East Resources Acquisition (ERES) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of East Resources Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,000 shares of ERES short. 0.19% of East Resources Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on East Resources Acquisition's current short interest.

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. ERES shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on East Resources Acquisition's short interest ratio.

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. 0.19% of East Resources Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

East Resources Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,000 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 4,800 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.

East Resources Acquisition currently has issued a total of 11,480,000 shares. Some of East Resources Acquisition'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. East Resources Acquisition currently has a public float of 2,660,000 shares.

0.19% of East Resources Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to East Resources Acquisition: Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (0.08%), ArrowMark Financial Corp. (0.17%), Monroe Capital Co. (0.34%), Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (2.65%), U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (0.11%), Great Elm Capital Corp. (0.10%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (1.64%), Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (0.81%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (0.34%), Value Line, Inc. (1.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ERES is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from East Resources Acquisition as its price is falling. 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 East Resources Acquisition 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 ERES, 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 ERES, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.