Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima (EDN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 23,400 shares of EDN short. Learn More on Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima's current short interest.

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,400 shares, a drop of 57.3% from the previous total of 54,800 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 in the sector of "utilities" compare to Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima: Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (16.27%), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (0.09%), TransAlta Co. (1.20%), Pampa Energía S.A. (1.06%), Unitil Co. (0.61%), Shenandoah Telecommunications (2.07%), Middlesex Water (2.52%), IDT Co. (1.36%), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (7.94%), Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (4.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EDN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima as its price is falling. EDN shares are trading up $1.54 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 Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima 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 EDN, 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 EDN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.