Inpex (IPXHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Inpex shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 18,700 shares of IPXHY short. Learn More on Inpex's current short interest.

Inpex saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,700 shares, a decrease of 69.1% from the previous total of 60,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Inpex: Western Midstream Partners, LP (3.57%), Hess Midstream LP (2.77%), Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (12.64%), California Resources Co. (11.05%), VAALCO Energy, Inc. (2.49%), Canacol Energy Ltd (0.27%), PHX Minerals Inc. (0.42%), PEDEVCO Corp. (0.05%), Mesa Royalty Trust (0.54%), Permex Petroleum Co. (0.36%),

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.

Short selling IPXHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Inpex as its price is falling. IPXHY shares are trading up $0.31 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.

A short squeeze for Inpex 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 IPXHY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including IPXHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.