5E Advanced Materials (FEAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of 5E Advanced Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 55,300 shares of FEAM short. 1.34% of 5E Advanced Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on 5E Advanced Materials' 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. FEAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on 5E Advanced Materials'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. 1.34% of 5E Advanced Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

5E Advanced Materials saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 55,300 shares, a drop of 5.5% from the previous total of 58,500 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.

5E Advanced Materials currently has issued a total of 20,020,000 shares. Some of 5E Advanced Materials' 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. 5E Advanced Materials currently has a public float of 4,140,000 shares.

1.34% of 5E Advanced Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to 5E Advanced Materials: Lifezone Metals Limited (4.17%), International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (0.17%), NioCorp Developments Ltd. (6.22%), Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (0.69%), American Battery Technology Company (8.59%), US Gold Corp (7.84%), Atlas Lithium Corporation (4.78%), Smart Sand (0.47%), Westwater Resources, Inc. (7.47%), Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. (2.48%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FEAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from 5E Advanced Materials as its price is falling. FEAM shares are trading up $0.35 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 5E Advanced Materials occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FEAM, 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 FEAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.