shares $49.33 million -3.9%8.4%5.5 $7.44 8/15/20236,900,000 shares $53.82 million +9.4%8.7%5.8 $7.80 7/31/20236,310,000 shares $58.68 million -6.5%8.0%5.1 $9.30 7/15/20236,750,000 shares $58.93 million +5.0%8.6%5.2 $8.73 6/30/20236,430,000 shares $56.07 million -12.2%8.2%5.1 $8.72 6/15/20237,320,000 shares $71.88 million -5.2%9.3%5.8 $9.82 5/31/20237,720,000 shares $60.52 million -1.3%9.8%5.7 $7.84 5/15/20237,820,000 shares $59.74 million +7.9%9.9%5.2 $7.64 4/30/20237,250,000 shares $62.28 million +14.4%9.2%4.5 $8.59 4/15/20236,340,000 shares $59.91 million -3.9%8.1%3.6 $9.45 3/31/20236,600,000 shares $66 million +5.8%8.4%3.6 $10.00 3/15/20236,240,000 shares $56.53 million +6.3%7.9%3.2 $9.06 2/28/20235,870,000 shares $70.85 million +3.2%7.5%3 $12.07 2/15/20235,690,000 shares $61.28 million +4.0%7.3%3 $10.77 1/31/20235,470,000 shares $61.48 million +1.5%7.0%2.7 $11.24 1/15/20235,390,000 shares $53.95 million +8.5%6.9%2.8 $10.01 12/30/20224,970,000 shares $40.65 million -15.2%6.4%2.4 $8.18 12/15/20225,860,000 shares $43.07 million +12.9%7.5%2.6 $7.35 11/30/20225,190,000 shares $46.76 million -15.9%10.2%2.4 $9.01 11/15/20226,170,000 shares $56.58 million -10.7%12.1%2.8 $9.17 10/31/20226,910,000 shares $49.82 million +15.9%13.5%3.2 $7.21 10/15/20225,960,000 shares $34.33 million +5.3%11.8%2.9 $5.76 9/30/20225,660,000 shares $29.88 million +7.4%11.2%2.9 $5.28[FREE Ticket] 27 Crypto Experts Reveal Their #1 Picks (Ad)Did you see bitcoin crossed $70k again? 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Claim your free seat by clicking here now. 8/14/20202,810,000 shares $27.93 million +1.1%5.6%2.2 $9.94 7/31/20202,780,000 shares $24.21 million -11.8%5.6%2.1 $8.71 7/15/20203,150,000 shares $23.50 million -5.1%6.3%2.5 $7.46 6/30/20203,320,000 shares $23.07 million +7.1%6.7%2.6 $6.95 6/15/20203,100,000 shares $20.74 million +1.6%6.2%2.3 $6.69 5/29/20203,050,000 shares $17.96 million -18.7%6.1%2 $5.89 5/15/20203,750,000 shares $16.39 million -6.3%7.5%2.4 $4.37 4/30/20204,000,000 shares $17.40 million -17.4%8.0%2.3 $4.35 4/15/20204,840,000 shares $19.12 million +1.9%9.8%2.7 $3.95 3/31/20204,750,000 shares $19.29 million -27.5%9.6%2.5 $4.06 3/13/20206,554,200 shares $27.00 million -19.9%13.2%3.1 $4.12 2/28/20208,180,000 shares $25.93 million -9.1%16.4%4.9 $3.17 2/14/20209,000,000 shares $42.75 million +2.4%18.1%5.9 $4.75 1/31/20208,790,000 shares $50.37 million +4.5%17.8%6.4 $5.73 1/15/20208,410,000 shares $49.03 million +8.2%17.0%5.8 $5.83 12/31/20197,770,000 shares $46.78 million -8.4%15.7%5.5 $6.02 8/15/20196,115,300 shares $33.45 million -17.0%12.4%4.5 $5.47 CENX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Century Aluminum's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Century Aluminum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 7,740,000 shares of CENX short. 15.08% of Century Aluminum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Century Aluminum's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Century Aluminum? 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. CENX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Century Aluminum's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Century Aluminum? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Century Aluminum: PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Century Aluminum? 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. 15.08% of Century Aluminum's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Century Aluminum's short interest increasing or decreasing? Century Aluminum saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,740,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 7,210,000 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 Century Aluminum's float size? Century Aluminum currently has issued a total of 92,700,000 shares. Some of Century Aluminum'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. Century Aluminum currently has a public float of 51,320,000 shares. How does Century Aluminum's short interest compare to its competitors? 15.08% of Century Aluminum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Century Aluminum: H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (1.92%), Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (9.72%), Kaiser Aluminum Co. (2.68%), LegalZoom.com, Inc. (4.28%), DNOW Inc. (3.01%), Tennant (2.39%), O-I Glass, Inc. (3.16%), UFP Technologies, Inc. (3.74%), Standex International Co. (1.60%), Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (4.94%), 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. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Century Aluminum stock? Short selling CENX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Century Aluminum as its price is falling. CENX shares are trading up $0.32 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 Century Aluminum? A short squeeze for Century Aluminum 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 CENX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Century Aluminum'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 CENX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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